Different Types of
Spoons and Forks Used in Food and Beverage Service
1. Baby Spoon (5.5" - 6.0")
Baby
Spoons are small-sized spoons. This type of spoon is larger than the Coffee
Spoon and Tea Spoon and is designed for use at breakfast time, for yoghurt or
any other drinks or foods that require a slightly larger spoon cup. Due to its
special shape, this spoon is ideal for use by infants and toddlers.
2. Butter Knife (5.0" - 6.0")
The
tip of the blade is rounded and some are slightly wider at the tip.
3. Cheese Spoon (6.5" - 7.0")
Cheese
spoons are designed for grated cheese. These spoons go together with cheese
graters. The cups of these spoons are finely decorated.
4. Coffee Spoon (4.5" - 5.0")
This
is a small spoon designed for stirring Italian-style "Espresso" coffee prepared with a coffee mocha
machine, the Neapolitan coffee maker or coffee-shop machine. Its small size
serves for small coffee cups and glasses.
5. Cream Spoon (4.5" - 5.0")
Cream
spoon has a rounded cup that is perfect for serving sauces or cream onto other food.
6. Dessert Fork (7.0" - 7.5")
Desert Forks are smaller than Table Forks and
even smaller than Fruit Forks. Dessert Forks have three tines and are used for
different dessert dishes and sweets
7. Dessert Knife (8.0" - 8.5")
The
dessert knife features a narrow blade and a rounded or pointed tip. The rounded
tip is used to section soft desserts, and the tip to cut hard desserts.
8. Dessert Spoon (8.0" - 8.5")
This
spoon is specifically designed for having desserts. It has got an oval bowl and
is almost double the size of a teaspoon.
9. Dinner Knife (9.0" - 10.0")
The
dinner knife is the longest knife in a set of flatware. It is used to cut and push
food and is laid on the table at all meals, formal and informal.
10. Fish Fork (7.0" - 8.0")
Fish
Forks are designed for dishes based on fish. Together with a fish knife, Fish
Forks simplify cleaning of the fish and makes it easier to eat.
11. Fish Knife (8.0" - 9.0")
The
fish knife features a wide blade with a dull edge and a tip made with a notched
point used to separate the skeleton from the body and lift the bones onto a
plate.
12. Fruit Fork (5.5" - 6.0")
Fruit
fork is smaller than Table Forks and is designed, together with the Fruit Knife
and the Fruit Spoon, for use with fruit dishes and appetizers.
13. Fruit Knife (6.0" - 7.0")
The
fruit knife is used to cut and peel fresh fruit at the table in formal and
informal dining. The fruit knife features a pointed tip and a narrow blade that
is straight or slightly curved.
14. Fruit Spoon (5.5" - 6.0")
These are smaller than Table Spoons and are used together with Fruit Knives and Fruit Forks, for use with fruit dishes and appetizers.
15. Ham Fork (7.0" - 8.0")
Ham
Forks have two tines designed for picking up slices of prosciutto and very thinly-sliced deli meats.
16. Ice cream Spoon (6.0" - 6.5")
These
spoons have a wide-cup that is typically square in shape for picking up just
the right amount of ice cream from the bowl.
17. Olive Spoon (6.0" - 6.5")
The
olive spoon is used to serve olives and other appetizer's preserved in liquids.
The spoon's cup has holes for the liquid to drain through, making it easier to
serve the food.
18. Oyster Fork 4.0" - 4.5"
The
oyster fork is a small utensil made with three short wide curved tines. The left tine is
extra wide to assist in cutting the membrane that connects the oyster to the
shell.
19. Pastry Fork 5.0" - 5.5"
The
pastry fork looks similar to a salad fork, but it is narrower and slightly
shorter to provide leverage in cutting, the left tine is often notched.
20. Rice Spoon (10.0" - 11.0")
This
is a large spoon designed for serving rice dishes and other side dishes at the
table. The cup of this spoon is very large and can hold a larger amount of
food.
21. Roast Fork (10.0" - 11.0")
Roast Forks are the largest of the many different types of forks. Roast Forks have two points designed for stabbing meat during the carving phase and turning it during cooking.
22. Salad Spoon & Fork (8.5" -
9.0")
Salad
spoons go together with Salad Forks and have an elongated shape that helps
with mixing salad or vegetables while dressing and
makes it easier to serve.
23. Serving Spoon & Fork (10.0" -
11.0")
Serving
spoon goes together with the Serving Fork. The Serving Spoon is bigger than the
Table Spoon and is designed for serving different side dishes. The large cup
allows it to hold a larger amount of food.
24. Snail Forks (4.5" - 5.0")
Snail
Forks are small forks used for aperitifs, for skewering olives, snails, canapes and other tidbits and appetizers.
25. Soup Spoon (7.0" - 7.5")
The
Soupspoon features a wide cup designed for holding a large amount of the
product.
26. Steak Knife (8.0" - 9.0")
Steak
Knife has a sharp tip and a serrated edge to cut thick portions of meat. At a
formal meal, a steak knife is not provided if the meat is served roosted, which is easily cut with a regular dinner
knife.
27. Sugar Spoon (5.5" - 6.0")
Sugar
spoons have a long, narrow cup with slightly raised edges. This special cup
helps for pouring the sugar into small-sized cups without spilling it.
28. Sundae Spoon / Parfait Spoon (9.0" -
10.0")
Sundae
spoons are characterized by a very long handle. These spoons are designed for
stirring long drinks, cocktails and any drink served in a tall glass. The tapered
shape of the spoon allows it to reach the bottom of any glass.
29. Table Fork (8.0" - 8.5")
Table
fork is what we use every day for our main dishes. They can be used for pasta,
rice dishes, meat or vegetables. These forks are designed for use with a wide
variety of different dishes.
30. Table Knife 8.0" - 8.5"
Table
knives are what we use every day for our main dishes. They can be used for meat
or vegetables. These knives are designed for use with a wide variety of
different dishes.
31. Table Spoon 8.0" - 8.5"
These
are what we use every day for our main dishes. They can be used for soups and
rice dishes. The cup of these spoons are designed for picking up just the right
amount of food
32. Tea Spoon 5.0" - 5.5"
These
are small-sized spoons. This type of spoon is larger than the Mocha Spoon and
is designed for stirring tea, American-style or European-style coffee, cappuccinos ,herb tea, ginseng coffee and any other drink
served in larger-sized coffee cups.
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