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The Origin
Like many of man’s greatest achievements, the birth of the WingDipper was the result of both divine inspiration and one too many beers.While toiling away a lazy Sunday afternoon at a local wing joint, founder Aaron Foss was spending the day watching the game, drinking beers, and, of course, eating a plate of wings. But for some reason, that day was different.
As he enjoyed his wings, dipping them in a cup of bleu cheese dressing, it occurred to him that the round cup the dressing was served in was a poor shape for dipping wings. The cup, though full of nearly 2 ounces of dressing, didn’t allow for the wing to be dipped where you want the dressing - on the side of the wing. The best you could do was to dip the end - and get dressing on the bone. He thought, “There has to be a better way!”
It needed two connected parts - a circular section and an oval section. The circular part would be for the drumstick while the oval section would be for the flat part. These two shapes would evenly coat both parts of the wings with dressing.
After a few tries perfecting the shape, the WingDipper was born. The WingDipper represents the ideal shape for dipping wings. And once people try the WingDipper even once, they’ll think of it every time they eat wings.
After recieving the sample pack of WingDippers, which contained several of the disposable WingDipper cups and one reusable cup, I decided to take these to the next Defcon Day I attended - which of course happened to be Defcon Day Toronto. So these puppies have already begun to see international waters. I admit it, when Aaron first contacted me I pondered what in the world he had come up with but figured that it had to be good as they’ve already won a Best New Product award at the 2007 NY Restaurant Show.
When I set the box down at the table at Bishop & Belcher, everyone wanted to know what I had and what the story was behind it, so I told them to wait and see. When my wings came out, I took the bleu cheese out of the standard dish and poured it into the WingDipper - the same amount of sauce that was in the standard circular condiment dish filled the WingDipper.
First test - the drumette. The dish allowed for maximum dippage - I could dip the entire top of the wing without the bleu cheese spilling over the dish. For restaraunters this means less waste and for consumers it means maximum cool bleu cheese on your wings.
Second test - the wing. Now this is where the WingDipper really struts it’s stuff. Talk about maximum dipping sauce all over your wing. The only negative is that you’ll get bleu cheese all over your fingers - but that’s nothing compared to the wing sauce that’s all over your face already.
I would love to see any place that serves wings serve their bleu cheese in a WingDipper - why not give your customers that little extra special attention and let them know that you take your wings seriously. While these are not a completely necessary product in the world of food service, they are a definite improvement and a reduction of waste. For the average consumer, a party pack of 6 reusable WingDippers will cost you $12 (plus shipping) or you can go with the disposable version (36 cups for $12 plus shipping) - you can buy either of the WingDippers here. Start your next wing eating event off right with a WingDipper and impress your family and friends with how seriously you take your wings!
WingDippers
5507-10 Nesconset Highway, Suite 201
Mt. Sinai, NY 11766
1.888.787.6332
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Or you could use a larger circular bowl for the dipping sauce…
A larger bow is perfect for someone at home. As far as restaurants go thats adding much more sauce in the bowl. Usually the side would fill a soup cup to be able to coat a wing. There goes food cost on a money maker item. Wings make money in restaurants!!
By the way I am sure when Buffalo Wings came out in 1964 from the Anchor Bar and the Bellissimo family, Blue Cheese Dressing was a heck of a lot cheaper……lol……….
PAUL RACZYNSKI at FirenSmoke……..Good Luck with the grand opening tomorrow. You put a lot of hard work and Heart in it. Check the pics out on line everyone. The place looks sweet!!
wesley h zebzda on 5/31/2007 at 12:36 pm said:
PAUL RACZYNSKI at FirenSmoke……..Good Luck with the grand opening tomorrow. You put a lot of hard work and Heart in it. Check the pics out on line everyone. The place looks sweet!!
Good Luck TBS with the opening
This seems like a good idea. I mean most places already have little plastic cups around anyway so why not just get these instead at wings joints. Then again they probably want to charge for the convenience!
I saw these in action. They are cool for what they are, albeit not necessary.
