Does form inhibit quality?

Is a hammer always merely going to be a tool? Or can it, when very carefully crafted, ascend to the level of an artwork?

Is 'art' a higher aesthetic? Or is it merely a different aesthetic, having no more inherent value than others?

If a grand master chef makes bacon and fried eggs sunny side up, is it a better dish than if I made it? Was Andy Warhol right? Is there art in the banal?