Cutlery

Cutlery is basically a tool for cutting. It refers to any hand utensil used in cooking, serving, and eating food. The main objects of cutlery are the

Knife,
Fork and
Spoon.

In the market you can find good quality cutlery made from silver, but nowadays, most quality designed cutlery is made from stainless steel. Apart from that in the market you can find cutlery made of other materials. Such as, Horn Cutlery Bone Cutlery Wooden Cutlery Plastic Cutlery and many more. Plastic cutlery is made for disposable use, and is frequently used in fast food or take-away outlets. They are provided with airline meals.

Objects of Cutlery:

Knife:
Knife is a sharp-edged cutlery used for cutting. People use knives as tools. Together with the fork and spoon, the knife has been an omnipresent eating and cooking appliance. Knives as cutlery are divided into 2 basic categories, such as folding knives and fixed blade knives. A folding knife stocks the blade within the handle. On the other hand, a fixed blade needs storage method when not in use.

Fork:

As a piece of cutlery, a fork is a tool with several narrow prongs on one end. The utensil is used to raise food to the mouth or to hold food in place while cooking or cutting it. To allow for this spoon-like use the prongs are often curved slightly upward.

Spoon:

A spoon is a common cutlery or eating utensil. Spoon occurs in a number of sizes and forms. In a cookery context, spoons serve as a measurement or stirring appliance. Spoons are used mainly for eating liquid or semi-liquid food, such as soup, stew, or ice cream etc. and solid things which cannot be easily lifted with a fork, such as rice, sugar, cereals etc. Spoons are also widely used in cooking and serving. The teaspoon and tablespoon are used as standard units of measure for volume in cooking.