They would be cool for a wing party though. Just cause.
You are right and wrong Aaron. Restaurants would like to have them, but they don’t want to jack up prices. No one wants to see a price increase in a eating establishment, let alone on wings……..
You will be charged for the cup…. Regular cups cost is 1 to 2 cents per where as this cup is 30 cents per, not including shipping…
But I guess if my wings and dipping sauce tasted like azz at least they would be impressed with my 30 cent cup…… Sweet.
LOL..Blane..If a place would not mind eating the cost,( which would be a lot lower in bulk) then it would work. Rob Peter to pay Paul.
Ya think you can fit a Gerbil in that cup…lol..lol..lmao…
This is freaking lame! If you can’t deal with whatevertype of round cup your blue cheese comes in than you’ve got some real serious issues. What a waste of time.
Gildo on 5/31/2007 at 7:55 pm said:
This is freaking lame! If you can’t deal with whatevertype of round cup your blue cheese comes in than you’ve got some real serious issues. What a waste of time.
All your shoes have velcro don’t they….. The whole shoelace thing is to complecated….Huh?
Civilized people would never eat with their hands anyways, how Jerry Springer of an idea, LOL. J/K
Congrats Paul on the grand opening, hope all goes well my friend !!!
BLANE on 5/31/2007 at 8:04 pm said:
All your shoes have velcro don’t they….. The whole shoelace thing is to complecated….Huh?
I like velcro
Leroy on 5/31/2007 at 8:32 pm said:
I like velcro
It helps keep my hat on when DK and I go out in the swamp buggy.
Leroy on 5/31/2007 at 8:33 pm said:
It helps keep my hat on when DK and I go out in the swamp buggy.
lol
I think I s..myself ..lol..lol.did not make it to the out house…lol
I think it is a great idea. Take it for what it is worth. He is right, the little dipping bowl you usually get is not that great for the wings. It is good for the carrot and cellery sticks you get, but not for the wings. I do not forsee the price of a plate of wings going up for this dipper. And if so what could it be, a couple cents? Hats off to Aaron Foss for his trial invention.
BLANE on 5/31/2007 at 5:54 pm said:
You will be charged for the cup…. Regular cups cost is 1 to 2 cents per where as this cup is 30 cents per, not including shipping…
But I guess if my wings and dipping sauce tasted like azz at least they would be impressed with my 30 cent cup…… Sweet.
Ouch! I guess I didn’t realize they cost so much! No way I want to pay that much more for them. I don’t even use the blue cheese anyway ha!
Nick Lindauer on 6/1/2007 at 7:19 am said:
They wouldn’t cost that much for a restaraunt - only .05 a cup or so - and if the restaurant bought the reusable ones, they’d cost $1.23 per, but the cost of those would be factored over their lifetime value.
Man, amortization of a dipping cup, something I would have never imagined. 
Leroy on 5/31/2007 at 8:33 pm said:
It helps keep my hat on when DK and I go out in the swamp buggy.
You need to use it next time you go up on the roof. Could save you that other tooth! 
Nick Lindauer on 6/1/2007 at 7:19 am said:
They wouldn’t cost that much for a restaraunt - only .05 a cup or so - and if the restaurant bought the reusable ones, they’d cost $1.23 per, but the cost of those would be factored over their lifetime value.
Factor in washing them for a lifetime…. The reason places go to disposable is the cost of labor washing and containing cups, Napkins are a perfect example of this….
I must be poor at math? His best price on his site is 2000 for $99 which = 20 cents per bowl this does not include shipping. If he did sell wholesale it does not show on his site!!!! Is there additional information that the public is not aware of ? Where do you get the 5 cents? Maybe there free and shipping cost would put you around the 5 cent mark!!!!
Great Ideal for home use or a place that cares less of overhead cost.
BLANE on 6/1/2007 at 11:48 am said:
Factor in washing them for a lifetime…. The reason places go to disposable is the cost of labor washing and containing cups, Napkins are a perfect example of this….
