Kitchen & dining

Kitchen & dining

Of or pertaining to any item found in a kitchen or dining area, or to the preparation, cooking and eating of food in general.

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fork

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

A fork is a tool consisting of a handle with several narrow tines on one end. The fork, as an eating utensil, has been a feature primarily of the West, whereas in East Asia ...

beef fork

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

A fork used for picking up very thin slices of meat. This fork is shaped like a regular fork, but it is slightly bigger and the tines are curved outward. The curves are used for ...

carving fork

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

A two-pronged fork used to hold meat steady while it is being carved. They are often sold with carving knives or slicers as part of a carving set.

chip fork

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

A two-pronged disposable fork, usually made out of sterile wood (though increasingly of plastic), specifically designed for the eating of chips (known as french fries in North ...

cocktail fork

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

A small fork resembling a trident, used for spearing cocktail garnishes such as olives.

crab fork

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

A short, sharp and narrow three-pronged or two-pronged fork designed to easily extract meat when consuming cooked crab.

dessert fork

Kitchen & dining; Cutlery

Any of several different special types of forks designed to eat desserts, such as a pastry fork. They usually have only three tines and are smaller than standard dinner forks. The ...