Question about flatware? A co-worker has an old Ekco stainless flatware set.There is one piece we can't figure

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out. It looks like a fork, but without any tines, just a flat surface.Does anyone know what it is used for?

It is too small to be a spatula, and is about the size of a dinner fork. It's symmetrical.

Answer 1

Hmm perhaps you are referring to the butter knife? It would be relatively small, like a teaspoon, but have only one wide flat surface. It is used to take a pat of butter off a larger stick or bowl and transfer the butter to your butter plate.

Answer 2

sounds like a spatula., or maybe a butter knife? Is it the size of a dinner fork, or larger, like a serving piece?

Answer 3

It's a 'marrow' fork used in dishes like Oso Buco or Braised Lamb
Shanks. Made for scooping out the marrow and some people eat it on toast like butter. Delicious!

Or maybe Al's rants is right! (Give him 10 points just for originality!)

Answer 4

Sounds like a pie server to me - is it the same size as regular place settings or larger like a serving piece?

Thanks for the additional info - it's the butter server for the butter dish.

Answer 5

it's called the tineless wonder and only 500 were produced by Ekco cookware. it's used to scoop out small pieces of brocolli from the spinach dip. actually, back in 1998 in the 7th District Appeallate courts, it was rulled that using a TW (as they were referred to back than) for anything but brocolli scoopage was illegal and result in serious jail time. thats when Ekco stopped producing the Tineless Wonder. I believe you can still buy them in third world countries such as France. hope this helps.

Answer 6

Maybe it is a spatula, for picking up stuff to serve.

Answer 7

I think it's a butter knife.

Answer 8

It's called a "spoon".

Answer 9

it certainly sounds as if it's butter knife