Silver Serving Utensils

14 Jan Silver Serving Utensils

We are often asked by our clients and readers about proper serving utensils for formal (and sometimes informal) meals.  Here are a few common and yet not so common serving utensils that are part of most sterling silver services.

SILVER SERVING UTENSILS

Berry/Casserole berries, casseroles, salads, fruit or vegetables
Flat Server fish, chops, tomatoes, desserts, pastries
Master Butter Knife butter pats, on the sandwich tray for cheeses, relishes. Hollow Handle
Ice Cream Slice brick ice cream
Sugar Spoon sugar, jellies, jams and marmalade
Asparagus Server asparagus or croquet
Mustard Ladle for hot mustard or horseradish
Hooded Asparagus Server
Gravy Ladle for sauces, gravy, dressings
Macaroni Server pasta, vegetables
Pierced Tablespoon used to serve juicy vegetables
Cheese Scoop soft cheeses and spreads
Tablespoon vegetables, fruits, puddings
Cracker Scoop oyster crackers or ice shaves
Sugar Tongs for sugar cubes, candy, ice cubes
Butter Pick butter pats, brick cheese, pickles & olives
Olive Fork olives, pickles, also a butter pick and for hors d’ oeuvres
Tea Strainer to strain tea
Bon Bon/Nut Spoon for candies, nuts and canapés
Ice Tong ice cubes
Jelly Server for jellies, jams, preserves, cream or cottage cheeses and relishes
Salad Tongs salads, ice cubes
Lemon Fork for lemon, orange, lime slices, hors d’oeuvres
Carving Fork large roasts, ham steaks, fowl, and other meats Hollow Handle
Cream/Sauce Ladle sauces, salad dressings, entree and desserts
Carving Knife large roasts, ham, steaks, fowl, and other meats Hollow Handle
Cold Meat Fork serves sliced meats, chops, cutlets
Large Serving Fork meats, fowl Hollow Handle
Pie/Cake Server also serves molded salads, pizza slices, frozen desserts Hollow Handle
Fish Serving Knife fish, pies, pastries also knife on cold meat or cheese platters. Hollow Handle
Bar Knife slices and serves lemons and limes, also used as a bottle opener
Cheese Serving Knife for brick cheeses, sliced cheeses, pates Hollow Handle