LDK: fondue pot

fondue pot

18.12.04

Posted by Jun
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かなり前にアメリカのネットオークションで落札したフォンデュ鍋がやっと届きました。イェンス・クイストゴーがデザインした60年代頃のダンスクで、コベンスタイルというシリーズ名が付いています。Kobenstyleと書くのですが、どういう意味なんでしょう。神戸と関係ないとは思いつつ、いつも神戸のスタイルと呼んでいます。このフォンデュセット、オークションでもかなり頻繁に出品されていますがウォーマーが無くお鍋だけだったり、セットで残ってはいても鍋だけしっかりと使い込まれていて傷や欠けがあったり、ものすごく高かったり。でもコレはおそらく「プレゼントでフォンデュ鍋をもらったけど一度しか使わなかった」鍋なのでしょう、鍋のコンディションは素晴らしく良いです。でも鉄のウォーマースタンドは長い眠りについていた間にすっかり錆びてしまってますが、風格があってイイ感じという事にしておきます。我が家でもチーズフォンデュの線は薄いと思いますが、卓上おでん鍋として活躍するかも。ø16.5cm x H12cm (フタ含む) 送料込みで$55 (¥5,735)。

I finally received a fondue pot which I won from an internet auction ages ago! This pot series is called Kobenstyle, made by DANSK and designed by Jens H Quistgaard in the 60's. I know that Kobenstyle has nothing to do with Kobe in Japan, but I want to know what it means... This fondue set turns up on internet auctions quite often, but usually the warmer stand is missing or the pot has wear and chips, or it's very expensive. Luckily this pot is in mint condition. I guess someone was given this pot and tried cheese fondue once and never used it again. But the iron warmer stand got rusty from a long time in a garage. Actually, the rust makes it seem more authentic to me. I'm not sure if I'll cook cheese fondue, but it might be good for keeping Oden warm on the table. ø16.5cm x H12cm (including a lid), it was $55 (¥5,735) including the shipping.

鍋はダンスクIHQフランス製なのですが、なぜかウォーマースタンドはデンマーク製になってます。売っている店の人が間違えたのでしょうか？ちなみにドイツ製のウォーマーはこのタイプになります。でも私が手に入れた四角いデザインの方がシャープで気に入ってます。ところでこのコベンスタイルには「フタは鍋敷きとして使えます」という売り言葉があるんですが、みなさん使っているんでしょうか。おそらくこう使うんだろうけどアツアツだったらテーブルに丸い焼き印が付きませんか？まさかこうじゃないと思うんだけど。どちらにしてもちょっと不安定。

The pot says Dansk Designs France IHQ, but the warmer stand is Dansk Design Danmark IHQ. Maybe the shop owner made a mistake? There is another design for a wamer stand, the Dansk Design Germany IHQ looks like this, but I prefer my black solid stand. The antique shop in Japan always mention that the lid can be used as a trivet. I wonder if people actually use it like this? I hope there won't be any marks on a table from a red hot pot. Or is it meant to be used like this?

Jamesu wrote:

A beautiful pot, Jun!

"Kobenstyle" might have something to do with "K?benhavn" which is the name for Copenhagen in Danish. (Literally it means Purchase/Buy ("K?be") - Harbour or Port ("Havn"). So a slightly Anglicised version of the name to convey an urban Danish style of fondue consumption, perhaps?

Jamesu wrote:

Ah, my browser didn't render the o-slash properly. I try again: "København" (Copenhagen) and "Købe" (Buy/Purchase).

McCOCK wrote:

グイッと惹かれるブルーですねーこれは。この取っ手は調理中の菜箸とかヘラを刺してそのまま開けられるようにもなってるわけですね。鍋敷きとして使うのは、キャンプの時とかかな。どっちにしても機能美だなぁ。うちにももしあったら、1回くらいフォンデュ鍋になって、あとはおでん鍋になりそう。でもおでんは和風だしじゃなくてスカンジナビアンだし？になりそう（笑）

Tamami wrote:

Ohh! Jens H. Quistgaard.. Funny coincidence, I was just looking to purchase the Dansk teak-wood handled stainless cutlery set on ebay too. Like I wrote before, I'm really fond of wooden handles on kitchenware.. So I've been on the search for sometime, but jeez, buying the whole set can get soo expensive...! I think I need to have a word with a certain mister.D...!

Jean wrote:

Very nice looking. You must have the nicest kitchen in Tokyo!

