We’ve been in so many situations where you just need a good fork and nothing fancy. Sometimes cutlery doesn’t need to be bone handles and sterling silver. Sometimes it just needs to be a solid piece of stainless steel with a good edge. Times like in the summer at the cabin or in your first apartment. Sometimes we need a “that’s just fine enough flatware”.
We think this is that flatware. The Tribal Cooking 20 Piece Stainless Steel Silverware Set is a sold service for four for a really great price. Every set includes four dinner forks, salad forks, serving spoons, and tea spoons. They are made of dishwasher safe 18/10 stainless steel.
These are slightly larger cutlery and not a small set. It comes in a nice box for giftwrapping and giving to that new apartment dweller or cabin owner.
Sometimes we push the limits of the definition of “cutlery” here at The Cutlery Review. We don’t post about knives much because they are a world unto themselves. It’s like the world of wine but we don’t like red, you get it? So cutlery sometimes includes kitchen gadgets, sometimes it’s things that hold cutlery. It’s our blog and we blog about what we want and most of the time it’s cutlery, flatware, utensils, tableware, silverware or whatever it’s called at home. Whether it’s a fork, spoon, knife, spork or knork we’ll cover it.
But we acknowledge that this time we are pushing it a little. I mean, it is a fork. Just look at the picture above. It’s a nice shiny chrome fork. But how it’s used is rather medieval, actually it’s actually medieval. How it is used puts the “evil” in medieval. You looked ahead to the next picture didn’t you? Cheater.
So ya, that’s how it’s to be used.
Here’s the definition:
“A medieval torture device which consisted of a two-sided fork which would be strapped to the victims neck so that any movement of the jaw caused extreme pain.”
Nice huh? Not something we would want to wear. Oh, you do? OK, we don’t judge. What ever you do with your cutlery at home is your business.
Here’s a link to buy a nice fancy one (ADULTS ONLY):
It’s that time of year to start planning for summer camping trips. Yes, it seems early but you should always plan to plan they say. Camping locally will be a big thing again this year and we plan to do as much as possible.
One thing we noticed last year was while trying to eat out of those dehydrated meals is that you needed at long spoon. And a fork and sometimes a knife. All three of these in metal adds to our weight and we are ultra-light hikers. So this piece of swiss-army style cutlery looked to do the job. And it’s perfect for Bring Your Own Cutlery (BYOC) as well.
This camping spork utensil set made by UCO is a full-size fork and a full-size knife/spoon combo. The tricky cool part is that this cutlery can be used separately or connected end-to-end for use as a prep and serving piece or digging to the bottom of the foil food bags. The spoon and knife nests securely with the fork for storage and transport. An included bungee tether can be used to attach set to a backpack or mess kit. Made of dishwasher safe BPA and phthalate-free they are high-strength with reinforced glass nylon for durability and temperature resistance. And your choice of 7 colors!
Yes, that is a very long title for a blog post but I have a lot to say. First that this post brings me nothing but emotional and physical pain. Why you ask? Because my gallbladder hates me and I can’t eat eggs anymore. But that doesn’t mean I can’t talk about them.
So about 10 years ago there was a lot of hoopla about Alice Waters and her amazing new method of cooking an egg in a spoon over an open fire. She says this about it:
“I liked that feeling of watching it and holding it,” Ms. Waters said in a recent interview. “It’s not like cooking it in a pan. You just feel like you’re really in charge of it. It’s so elemental. It’s really primitive, in a way.”
But to be honest, what got us digging around about metal spoons, ladles or scoops (use what name you prefer) was these copper ones pictured above. But first we did some research and whether frying in copper was ok. According to this article from Food52.com:
“And while we have you, a rumor we’d like to dispel: Copper is 100% safe to cook in, so long as it is lined with another, non-reactive metal (and most copper cookware is). Most commonly, you’ll find linings made of nickel, tin, or stainless steel.”
So we like these copper spoons that come as a set of four:
Small: 7. 5″L x 1. 5″W & . 5″ deep / Handle 6″ long Medium: 9. 5″L x 2″W & . 75″ deep / Handle 7. 25″ long Large: 10. 5″L x 2. 5″W & . 75″ deep / Handle 8″ long
And that way you aren’t just cooking eggs but can use it for all sorts of things.
