$165,248 raised out of $20,000
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Indiegogo
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2
Start date
Apr 17, 2023
Close date
Apr 30, 2023
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Our new Flexi Flippa & Lil Grippa. Kitchen tools to last many centuries. 100% Made in Australia.

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About us

We design and manufacture healthy, sustainable, and multi-generational kitchenware, 100% MADE IN AUSTRALIA.

Our Solidteknics Kitchen Tools range is expanding! You loved our Lil Flippa and TSS, and we know you’re going to LOVE these.  Introducing our Flexi Flippa and Lil Grippa!

Our new Flexi Flippa and Lil Grippa are made from a solid, seamless piece of 1mm-thick material, and are available in our non-nickel stainless steel and Titanium! Prices start at just $69.

Our Kitchen Tools range: Lil Grippa, TSS, Flexi Flippa & Lil Flippa!

Our four kitchen tools are designed to perfectly compliment each other, to cover all of your flipping, turning, lifting, scraping, grabbing and tossing needs!

Our popular Lil Flippas & TSS are available as ADD-ONs, or pledge for our sets to take advantage of incredible savings!

All of our kitchen tools are 100% made in Sydney, Australia. We are passionate about supporting local manufacturing, and take great pride in the fact our tools are made by fellow Aussies, to the highest quality.

Solidteknics kitchen tools are made from a single piece of high-quality material (either stainless steel or titanium), without any screws, joins, or rivets that can eventually fail. This means they won’t break or wear out over time, and are so durable, they can be passed down through generations of cooks! Pledge your support to invest in tools that will last many lifetimes.

Flipping a steak with our new Lil Grippa!

Our innovative kitchen tools are all designed with versatility in mind.  Serving multiple purposes in the kitchen reduces the need for multiple tools, saving you space and money.

Fish tacos cooked using our new Flexi Flippa!

Solidteknics kitchen tools incorporate innovative design features, such as the Flexi Flippa’s flexibility and the Lil Grippa’s compact size, that can make cooking easier and more efficient. This can be appealing to cooks who are always looking for new and innovative ways to improve their cooking skills.

Sustainability through durability is an important concept that has gained traction in recent years. It recognises that the most sustainable products are those that are built to last, as they reduce the need for replacements and ultimately reduce waste.  Many kitchen tools are made from plastic or materials with joins and screws that will eventually wear and fail over time. With Solidteknics multi-century warranty,  you can be confident you’ll never need to replace these kitchen tools! They’ll be with you for life, and passed down to future generations to come!


Your Lil Flippa’s new cooking buddy!

If you were one of the many happy cooks that backed our first Kitchen Tools campaign in late 2022, our new Flexi Flippa is set to be the perfect buddy to your Lil Flippa, for all those bigger flipping jobs!

Our Flexi Flippa and Lil Flippa – the perfect flippin’ duo!

Here’s just a few of the 395 reviews of our Lil Flippa. We know you’re going to love our Flexi Flippa just as much!

The perfect tool for those bigger flippin’ jobs!

You have all been loving your Lil Flippas, and our new bigger Flexi Flippa will take your flipping game to the next level! Perfect for those jobs when you require something a little larger – we’re talking big steaks, fried eggs, omelettes, crepes, grilled sandwiches, fish fillets… the perfect compliment to your Lil Flippa, for all your flipping needs!

Flipping a crepe with our new Flexi Flippa!

Strong and flexible

Our Flexi Flippa is made from 1mm thick stainless steel or Titanium, It’s the perfect balance of lightweight and flexible, yet strong enough to handle the biggest steaks and anything you throw at it in the kitchen!

Easy to clean – dishwasher friendly!

Cleaning our Flexi Flippa is a breeze! Spend more time enjoying your delicious food, and let the dishwasher handle the clean-up.

Our Lil Grippa is set to become a workhorse in your Kitchen Tools collection. This unique design has a wide slotted flipper on the bottom, with a solid gripper connected on top – a true world-first kitchenware innovation! You’ll find yourself reaching for it anytime there’s food to be grabbed, lifted or rotated.

