The Gray Kunz Spoon

We aren’t sure how this legend of cutlery escaped us all this time. A single piece of cutlery so infamous that it carries it’s inventor’s name. This is the Gray Kunz Spoon.

First of it’s pronounced “koons”. Gray Kunz, a successful New York chef who worked at Lespinasse, was being driven crazy by crappy flatware. He needed a spoon for cooking food or just platting dishes and what he had didn’t work. So he created his namesake tool to do just that. With a deep bowl, tapered edge, holding 2.5 tablespoons; a short handle, easy to control and perfectly balanced. This was the spoon he and every chef needed to created their dishes quickly and efficiently.

He had them manufactured in the late 90’s and soon every chef had one or wanted one.

Sadly, Gray Kunz passed away in March 2020. But his legend lives on.

J.B. Prince U715 S/S Chef Gray Kunz Sauce Spoon from Amazon

JB Prince Gray Kunz Spoon – Special Edition
Damascus Pattern from Amazon

Funly mee Cast Iron Cutlery Wall Decoration

Decorating kitchens and restaurants with just the right item can be a real chore sometimes. Finding something that says cooking to your guests is important and shouldn’t be too kitschy for the kitchen.

The “Funly mee Kitchen Restaurant Cutlery Spoon Wall Decoration, Cast Iron Wall Decor with Fork and Spoon for Rustic Kitchen or Dinning Room” (boy that’s a long name) looks like a great addition for your space.

These two spoons, fork and draining spoon are made of cast iron and removeable from the stand. The whole thing measures 13 by 9 inches.

Be warned this is decorative cutlery only and not to be used for any cooking of any sort at all!

Get From Amazon: Funly mee Kitchen Restaurant Cutlery Spoon Wall Decoration,Cast Iron Wall Decor with Fork and Spoon for Rustic Kitchen or Dinning Room

Professional Coffee Cupping Spoon

The Professional Coffee Cupping Spoon? Who knew? Who knew it existed? Who knew I would need to buy this for my Uncle the coffee freak. I wouldn’t say this is single purpose cutlery though, it could be used in the kitchen for many other purposes. Including some serious soup or gravy work.

The Professional Coffee Cupping Spoon from Rhinowares is made from 304 food grade stainless steel. It is 1.5 x 1.1 x 6.2 inches in size and a hefty 1.6 ounces.

What more can be said? If you need fancy flatware for your coffee tasting needs, this seems to be the cupping cutlery you are looking for.

Rhinowares Professional Coffee Cupping Spoon from Amazon

Tiny Whisk or Flat Whisk?

Tiny Whisk or Flat Whisk? Let’s see what top YouTube cooks think…

Babish loves his Tiny Whisk. As seen below:

And J. Kenji López-Alt kind of infers that he started the Tiny Whisk craze first:

So the Tiny or Mini whisk seems to be a popular choice for kitchen cutlery by these two fine gents.

But….we here at The Cutlery Review recommend the flat whisk. It fits flat pans better, it will conform to any bowl, and it just seems work better. Amazing for cooking salsas! Try it for yourself.

Mrs. Anderson’s Mini Whisks (Set of 2), 4 3/4″ and 7″ from Amazon

or even better we recommend…

OXO Good Grips Flat Wire Whisk from Amazon

UPDATE: Babish is talking about his Tiny Whisk again, check out our new post.