subject: The Story Of Spoons And Spoon-rests [print this page] Spoon is widely used in food preparation and serving purposes. It can be made of various metals, wood, porcelain or even plastic. The cost depends upon the quality and quality depends upon the cast. There are spoons made of silver which is more elegant and cost higher than other material. There are other materials such as plastic which looks cool, durable and costs less. The sizes and shapes of the spoons vary as per their uses such as Eating, Cooking and Serving.
Eating Spoons These spoons are used to help you carry food or liquid from your plate or bowl to your mouth. These spoons generally come in dining sets and are arranged on dining tables along with plates, bowls, glasses, etc. these spoons can vary in sizes and shapes and termed as per the food or drink they are used for. For example spoon used for taking tea is called tea spoon , and spoon that we use to drink soup is called soup spoon, etc The size and shape is also meant to ease its use.
Serving Spoon these spoons are used to serve food from the container, this spoons used for carrying food from container to your plate or bowl. They come in larger sizes than eating spoons.
Cooking Spoons are used for cooking purpose and food preparation in kitchen. As these spoons are subjected to high level of heat and rough use, they are made especially of steel and other metal. These spoons are heat resistant and have large handle at the end.
Those who work in kitchen know how difficult it is managing cooking spoons without a spoon rest in the kitchen. If you put them here and there during the food preparing process chances are you would drop oils and other stuff on the kitchen top and even on your clothes. Spoon rests come handy when you are cooking food or dealing with liquid during process. It can help you very much in managing things in kitchen and at the same time keep it neat and clean.
Spoon rests are such a small kitchen utensil which generally not everyone cares to buy during purchases but it can save you a lot of time and efforts while in kitchen and keep it neat and clean without dropping oils or substances anywhere. The same spoon rest can sometimes be used in kitchen for some other purposes, too. Such as when you are dealing with hot pots, you can rest them on spoon rests in emergency.
Spoon rests are generally made of wood, steel or some hard metal or ceramic. Some spoon rests also made of heat resistant, stain-resistant, and dishwasher safe silicon pillow. They help very much to save your stovetops and counter from stains and spills. You can explore the variety of available spoon rests online and order one or two that suite most to your interest. They do not cost a lot but serve a real purpose in sophisticated kitchen.