Tom wrote:

I have very fond memories of this pot. My parents used to own one when I was I child. We had great parties sometimes with cheese and other times with chocolate fondue. You definitely need to try the cheese fondue!

pisa wrote:

素敵な色ですね～！可愛いです。そして、おでん用！考えた事もありませんでした。フォンデュ鍋と思ってしまうと、用途が限られちゃうけれど、卓上で火をかけながら食べたいものと考えるといろいろ使えちゃいそうですもんね。ナイスアイディアです

wataliss wrote:

私は巨大パエリア鍋(赤)と、フォンデュ鍋と同じ色のシチュウ鍋を持っているんですよ。どちらもボチボチ蓋の淵の琺瑯が剥がれ始めているので、この先あまり長くはないかなぁと案じています。蓋が鍋敷きっていうの、かなり無理がありますよね。junさんの一の予想が正しい鍋式の使い方だそうです。でも蓋の汚れたくない部分がガッツリテーブル面につくし、第一蓋自体が熱くなった状態では鍋敷きとしては使えないのです。一体･･･。そんなわけで私は鍋敷きとしては一度も使った事がないです。ハハハ･･･

jun wrote:

Jamesu, thank you :-)
You are the most knowledgeable person!!

McCOCKさん、我が家は暖色系が多いので、この鍋の青はちょっと冒険でした。でもやってきて見ればなんとなくヨーロッパっぽい感じもしてグッドチョイスだったなぁと気に入ってます。スカンジナビアンだしって？トナカイ狩りに出ないといけない？！

Tamami, I don't know how the cutlery set looks like. But I'm sure they are very nice. Ask D to get it for you!

Jean, thank you! But it's not quite true :-(

Hi Tom, It's nice to hear your story! Was it blue or other colour? I want to try a fondue party but Gruy?re and Emmentaler cheese is very pricey in Japan! Maybe I can try a chocolate fondue first.

pisaさん、温めるのに使うのが小さなキャンドルなので、どれくらい温かくなるのかはまだわからないんですよね。ちょっと不安。でもおでんならアツアツじゃなくても許せるかなぁと思いまして。ニンニク臭を気にしなくていい日の前日ならバーニャカウダもやってみたいです。

watalissさんはパエリア鍋もお持ちですか！うらやましいなぁ。我が家にも中に取れないシミが付いている大きな赤い鍋もあるんです。赤もオレンジっぽくてカワイイですよね。あまりにも汚いので全然使っていないんですけどバケツ代わりにでも使おうかな。やっぱり鍋フタの使い方は最初の予想であってましたか。でも鍋敷きとしては使わない様な気がしてます。McCOCKさんの野外で使う場合に鍋敷きとして使用するというのはイイ考えですよね～。

Tom wrote:

Ours was yellow. If you want to make cheese fondue you can buy excellent ready made cheese fondue at National Mart in Azabu. That's much easier than making it from scratch.

jun wrote:

The Yellow colour is nice too! Thanks for the good advice. I will have a look at National Azabu super market :-9

Mads wrote:

Interesting comments! I can´t read the japaneese ones though. I live in Copenhagen and got to know Mr. Quistgaard personally because I designed his 80th birthday exhibition at the Arts and Craft museeum here in Copenhagen. And you are quite right - the name Kobenstyle is derived from the name København (Copenhagen) There are quite a lot of (used) Kobenstyle here i Denmark - but recently I found a japaneese website with new Kobenstyle - with a slightly different handle - but now I cannot find the websit again. Any help out there? Regards Mads

jun wrote:

Hi Mads, welcome to LDK! I was very excited about your comment. You worked for Mr. Quistgaard! What was he like? I also wanted to see the exhibition you designed.

You can see the new Kobenstyle here. Are these selling only in Japan?! I have to say that original one is 100 times more beautiful than these new one. Is Kobenstyle popular in Denmark now? Obviously it's becoming very popular in Japan. I wonder how much an used Kobenstyle pot cost in your country...

Mads wrote:

Hi Jun - thanks for the warm welcome. And thanks for the link to the new japanees Kobenstyle. Mr. Quistgaard is a nice old man - he is still designing as he has done all his life. I have seen some of his folders - he has got thousands of drawings of all sorts of designs, graphic design, tableware, furniture, ceramics... A fantastic career! He was very pleased with the exhibition - (I also did the poster with the alphabet that Quistgaard designed) - which was made quickly and on a small budget - if you like, I can mail you some photos from the exhibition? Your e-mail? I have not seen the new Kobenstyle here in Denmark - the old ones are quite popular here in Denmark too, I am not sure what the prices are - are you looking for a particular one? Big, small, colour... I can get some prices for you, if you like. Maybe I should start an export of used Kobenstyle (and other Quistgaard stuff - maybe danish design in general - 50´es furniture...)to Japan or buy a lot and come to Japan - I have never been and would really like to go. I am a furniture designer and I think that the stuff I design would do great in Japan... Well, enough for now - I am hungry... Let me hear from you...