In an era where the message of “every person for themselves” seems to be the rallying cry of more and more political manifestos and empathy for those less fortunate than ourselves is on a downward spiral around the world, what are the chances of an inventor creating a product with a worldwide potential market – and then refusing to patent it so as to allow it to be reproduced as widely as possible? Seems like a fairy tale, doesn’t it? And yet that is exactly what South African Sarah Collins did when she developed the Wonderbag™, a heavily insulated cloth container that functions as a non-electric, easily portable slow cooker that is perfect for slow cooked recipes like my beef in Guinnes stew or oxtail in red wine. Click here for a full portion
