Pie and cake servers resemble the traditional pie server. This piece is used for the cutting and serving of pie and cake slices.
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Long handle cocktail forks are used for the serving of olives or other vegetables stored in tall jars.
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Table spoons are the most versatile piece of silver available. They can be used as serving pieces or as individual spoons. Many people call these Place Spoons. These pieces are great for soups, desserts, entrees, and cereals.
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Rice/potato spoons are serving pieces that have large bowls. Generally, rice and potatoes are served in large quantities when served in addition to or as part of an entrée. Usually 8" top 10" in length.
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Table spoons are the most versatile piece of silver available. They can be used as serving pieces or as individual spoons. Many people call these Place Spoons. These pieces are great for soups, desserts, entrees, and cereals.
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Long handle olive or pickle forks are used for the serving of olives or pickles that are being stored in tall jars.
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Sterling Silver Handle with Stainless Steel Blade. Luncheon knives are smaller than a dinner knife but larger than a butter knife.
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Carving knives are used with carving forks. While carving forks are used to hold the meat in place, carving knives are used to cut the meat.
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Asparagus servers resemble tomato servers with a rolled edge that connects to the handle. The asparagus can be scooped using the flat edge and rolled into the curvature for serving.
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Soup spoons are great for just about any soup. Soup spoons are smaller than a gumbo spoon and larger than a bouillon spoon. Generally, these spoons have round shallow bowls.
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Teaspoons are perfect for coffee, tea, desserts, cereal, and soups. You can never have too many of these spoons. They are considered part of the standard 5-piece place setting.
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Dinner forks are part of the typical 5-piece place setting. Dinner forks are used for the entrée course at dinner.
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Unlike Asparagus servers, this piece has tines and piercings instead of a completely flat bowl.
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Long handle cocktail forks are used for the serving of olives, pickles or seafood.
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Salt Spoons are the tiniest of pieces, looking almost as though they were intended for feeding an infant.
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Fruit knives are smaller than a dinner knife and are used in addition to fruit spoons.
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Pie servers, like cake servers, are versatile pieces that can be used to cut and serve pie slices.
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Carving forks are used with carving knives. Carving forks are used to serve pieces of meat while carving knives are used to cut them.
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Butter knives with stainless steel blades and hollow handles are among the lower-valued flatware pieces.
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Gravy ladles are the most common ladle size. Generally, this piece is 6-8 inches in length and can be used to serve gravies or cream sauces.
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Demitasse spoons are used to stir strong coffees that are served in small quantities, like espresso or Turkish coffee. Generally, these spoons look like smaller versions of the teaspoon.
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Sugar spoons are used for serving granulated sugar. The spoon generally resembles a teaspoon or a cream soup spoon.
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Fish forks resemble salad forks and are used for the eating of fish. The tines are usually stainless steel rather than solid sterling silver. Generally, this piece is used with the 5-piece place setting and/or the fish knife.
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Piccalilli spoons are used for serving piccalilli, or vegetable relish.
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Cold Meat Forks are versatile serving pieces that can be used for cuts of meat, cheeses, waffles, chops, and sliced vegetables.
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Flat handle butter knives are used for spreading butter. Generally, these are used in addition to the typical 5-piece place setting. The butter knife is placed on each individual bread and butter plate at the table.
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Sherbet forks resemble an ice cream fork. The piece has a crosshatch that extends between the tines and is used to eat sherbet.
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Fish knives are used in addition to the fish fork. Often, the fish knife and fish fork are used in addition to the typical 5-piece place setting.
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Gravy ladles are the most common ladle size. Generally, this piece is 6-8 inches in length and can be used to serve gravies or cream sauces.
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Individual cake forks are used like dessert forks. The one imaged has a beveled tine.
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Pie and cake servers resemble the traditional pie server. This piece is used for the cutting and serving of pie and cake slices.
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Bouillon spoons are smaller than a soup spoon. Generally, these spoons have round shallow bowls.
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Pierced tablespoons are similar to regular tablespoons except that they feature a pierced bowl. The pierced tablespoon is used to serve vegetables that need to be drained before serving.
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Iced tea spoons are generally used to stir iced beverages that are served in tall glasses. They can also be used as dessert spoons for parfaits, sherbets, or ice cream.
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Lobster forks are used with the 5-piece place setting and are shaped much like escargot forks.
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Cheese spreaders are used for the cutting and spreading of cheese.
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Tomato servers are one of the most beautiful pieces of silver that can be found. The large round flat bowl is used to lift and serve tomatoes. The large flat bowl is generally ornate.
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Dinner knives are among the most versatile pieces in a silver service. Although it is called the "dinner" knife, it's also great for serving butter and/or spreading condiments.
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Butter knives with stainless steel blades and hollow handles are among the lower-valued flatware pieces.
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Cake knives are large serving pieces that are used for cutting and serving cake.
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Luncheon forks are slightly smaller than the dinner fork, generally feature straight tines, and are used for meals and gatherings before dinner. Also, the luncheon fork can double as a youth or children’s fork and can be used with the luncheon knife and five o’clock teaspoon.
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Casserole shells resemble casserole spoons. Unlike the casserole spoon, the bowl is shaped like a shell.
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Soup spoons are great for just about any soup. Soup spoons are smaller than a gumbo spoon and larger than a bouillon spoon. Generally, these spoons have round shallow bowls.
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Baby forks are used for serving food to babies or very small children who are able to hold and use their own utensils.
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Gravy ladles are the most common ladle size. Generally, this piece is 6-8 inches in length and can be used to serve gravies or cream sauces.
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Baby spoons are used in combination with baby forks. The size enables a small child to hold his or her own utensils.
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Salad forks are used for the salad course served before dinner and are part of the typical 5-piece place setting. The salad fork can also be used for eating hors d’oeuvres, desserts, and other bite size foods.
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Gravy ladles are the most common ladle size. Generally, this piece is 6-8 inches in length and can be used to serve gravies or cream sauces.
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Fruit spoons are generally the size of a regular teaspoon. The bowl of each piece is slightly pointed and some fruit spoons have bowls made with serrated edges. The fruit spoon is great for cutting into and eating grapefruits, oranges, and halved melons.
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Jelly spoons are used for the scooping and serving of jellies and sauces.
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Oyster forks are used in addition to the 5-piece place setting and are used for the eating of oysters.
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Jam/relish forks, like the ice cream fork, the bowl of this piece is shaped like a teaspoon. The piece is used to serve jams or relishes that need to be drained.
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Mustard spoons are used in addition to a mustard jar. Like the sugar spoon, this piece is used for the serving of mustard and other condiments.
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Cranberry servers are very similar to tomato servers, and are one of the most beautiful pieces of silver that can be found. The large round flat bowl is used to lift and serve sliced vegetables. The large flat bowl is generally ornate.
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Lemon forks are generally the size of salad forks. These three-tined pieces have tines that point outward and are used to serve lemon wedges.
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Sugar shells are commonly used with sugar bowls. This piece resembles a teaspoon and has a shell-shaped bowl.
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Casserole spoons are a lot like tablespoons. They tend to have larger bowls than the tablespoon. Casserole spoons are used to serve casseroles.
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