Perfect for your everyday gripping needs

It’s the perfect size for turning sausages, flipping steaks and burger patties, chargrilling vegetables, serving up wedges and roasted veggies, lifting steamed veggies, and flipping fish.

Our Lil Grippa being put to work in the kitchen!

Engineered with usability in mind

Every feature of our Lil Grippa has been carefully considered, to ensure that its usability and versatility is the best it can be. The wide, thin spatula base easily slides under and lifts food, with slots for drainage. The specially designed curves in the top allows for gripping delicate food, without causing damage.

A seamless design, built to last

Our new Lil Grippa is made from a seamless, one piece of stainless steel or titanium. No rivets, joins, or flimsy pieces that eventually break. Multi-century durability!

Small in size, mighty in performance

Our Lil Grippa is small, thin and lightweight for easy handling, yet strong enough to last for centuries of heirloom cooking!

Easy to squeeze

Our Lil Grippa is extremely easy to squeeze!

Our new Lil Grippa being squeezed with just a forefinger and thumb!

Low-maintenance & dishwasher friendly!

You can simply pop your Lil Grippa straight in the dishwasher, for a quick and easy clean-up!

Our Lil Grippa is dishwasher friendly!

Our new Flexi Flippa and Lil Grippa Kitchen Tools are available in spring stainless steel and titanium! Like all Solidteknics products, our Flexi Flippa and Lil Grippa are guaranteed to last, backed by our multi-century warranty!

Our Lil Grippa in our 1mm thick spring stainless steel material!

What makes Titanium so special?

The two most useful properties of titanium are corrosion resistance and the highest strength-to-density ratio of any metal. Titanium is 30% stronger than steel but nearly 43% lighter! Unbeatable strength and durability, whilst being incredibly lightweight.

Flexi Flippa

Weight: 75g (stainless steel) | 45g (titanium)

Lil Grippa

Weight: 150g (stainless steel) | 80g (titanium)

Flexi Flippa Stainless Steel = $69 (save $10 off RRP!)

Flexi Flippa Titanium = $129 (save $20 off RRP!)

Lil Grippa Stainless Steel = $69 (save $10 off RRP!)

Lil Grippa Titanium = $109 (save $20 off RRP!)

Back our sets and save!

Flexi Flippa & Lil Grippa Stainless Steel = $128 (save $30 off RRP!)

Flexi Flippa & Lil Grippa Titanium = $219 (save $79 off RRP!)

TSS available in both a left-hand and right-hand option!

We are re-offering our Lil Flippa and TSS in Stainless Steel as add-on perks! Don’t worry, lefties, we didn’t forget about you – the TSS will be available in both a right-hand and left-hand option!

Delivery schedules

The rewards and add-ons from our Solidteknics Kitchen Tools – Flexi Flippa & Lil Grippa launch are estimated to ship late June 2023.

We always do our best to ship on time, however, when manufacturing world-first innovative products, obstacles can arise from time to time. We will always communicate any unforeseen delays directly with our backers using the campaign updates feature.

International backers

If you live outside of Australia, all import duties/taxes are the importer’s (your) responsibility. Should your country not be listed for shipping, please contact our team via email info@solidteknics.com

How to back this project:

Select the perk that best suits you and your budget. Indiegogo will debit your credit card for pledged amounts on completion of the campaign. If you’re new to crowdfunding and Indiegogo, you can learn how it works here, and we’re here to help!

We’re engineers and local manufacturers, not marketers and importers.

We are local manufacturers and engineers who believe in a healthy and sustainable cookware future.

Supporting Local

All of our kitchen tools are designed and manufactured in Australia. We believe in supporting local industries and local jobs.

Community

Our business is built on community, which is why we launch our new Australian-made cookware innovations through crowdfunding. Indiegogo is not a store, but a platform where our community can support our creative process. This not only gives our supporters the chance to secure limited, first-edition pieces at discounted pricing, it also enables us to keep manufacturing in Australia by securing funds to support expensive tooling, and large production runs.