I must be poor at math? His best price on his site is 2000 for $99 which = 20 cents per bowl this does not include shipping. If he did sell wholesale it does not show on his site!!!! Is there additional information that the public is not aware of ? Where do you get the 5 cents? Maybe there free and shipping cost would put you around the 5 cent mark!!!!
Great Ideal for home use or a place that cares less of overhead cost.
Post’s not going?
BLANE on 5/31/2007 at 8:04 pm said:
All your shoes have velcro don’t they….. The whole shoelace thing is to complecated….Huh?
Too bad your mouth doesn’t have velcro.
Gildo on 6/1/2007 at 12:37 pm said:
Too bad your mouth doesn’t have velcro.
I had a Velcro wallet in a casino. That sound annoyed the hell out of me. Whenever I lost money, and I opened the wallet, it was like the sound of my addiction.
Short Bus math.
Gildo on 6/1/2007 at 12:37 pm said:
Too bad your mouth doesn’t have velcro.
To bad your sign on name didn’t start with a “D” instead of a “G”
Your right …. SHort Bus math……
BLANE on 6/1/2007 at 1:47 pm said:
To bad your sign on name didn’t start with a “D” instead of a “G”
A friend said to me, “I think the weather is trippy.” I said, “No, man, it’s not the weather that’s trippy, perhaps it’s the way we perceive it.” And then I realized I just should have said, “Yeah.”
BLANE on 6/1/2007 at 1:47 pm said:
To bad your sign on name didn’t start with a “D” instead of a “G”
Come on, you can do better than that. Like I’ve never heard that one before BLANE. Was that supposed to be funny?
Oh it was funny….. Trust me….. And if you have heard it before maybe you should take the hint!!!!!
Still laughin…
Its a right by gildo..left by Blane……………………..another right by gildo..
….uppercut by Blane……Gildo is staggering……….ding
You know Halloweens right around the corning, I’m thinking of what you could go as. Best of all you can wear your mandles. BLAHHHHHHHHHH
lol….
Hint? Hint to what? There is no logic to your comment. Why the constant hostility with me? You just need someone to pick on? Make you feel big? Feed the ego? You and your comments are a joke BLANE. I suggest you back off.
Another left by Blane..than another…Gido with a one..two……………….Howard Cosell is passed out on the table….ding
weszeb on 6/1/2007 at 2:35 pm said:
Another left by Blane..than another…Gido with a one..two……………….Howard Cosell is passed out on the table….ding
BLANE on 6/1/2007 at 2:18 pm said:
Oh it was funny….. Trust me….. And if you have heard it before maybe you should take the hint!!!!!
Almost as funny as you are a real “Blane in the Ass”
We got a tag team forming…lol…
Anthony on 6/1/2007 at 3:27 pm said:
Almost as funny as you are a real “Blane in the Ass”
“Blane in the Ass”, Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! Sounds kinda painful though! 
DK on 6/1/2007 at 4:34 pm said:
“Blane in the Ass”, Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! Sounds kinda painful though!
Wait for the sauce!
this is getting good
Personally, I’d like to see the cup filled with more wing sauce rather than blue cheese. Why take the heat out of something? Thats like putting sour cream on nachos - pointless. If you do use those things, man up and add some Z or Naga Sabi Bomb to it.
Aaron and the crew - good job on the reusable ones - that rocks. I met these guys at the NRA show last year and they’re just thinking outside the box.
Anthony on 6/1/2007 at 3:27 pm said:
Almost as funny as you are a real “Blane in the Ass”
I try and please…..
You two make a cute couple!!!!!!! There’s going to be a large run on Gerbils again this week..
a.) i LOVE this cup! here in erie pa, the wing capital of the world, (sorry buffalo) we mix our ranch with extra wing sauce and dip it in that. a little extra heat but “cut” a bit. no need to torture your mouth whilst enjoying some libations and a fine repast. yummy! anywho: these cups will be everywhere in a year. hey mr inventor: send free samples to all the chains, especially buffalo wild wings and quaker steak & lube, they will definitely dig them. hmmm, i bet scoville units cayenne hot sauce would be extra tasty served in these….
b.) why are you guys fighting and f***ing with each other in these posts? i don’t get it. can’t we all just get along?????? can’t we all talk about sauces, and wings, and hot stuff??????
