List of eating utensils

Wooden and plastic chopsticks
Humans in different cultures use a variety of tools to eat. This is a list of eating implements.
General
- Spoon – List of types of spoons
- Chopsticks – Asian utensil
- Cutlery – Western utensil
- Skewer
- Tongs
- Toothpick
- Spork
In some cultures, such as Ethiopian cuisine and Indian dining, breads or hands are used in place of utensils.
Beverage
Combination utensils

Four types of spork
Over time, these utensils were combined in various ways in attempts to make eating more convenient or to reduce the total number of utensils required.
- Chopfork – A utensil with a fork at one end and chopsticks/tongs at the other.[1]
- Chork – Pointed and slightly curved tongs, which can be used like chopsticks (as pincers) or as a fork (for spearing).[2][3] A different kind of chork is a fork with a split handle, which can be broken in half to make two chopsticks.[4]
- Forkchops – Used in a pair, these are basically a pair of chopsticks with a small fork and knife on the non-pointed ends.[5]
- Knork – A fork with edge tines sharpened or serrated.
- Spoon Straw – A scoop-ended drinking straw intended for slushies and milkshakes.
- Sporf – A utensil consisting of a spoon on one end, a fork on the other, and edge tines that are sharpened or serrated.
- Spork – Spoon and Fork
- Splayd – Spoon and Fork and Knife
- Spife – Spoon and Knife
Utensils for specific foods

A fondue fork
Some utensils are useful only for specific foods.
- Crab cracker
- Crab fork
- Fondue fork
- Grapefruit knife
- Grapefruit spoon
- Lobster pick
- Snail tongs and forks
- Nutcracker
- Trongs – "tri" and "tongs"
- Honey dipper
- Meat claws
See also
- Tableware
- Drinkware
- Eating utensil etiquette
- List of food preparation utensils
- List of serving utensils
References
- ↑ "And all I got was this lousy.. Chopforks!". sinosoul.com. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ↑ Gim, Sarah J. (2007-02-16). "Chork: Chopstick forks for your Asian fusion cuisine". Slashfood. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ↑ Cognito (2007-03-27). "The Chork - AKA The Chopstick Fork". Trendhunter.com. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ↑ "From Spork to Chork « Will BLANK For Food". Willblankforfood.net. 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
- ↑ Tisah Tucknott. "Cheater Chopsticks - Forkchops Lets Westerners Eat Like Asians (GALLERY)". Trendhunter.com. Retrieved 2013-05-30.
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