Volume 140 Balanced Graphite 12-piece Wooden Pencil Set

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

It's the warm smell of freshly baked bread, the nutty aroma of roasted vegetables, and the crunchy crust of a seared steak.

The Blackwing 140 is a tribute to this incredible transformation and the culinary arts it nurtures. Each stainless steel colored pencil contains our versatile balanced graphite, which can be used to jot down ingredients or sketch out your tanning ideas.

Legendary Grammy, Emmy, Pulitzer and Academy Award winners created their works with the Blackwing 602 pen. The list of known users includes John Steinbeck, Looney Tunes creator Chuck Jones, and Disney animator Shamus Culhane, who, according to animation historian Charles Soloman, wanted to be buried with his Blackwing 602. In 2007, the Palomino company launched the Palomino pen line, which uses original incense cedar and quality Japanese graffiti. Artists and writers began to compare them to their beloved Blackwing 602s, and people began asking Palomino to consider reviving the Blackwing brand. Palomino drew on more than 100 years of family-run pen industry experience to relaunch Blackwing pens in 2010. In the 10 years since its revival, Blackwing has grown from a single pen to a culture. It's a culture about living mindfully and finding balance in our fast-paced lives.

Each Blackwing pen has a timeless and distinctive look with its iconic design.  It features a premium Japanese graphite tip crafted with clay for durability and beeswax for smoothness, and a genuine incense-cedar wood body from California and Oregon that sharpens evenly and easily. With its semi-hexagonal shape, it offers an easy-to-grasp use.