Retort pouch foods such as curry and pasta sauce that can be easily eaten just by heating them up. Recently, there is also a wide variety of prepared foods such as salads, and I, who live alone, am often indebted to them. However, these pouches are a little difficult to handle because they scatter when opened by hand and cannot be squeezed out cleanly to the end...?


The item introduced here is Akebono's "Shiboritakatta-katta" (734 yen including tax). This is a multi-player kitchen tool that can "cut," "squeeze," and "grab" pouch packs with just one tool.

It is shaped like a pair of tongs held between two sticks, one end of which has a cutter that can be inserted and removed with a lever. When the blade, which is about 5 mm wide, is out, a caution indicator appears in the window, making it easy to understand and safe.


With the blade out, you can grab a hot retort pack.


The next step is to open the package. Slide it sideways across the bag for a quick, straight cut. If there is a cut edge, cutting a little by hand beforehand will help the start of the cut. Since the cut can be made without effort, it can be used in place of scissors not only for pouches, but also for opening other bags.

, clamp the pouch firmly in the center of the stick and slide it downward. I always used to use chopsticks, but this one has a fulcrum on one side, so it is easy to apply force.

obvious, let's use it with pumpkin salad.


We always felt that it was difficult to take out the salad from the pouch, but it came out so smoothly that the staff who experienced it couldn't help but exclaim, "It feels so good! The convex part on the inside of the stick pushes the salad out firmly. The convex part on the inside of the stick pushes it out firmly, so you don't have to exert much effort to use it. It is also useful for squeezing out sachets of seasoning liquid.

Some of the contents stick to the blade and the inside of the stick, but your hands remain clean. The "Shiboritakatta~" eliminates small irritations that arise in the kitchen. This one is handy to have!