Reliability and integrity

We’ve successfully launched and delivered every one of our Australian-made crowdfunding campaigns. We’re engineers, not marketers. No fancy marketing mumbo-jumbo, just quality cookware that’s built to last.

Better for your health, better for the planet

It’s estimated more than 1.2 million disposable, non-stick pans end up in Australian landfills every year. Synthetic, polymer-based non-stick coatings are toxic in production, and toxic when heated, due to the gas their coatings emit. Learn more here. We’re here to break this toxic and wasteful cycle.

With your support, you’re voting NO to synthetic, disposable pans piling up in landfills and harming our health, and YES to solid cooking tools, with no toxic coatings and built to last generations.

A few final words

This is now our 44th Australian launch campaign for our world-first cookware ranges. Our First Edition Flexi Flippa & Lil Grippa are only available by pledging here on Indiegogo before the campaign deadline.

We’re proud to say that with your support, this small little Aussie company has built a whole new innovative cookware and local manufacturing industry.

Your support helps us continue on our mission to build a healthy and sustainable cookware future.

CLICK HERE TO PLEDGE NOW!

So go on, show that Aussie spirit, and help us spread the word!

Thank you for supporting our vision for a healthy sustainable cookware future. Together we’re making history, not just the world’s finest cookware!

Happy cooking!

Mark and the Solidteknics Team

Get in Touch

If you have any concerns or questions, please contact us first via Indiegogo direct message or email info@solidteknics.com

Risks and challenges

After more than 50 successful crowdfunding campaigns across Australia & the USA, strong retail sales and exports, and many production runs, SOLIDTEKNICS has established itself as a major cookware brand.

Though undeniably hard work to develop a world-first seasoning process, it is an innovation on an existing and proven product range. On the scale of products and businesses, I’ve launched this is certainly at the low-risk end. After decades in the chef equipment industry and a long R&D process, I’m very confident the product is the best in the world – for all the reasons presented in the campaign.

If our backers allow us to reach our target in time, the funds will be quickly applied to tooling and production and we are confident we will ship on time, as promised. We have a long and proven track record of keeping our promises and fixing any unexpected issues quickly and thoroughly.

Apart from all the engineering experience, it is our amazing strong base of passionate supporters who really ensures our success with each campaign (then ongoing retail and export success). We couldn’t do it without YOU, and we are very grateful for all your support. Thank you all!

Mark J. Henry

Founder and Development Engineer

Solidteknics Pty Ltd, and SolidteknicsUSA Inc

Environmental commitments

Long-lasting design

Our products come with a multi-century warranty. Buy once, never replace. Designed to be passed down through generations.

Reusability and recyclability

Our cookware is all built to last generations, saving hundreds of thousands of synthetic-coated, imported pans from ending up in our landfill.

Sustainable materials

Our products are healthy, non toxic, and built to last centuries. Designed to be passed down through centuries, saving hundred of thousands of synthetic-coated, disposable pans from ending up in landfills. We also manufacture locally, sourcing local materials where possible to reduce our carbon footprint.

Environmentally friendly factories

Our cookware is made locally in factories in the USA and Australia. Those factories comply with all labour and environmental protection laws. We are the only production cookware manufacturer in Australia, and one of the very few remaining in the USA. We will not be sending our designs offshore to make more profit from low cost factories with questionable materials and labour practices.

Sustainable Distribution

Apart from recycled packaging, our biggest commitment to sustainable distribution comes from locating our production closest to our biggest customer bases: Sydney for Australians, and Chicago for Americans. We are committed to our environmental footprint. So much so, we opened a factory in the USA to supply our American customers. We were shipping a lot of containers of Australian-made pans to the USA before switching to manufacturing local in the USA, and the difference in carbon footprint is huge. The pans relevant to this particular campaign will be made in Sydney, Australia.

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Questions about this project? Check out the FAQs, or contact our team at info@solidteknics.com

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