Odd & Unusual Utensils

This piece may resemble an old-fashioned comb, but it's used for food--not your hair. What task does it perform?

• Tenderize meat
• Poke holes in tin foil
• Slice delicate cakes
• Remove skin from poultry and fish

This utensils jagged, flared edge is decorative, but it's also got a purpose. To scoop up something small and lightweight. What?

• Fat off of soups and stews
• Fried dough from hot oil
• Oysters
• Sliced cheese

What is this long, sharp fork used for?

• Pricking lemons
• Serving sardines
• Tenderizing lamb
• Securing meat for slicing

No, not a pocket knife. What is this?!

• An old-fashioned fruit peeler
• A tool to devein shrimp
• A fruit knife
• A clam-shell opener

Sure, it's pretty, but what does it do?

• Serves bon bons
• Scoops up meatballs from sauce
• Serves mussels
• Removes eggs from boiling water

This piece was discontinued because it was a little too specific to catch on in the marketplace. What was it made to serve?

• Bacon
• Latkes
• Tomatoes
• Baked Potatoes

This pick scoops out small amounts of a food to make fancy ribbons for serving. Which food is it used on?

• Chocolate
• Butter
• Cheese
• Fudge

This flat spoon acts like a spatula and the pierced decoration is made to drain excess fluid. But of what?

• Marinated seafood
• Raviolis
• Tomatoes
• Fresh mozarella

This piece is about 7" long and is made to pick something up. What?

• Steak
• Cheese
• Toast
• Bread rolls

This heavy-duty, but dull slicer is made to slice what food?

• Ice cream
• Large blocks of cheese
• Salmon
• Pie

Considered to be the first "spork" (a combination of a fork and spoon), this was designed to serve what?

• Quail eggs
• Ice cream
• Beef stew
• Cake

This is a cheese scooper, designed to scoop out one particular kind of cheese. Which one?

• Stilton
• Pecorino Romano
• Gouda
• Feta

This forks looks like it could hurt someone with it's twisted tines. They're made from grabbing on to a particular food. Which one?

• Baked potato
• Corn on the cob
• Sourdough bread
• Mince pie

This shovel-like tool was designed to scoop something. What was it?

• Sugar
• Apple cores
• Bone marrow
• Salt

This hoe-like piece (center) was used in conjunction with the surrounding spoons. To do what?

• Cut cheese and then push it into the spoon
• Push excess stew from the plate into the spoon
• Teach children how to push food into a spoon
• Cut frozen ice cream and push into a spoon

This utensil was designed to serve one of the first canned foods. Which food?

• Tuna fish
• Olives
• Sardines
• Spam

What is this utensil designed to do?

• Pick up hot baked potatoes
• Stabilize meat for cutting by hugging the bone with its prongs
• Poke holes in the top of pie crusts

This piece was designed to serve one of the oldest known vegetables. Which one?

• Asparagus
• Carrots
• Tomatoes
• Escarole

When designed, this piece was made to serve a new kind of crunchy food served in restaurants. Today, it's a household snack. What was the new food?

• Potato chips
• Pretzels
• Cookies
• Breadsticks

This serving piece is great at scooping something up. What?

• Picacalilli
• Jelly
• Butter
• Beans