Gildo on 6/1/2007 at 2:26 pm said:
Hint? Hint to what? There is no logic to your comment. Why the constant hostility with me? You just need someone to pick on? Make you feel big? Feed the ego? You and your comments are a joke BLANE. I suggest you back off.
Or what……. I don’t need to feel big, I’m a fat bastardd!!!! tell me something I don’t know…
I’m just tired of you…. You make a little joke about one of your high class comments and you get bent out of shape..
How’s your sauce coming? Are you still in that large legal battle…. I just can’t wait to taste the nectar of the God sauce that you produce. You rock )ildo.
The only person I know who says there a hot sauce producer, but there’s no sauce?
As you can tell I’m digging at you…lol…
Enjoy life, I’m an azz who care’s…. Get over yourself
A) Good post
B) NO
This is boring….. Heading out.
Try and think of something original gildo…. An d maybe I’ll be back sometime next week to reply.
Gildo on 6/1/2007 at 2:26 pm said:
Hint? Hint to what? There is no logic to your comment. Why the constant hostility with me? You just need someone to pick on? Make you feel big? Feed the ego? You and your comments are a joke BLANE. I suggest you back off.
The more you antagonize the more he gets off on it. He thrives on the attention. Sad I know.
BLANE on 6/1/2007 at 5:59 pm said:
Or what……. I don’t need to feel big, I’m a fat bastardd!!!! tell me something I don’t know…
I’m just tired of you…. You make a little joke about one of your high class comments and you get bent out of shape..
How’s your sauce coming? Are you still in that large legal battle…. I just can’t wait to taste the nectar of the God sauce that you produce. You rock )ildo.
The only person I know who says there a hot sauce producer, but there’s no sauce?
As you can tell I’m digging at you…lol…
Enjoy life, I’m an azz who care’s…. Get over yourself
BLANE, dig all you want, it doesn’t bother me. What bothers me is the crap you stir up on this blog — it’s not necessary or appreciated. In the end, you only make yourself look like an immature ass and really discredit yourself.
As far as the leagl battle you mention. Yes, I’m still dealing with that and hope to get the arbitration out of the way soon so I can move forward with a new co-packer. I don’t know if you can call my product “nectar of the Gods”, but I’m sure it will hold it’s own once to market. Whether you like it or not really matters not to me, it’s not like you’re some big player in the industry that can make me or break me. I certainly won’t lose sleep over it if you don’t. Have a great weekend BLANE!
WOW..WOW..I missed alot going to dinner….LOL………
Anthony on 6/1/2007 at 6:04 pm said:
The more you antagonize the more he gets off on it. He thrives on the attention. Sad I know.
Just a question Anthony, since youv’e commented about me does this open up comments back or will you run off to Nick, the board or your Girlfriend to cry?
BLANE on 6/1/2007 at 5:46 pm said:
You two make a cute couple!!!!!!! There’s going to be a large run on Gerbils again this week..
Wonder if a gerbil would fit in one of those cups. Grilled gerbil dipped in a little sauce, mmmmm!
I’m just like you )ildo, not a big player at all….
Anthony on 6/1/2007 at 6:04 pm said:
The more you antagonize the more he gets off on it. He thrives on the attention. Sad I know.
Yah, you’re right. I’ll see what I can do to just let it go.
For the record, I went to the Wing Dipper web site to read more about their products. I still think they are lame (only because I have no problems with the round cups I’m accustom to), but I have to give those guys a lot of props for coming up with such an original idea and bringing their product to market. It will indeed be huge and they will ultimately see much success from this. Good job and good luck!
Now thats funny….lol
Really, I got to go before I say something hurtful….. Oops probably already did.
