• Set of Blackwing pencils with metallic ferrules on a white background
  • Kitchen utensils including a spatula, measuring cups, and a grater on a beige surface with recipe cards and a pencil.
  • Silver pencil with the Blackwing logo on a white background.
  • Blackwing pencils on a blue wooden surface with vegetables and a beige bag.
  • Person wearing a beige apron with silver pencils in a pocket
  • Set of Blackwing pencils on a white background
  • Close-up of Blackwing 140 pencils with a focus on branding.
  • Blackwing Volumes pencil set with pencils and packaging on a white background
  • Blackwing pencil in packaging on a white background
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Blackwing Volume 140

$40.00

A stainless steel pencil inspired by the Maillard Reaction—the culinary moment when heat transforms food into art. Perfect for recipe notes and plating sketches.
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Description

The Blackwing 140 is our tribute to the culinary arts. Each stainless steel-colored pencil includes our versatile balanced graphite that can be used for jotting down ingredients or sketching your plating ideas.

There’s a moment in every kitchen when time and temperature do something magical. At approximately 140 degrees, a series of complex new compounds are created that transform food into an art form.

The Maillard Reaction is the name science gives to this moment when food begins to brown and flavor takes shape, but cooks know it by heart. It’s a feeling. A sound. A smell. The signal that something real is happening.

It’s the warm scent of freshly baked bread, the nutty flavor of roasted vegetables, and the crackling crust on a seared steak.


Product Specifications

Set of 12
Shipping

Orders are shipped Monday - Friday (excluding holidays) within 3-5 business days for all items, except drop ship items, during non peak season. 

Orders with priority shipping will be processed within 24 hours of receiving (excluding weekends and holidays).

Shipping thresholds are calculated after other discounts have been taken.

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Returns

We offer free returns. You may return an item for refund or exchange within thirty days of purchase. Your item must be unused and in its original condition, including original packaging, in order to be eligible for return or exchange. 

Hester & Cook can not accept returns or exchanges on personalized merchandise.

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Set of Blackwing pencils with metallic ferrules on a white background
Kitchen utensils including a spatula, measuring cups, and a grater on a beige surface with recipe cards and a pencil.
Silver pencil with the Blackwing logo on a white background.
Blackwing pencils on a blue wooden surface with vegetables and a beige bag.
Person wearing a beige apron with silver pencils in a pocket
Set of Blackwing pencils on a white background
Close-up of Blackwing 140 pencils with a focus on branding.
Blackwing Volumes pencil set with pencils and packaging on a white background
Blackwing pencil in packaging on a white background

About Hester & Cook

Reimagining Tradition

Hester & Cook started in the home basement of husband and wife team Robbie and Angie Hester Cook. What began as Robbie’s inspired idea of crafting a vintage door knob into a bottle stopper soon became the company’s first product, Knobstoppers. Today we are best known for our paper tabletop products designed to help elevate dining experiences.