Pierced tablespoons are similar to regular tablespoons except that they feature a pierced bowl. The pierced tablespoon is used to serve vegetables that need to be drained before serving.
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Flat handle butter knives are used for spreading butter. Generally, these are used in addition to the typical 5-piece place setting. The butter knife is placed on each individual bread and butter plate at the table.
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Soup spoons are great for just about any soup. Soup spoons are smaller than a gumbo spoon and larger than a bouillon spoon. Generally, these spoons have round shallow bowls.
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Soup spoons are great for just about any soup. Soup spoons are smaller than a gumbo spoon and larger than a bouillon spoon. Generally, these spoons have round shallow bowls.
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Dinner forks are part of the typical 5-piece place setting. Dinner forks are used for the entrée course at dinner.
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Sterling Silver Handle with Stainless Steel Blade. Luncheon knives are smaller than a dinner knife but larger than a butter knife.
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Long handle cocktail forks are used for the serving of olives or other vegetables stored in tall jars.
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Luncheon forks are slightly smaller than the dinner fork, generally feature straight tines, and are used for meals and gatherings before dinner. Also, the luncheon fork can double as a youth or children’s fork and can be used with the luncheon knife and five o’clock teaspoon.
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Dinner knives are among the most versatile pieces in a silver service. Although it is called the "dinner" knife, it's also great for serving butter and/or spreading condiments.
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Pie and cake servers resemble the traditional pie server. This piece is used for the cutting and serving of pie and cake slices.
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Butter knives with stainless steel blades and hollow handles are among the lower-valued flatware pieces.
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Fruit spoons are generally the size of a regular teaspoon. The bowl of each piece is slightly pointed and some fruit spoons have bowls made with serrated edges. The fruit spoon is great for cutting into and eating grapefruits, oranges, and halved melons.
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Pie servers, like cake servers, are versatile pieces that can be used to cut and serve pie slices.
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Fruit knives are smaller than a dinner knife and are used in addition to fruit spoons.
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Long handle olive or pickle forks are used for the serving of olives or pickles that are being stored in tall jars.
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Baby forks are used for serving food to babies or very small children who are able to hold and use their own utensils.
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Salt Spoons are the tiniest of pieces, looking almost as though they were intended for feeding an infant.
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Casserole spoons are a lot like tablespoons. They tend to have larger bowls than the tablespoon. Casserole spoons are used to serve casseroles.
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Carving forks are used with carving knives. Carving forks are used to serve pieces of meat while carving knives are used to cut them.
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Cranberry servers are very similar to tomato servers, and are one of the most beautiful pieces of silver that can be found. The large round flat bowl is used to lift and serve sliced vegetables. The large flat bowl is generally ornate.
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Pie and cake servers resemble the traditional pie server. This piece is used for the cutting and serving of pie and cake slices.
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Fish knives are used in addition to the fish fork. Often, the fish knife and fish fork are used in addition to the typical 5-piece place setting.
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Gravy ladles are the most common ladle size. Generally, this piece is 6-8 inches in length and can be used to serve gravies or cream sauces.
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Iced tea spoons are generally used to stir iced beverages that are served in tall glasses. They can also be used as dessert spoons for parfaits, sherbets, or ice cream.
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Mustard spoons are used in addition to a mustard jar. Like the sugar spoon, this piece is used for the serving of mustard and other condiments.
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Table spoons are the most versatile piece of silver available. They can be used as serving pieces or as individual spoons. Many people call these Place Spoons. These pieces are great for soups, desserts, entrees, and cereals.
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Oyster forks are used in addition to the 5-piece place setting and are used for the eating of oysters.
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Long handle cocktail forks are used for the serving of olives, pickles or seafood.
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Tomato servers are one of the most beautiful pieces of silver that can be found. The large round flat bowl is used to lift and serve tomatoes. The large flat bowl is generally ornate.
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Cold Meat Forks are versatile serving pieces that can be used for cuts of meat, cheeses, waffles, chops, and sliced vegetables.
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Table spoons are the most versatile piece of silver available. They can be used as serving pieces or as individual spoons. Many people call these Place Spoons. These pieces are great for soups, desserts, entrees, and cereals.
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Jelly spoons are used for the scooping and serving of jellies and sauces.
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Gravy ladles are the most common ladle size. Generally, this piece is 6-8 inches in length and can be used to serve gravies or cream sauces.
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Sugar shells are commonly used with sugar bowls. This piece resembles a teaspoon and has a shell-shaped bowl.
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Cake knives are large serving pieces that are used for cutting and serving cake.
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Lobster forks are used with the 5-piece place setting and are shaped much like escargot forks.
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Cheese spreaders are used for the cutting and spreading of cheese.
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Individual cake forks are used like dessert forks. The one imaged has a beveled tine.
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Fish forks resemble salad forks and are used for the eating of fish. The tines are usually stainless steel rather than solid sterling silver. Generally, this piece is used with the 5-piece place setting and/or the fish knife.
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Demitasse spoons are used to stir strong coffees that are served in small quantities, like espresso or Turkish coffee. Generally, these spoons look like smaller versions of the teaspoon.
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Sherbet forks resemble an ice cream fork. The piece has a crosshatch that extends between the tines and is used to eat sherbet.
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Casserole shells resemble casserole spoons. Unlike the casserole spoon, the bowl is shaped like a shell.
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Gravy ladles are the most common ladle size. Generally, this piece is 6-8 inches in length and can be used to serve gravies or cream sauces.
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Unlike Asparagus servers, this piece has tines and piercings instead of a completely flat bowl.
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Lemon forks are generally the size of salad forks. These three-tined pieces have tines that point outward and are used to serve lemon wedges.
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Jam/relish forks, like the ice cream fork, the bowl of this piece is shaped like a teaspoon. The piece is used to serve jams or relishes that need to be drained.
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Asparagus servers resemble tomato servers with a rolled edge that connects to the handle. The asparagus can be scooped using the flat edge and rolled into the curvature for serving.
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Teaspoons are perfect for coffee, tea, desserts, cereal, and soups. You can never have too many of these spoons. They are considered part of the standard 5-piece place setting.
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Rice/potato spoons are serving pieces that have large bowls. Generally, rice and potatoes are served in large quantities when served in addition to or as part of an entrée. Usually 8" top 10" in length.
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Bouillon spoons are smaller than a soup spoon. Generally, these spoons have round shallow bowls.
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Piccalilli spoons are used for serving piccalilli, or vegetable relish.
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Butter knives with stainless steel blades and hollow handles are among the lower-valued flatware pieces.
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Baby spoons are used in combination with baby forks. The size enables a small child to hold his or her own utensils.
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Carving knives are used with carving forks. While carving forks are used to hold the meat in place, carving knives are used to cut the meat.
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Salad forks are used for the salad course served before dinner and are part of the typical 5-piece place setting. The salad fork can also be used for eating hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and other bite size foods.
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Sugar spoons are used for serving granulated sugar. The spoon generally resembles a teaspoon or a cream soup spoon.
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Gravy ladles are the most common ladle size. Generally, this piece is 6-8 inches in length and can be used to serve gravies or cream sauces.
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