Nice to see everything is still normal here 
Gildo if you would have wrote that message earlier, I probably would have never commented, nice way to save face……lol…
Whats up Ryan? No it’s a rare day, I think I have a Hair up my azz…. Usually it dead around here.
BLANE on 6/1/2007 at 6:57 pm said:
Gildo if you would have wrote that message earlier, I probably would have never commented, nice way to save face……lol…
Should we hug it out?
BLANE on 6/1/2007 at 7:00 pm said:
Whats up Ryan? No it’s a rare day, I think I have a Hair up my azz…. Usually it dead around here.
Did you name that hair after me? Guess I picked a good day to check up on things. You guys have a great weekend… I’m off to a couple nights of debauchery 
Later guys
Hey Ryan, long time buddy, glad your still pokin in time to time. Yeah, you picked a good day, lol.
we are in another round……..left’s and right’s by Blane……..Gildo….he is concentrating on working the inside………uppercut…BANG..POP…….
Ding…..the decision is in the paws of the Gerbil’s……LMAO
hey blane
back from vacation today and look - e - here. you are up to no good again with your sidekick DK. wish i was here earlier to jump in on your side. got your back always my deathmatch eastt vs west partner. missin you man. DK, i’ll see you down south at the swamp buggy show for the mud bath of the queen. redneck games in Dublin, GA in July. maybe i will see you there?
generallee on 6/1/2007 at 10:55 pm said:
hey blane
back from vacation today and look - e - here. you are up to no good again with your sidekick DK. wish i was here earlier to jump in on your side. got your back always my deathmatch eastt vs west partner. missin you man. DK, i’ll see you down south at the swamp buggy show for the mud bath of the queen. redneck games in Dublin, GA in July. maybe i will see you there?
generallee,
You wanna take sides? I’ll take you down too! Bring it. You’ve got the wrong back pal. DK didn’t take sides. My little “swamp honkey” stays neutral during these battles.
gildo
now we have a real tag team match……this happen often??..lol
DK, i’ll see you down south at the swamp buggy show for the mud bath of the queen. redneck games in Dublin, GA in July. maybe i will see you there?
Armpit Serenade
Mudpit Belly Flop
Hubcap Hurl
Bobbin’ For Pigs Feet
Redneck Horseshoes
Butt Crack Competition
General, I’ll see you there! I just hope they keep the gerbils on the grill!
Butt Crack Compition..??..What the heck is that all about..??..cheerleaders..??..
DK on 6/2/2007 at 6:57 am said:
DK, i’ll see you down south at the swamp buggy show for the mud bath of the queen. redneck games in Dublin, GA in July. maybe i will see you there?
Armpit Serenade
Mudpit Belly Flop
Hubcap Hurl
Bobbin’ For Pigs Feet
Redneck Horseshoes
Butt Crack CompetitionGeneral, I’ll see you there! I just hope they keep the gerbils on the grill!
DK how they all Forget about the Family. They all need to go back to last Sept Post when they were at ZF. The Birth of Gator Wresting, Swamp Buggy, Leroy, Bubba She’s A Girl ask Anyone, Betty Lou She’s nice ask TBS. And more things Then you can shake a stick at. What’s this mean noting Just wanted to post it.
Chrisk, Truth. Picture time is getting close.
DK how they all Forget about the Family. They all need to go back to last Sept Post when they were at ZF. The Birth of Gator Wresting, Swamp Buggy, Leroy, Bubba She’s A Girl ask Anyone, Betty Lou She’s nice ask TBS. And more things Then you can shake a stick at. What’s this mean noting Just wanted to post it.
The birth of Gatorman! That sure was a mess wasn’t it? Kinda smelly too!
Hey Bret, tell Leroy they’re not gonna have the “antenna straightening” contest again this year at the Games. They’re gonna replace it with the “find Leroy’s tooth” contest. Reckon we ought to tell ‘em it’s not a gold tooth, it’s just that yellow?
