Ekco Kitchen Utensils
Buy the best ekco kitchen utensils selected and recommended by interior designers. By Tara Gosselin.
For a new look in the world of utensils, check out ekco kitchen utensils. These new and improved designs are durable, fashionable, and come with a wall or cabinet mounted hanger, so you never have to fight through a utensil draw again looking for your favorite spatula or the potato masher. Some of the collections even have matching spice containers, bringing the whole set together.
Ekco Kitchen Utensils
Buying Guide
Tara Gosselin
Interior Design Expert
Tara is a San Antonio-based award-winning landscape architect, writer and educator, passionate about eco-friendly solutions and growing her own food. She knows all it takes to help you create a sustainable backyard retreat that combines blissful charm with a modern take on landscaping.
If you have a kitchen that contains utensils, baking pans or containers, there is a good chance that you have something made by Ekco.
The company was founded in 1888 by Edward Katzinger, a journeyman tinsmith from Austria. By 1913, the small business had expanded into being factories that produced assorted cooking and baking utensils.
In 1945, the small company went public under the name Ekco, for the initials of its founder. By the late 1950s, it is believed that Ekco produced 65 percent of all kitchen utensils and 40 percent of all cutlery. The company continually acquired other companies, growing by leaps and bounds. In 1972, the highly profitable company divided into three divisions: Ekco products Inc, Ekco Housewares and Prestige Group, Inc.
One CEO of Ekco Housewares wanted to make the kitchenware more attractive. He felt that by making it more innovative and prettier he could encourage bigger sales. However, the company was sold soon after that, so he did not get a chance to put his ideas into play. Perhaps it is a good thing. Today, the name “Ekco” on a utensil means that buyers are getting sturdy, basic utensils that do the job in the same way they did since the early 1900s.
Ekco, now a division of Corelle, has a policy of “no questions asked” warranty on all their products. All items are guaranteed to be sold without defect, and should there be a fault in the manufactured product, it will be repaired or replaced.
Today, you can buy all sorts of kitchenware and utensils from Ekco. Here are just a few of the hundreds of items available.
- Bamboo Eight Piece Utensil Set
Bamboo is wonderful stuff. It is strong, ecological because it grows quickly and easily, and can be made into beautiful things. This set, which includes a container, a spaghetti server, two spoons, a slotted spoon, a spatula, a slotted spatula, and a set of tongs is no exception. The set is not only useful but it will make a decorative statement in your kitchen.
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Vintage Hanging Kitchen Set
If you come across one of these, hang onto it! As the company turned toward the idea of kitchen utensils being ornamental as well as useful, hanging sets were intended to solve storage problems, keep the cook’s tools close to hand, and to serve as decorations. A set might include a wall rack, a slotted spoon, a large serving spoon, a pancake turner, a wire strainer, and a two-pronged fork. It is easy to re-create such an assembly from almost any department store today, and you just might find that the products are from Ekco.
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Stainless Steel with a Floral Handle
Another style that Ekco produced was the stainless-steel utensils with floral handles. These included ladles, slotted spoons, regular spoons, flexible metal spatulas, and pancake turners. The floral designs often match enamel pots, which were also in vogue during the early to mid-1970s.