Margrethe Bowl

The Margrethe bowl came out of Sigvard Bernadotte and Acton Bjørn's design studio in Copenhagen, where the young Jacob Jensen is often credited with drawing it. Rosti launched it at Christmas 1954, named after Bernadotte's niece, Princess Margrethe of Denmark. It is the most practical object here for the money. The spout pours batter cleanly, the handle opposite it gives you something to hold while you whisk, and the non-slip ring on the base keeps it from skating across the countertop. It comes in a run of sizes with matching lids. The bowls were melamine for decades; current ones are made in a newer plastic Rosti calls Durostima, still light and hard to break, and now suitable for the microwave and freezer.