DK on 6/2/2007 at 11:08 am said:
DK how they all Forget about the Family. They all need to go back to last Sept Post when they were at ZF. The Birth of Gator Wresting, Swamp Buggy, Leroy, Bubba She’s A Girl ask Anyone, Betty Lou She’s nice ask TBS. And more things Then you can shake a stick at. What’s this mean noting Just wanted to post it.
The birth of Gatorman! That sure was a mess wasn’t it? Kinda smelly too!
Hey Bret, tell Leroy they’re not gonna have the “antenna straightening” contest again this year at the Games. They’re gonna replace it with the “find Leroy’s tooth” contest. Reckon we ought to tell ‘em it’s not a gold tooth, it’s just that yellow?
I will tell him. I need to talk with you soon.
I will tell him. I need to talk with you soon.
Hey Leroy, you’ve got mail! (Poor Leroy, gets him every time! LOL!)
DK on 6/2/2007 at 6:57 am said:
DK, i’ll see you down south at the swamp buggy show for the mud bath of the queen. redneck games in Dublin, GA in July. maybe i will see you there?
Armpit Serenade
Mudpit Belly Flop
Hubcap Hurl
Bobbin’ For Pigs Feet
Redneck Horseshoes
Butt Crack CompetitionGeneral, I’ll see you there! I just hope they keep the gerbils on the grill!
if i was a betting man, i think Goldo is smuggling the gerbils somewhere for personnal satisfaction.
Wasn’t Goldo last seen leaving the S&M store with gerbil food…lol…
weszeb on 6/3/2007 at 4:04 pm said:
Wasn’t Goldo last seen leaving the S&M store with gerbil food…lol…
weszeb…WTF? That just wasn’t funny dude. I’ll tell you what. I’ll give you one more try to be a funny guy and slam me. This time, really think about what you want to say before you type it and try to come up with something incredibly original, a real gut splitter. Then try it out on some friends and family before posting it so you don’t sound so lame and embarrass yourself again.
Gildo… The gerbilis are an on going joke..they get tossed on everyone..l
..lol…on all blogs..don’t take it personell…its the fun of the post………..
..I don’t slam anyone..I don’t take sides…..chill out..have some fun…….
you got to admit that was a pretty good line I came up with…just so happend your name was next for the little furry rodents.
Don’t worry Wes, Nobody care’s or likes Gildo, His bark is worse than his bite…. He’s a nobody needing attention…..lol…..
For godd sakes he wear’s mandles
By the way I’m still laughin….
BLANE on 6/3/2007 at 10:05 pm said:
Don’t worry Wes, Nobody care’s or likes Gildo, His bark is worse than his bite…. He’s a nobody needing attention…..lol…..
For godd sakes he wear’s mandles
Good one BLANE. Boy do I feel belittled now. You got me.
YEA ALRIGHT..Back to the Red Sox vs NY…. Sox are up…BY
BLANE on 6/3/2007 at 10:06 pm said:
By the way I’m still laughin….
still laughing also.
Im crying, the Pistons lost to some Ohio team. Damn those Ohio folks are somethin aren’t they?
gildo,
who gave you permission to be on the short bus anyway? did the board approve it?
Arizona Jack on 6/3/2007 at 10:38 pm said:
Im crying, the Pistons lost to some Ohio team. Damn those Ohio folks are somethin aren’t they?
as long as that ohio team beats the spurs, fine by me.
generallee on 6/3/2007 at 10:40 pm said:
gildo,
who gave you permission to be on the short bus anyway? did the board approve it?
???
clueless? figures.
Still Laughin….
Whats up General
same ol same ol
causing problems and being a bad ass. just cracked open my pre release DZB4 yesterday. wow. sup whit you?
generallee on 6/3/2007 at 11:17 pm said:
same ol same ol
causing problems and being a bad ass. just cracked open my pre release DZB4 yesterday. wow. sup whit you?
Call me tommorow ( Monday ) General.
affirmative ghost rider. over and out.
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Now that is the best idea in a long time!