The Crackem Story
How it all began...
In late 2013 Dave Tennant, a U.S. Marine Corps Veteran was cooking eggs for his wife who was pregnant with their first child. He cracked the eggs on the side of the pan, which was his typical egg-cracking method, and made a huge mess! Half of the egg fell into the pan and the other half ran outside the pan and onto the stove. Frustrated, Dave thought "there has to be a better way!"
So from that day he started brainstorming different ideas. One afternoon he looked at the spoon rest on the counter top next to the stove and the idea hit him like a ton of bricks - convert the spoon rest into a dual-function egg cracker! This will crack eggs, contain messes, but most importantly - IT WILL PREVENT HIM FROM CLEANING!
Additionally, he could just replace his current spoon rest with the Crackem to get the dual-functioning product and prevent him from adding another device to the counter top! BOOM - the Crackem was born!
Designing the Crackem (4 critical design criteria)
Dave identified four main criteria for designing the Crackem.
1. Ergonomically Simple - It must make cracking eggs easier, not harder.
2. Aesthetically Designed - It must be something people would like to display in their kitchen.
3. Functionality - It must provide perfect functionality every time it was used.
4. Durability - It must be a single and solid piece so that cleaning would be a breeze.