I have a two size set and prefer to use the smalls just for hand size. I don’t host the sort of do where both would be on the table at once. More likely fingers or chopsticks. Except for Boyo, I’ve given up on sticks for him.
Comment on Discussion Thread 🍄 Saturday 7 March 2026
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 month ago
The new cutlery set I ordered has two sizes of knives and forks. Perfect for those multi-course dinners we all sit down to every night.
It has made me wonder whether anyone these days actually uses/wants multiple cutlery sizes or if it’s completely outdated outside of formal restaurants etc.?
Mostly it just brings to mind my mother’s constant explaining to anyone that went near her cutlery drawer that they needed to make sure they got out the big knives and forks to set the table with. As far as I can tell she never used the smaller ones, they were just there to stress her out that someone might actually put them on the table by mistake. I tried to get her to move them away somewhere else so she didn’t have to worry about it, but she never did.
Catfish@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I have the big set and use the small knives to make sandwiches and the big ones to eat dinner
the small forks I use for desserts and salads
SituationCake@aussie.zone 1 month ago
My cutlery set has bigs and smalls and I don’t really use the smalls. I think cutlery sets should come with fork, knife, spoon, teaspoon. Optional extras are cake fork and long teaspoon/sundae spoon/parfait spoon.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I think there needs to be both soup spoons and desert spoons. I don’t really understand why soup works better out of a round spoon and more solid things work better with oval, but it does.
The set I’m getting had a version with just the pieces I want for 6 place settings, but I found an 8 place set with the extra knives & forks being sold on clearance for cheaper than the small set.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
My mum uses the small knives and forks. It’s like trying to eat your meal with a kiddie set.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I’m a big fan of long handled teaspoons.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I have one I use to get the chutney out of the deep jars
SituationCake@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Me too. So useful.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 month ago
They’re called sundae spoons! I love them too.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I’ve known them as sorbet spoons. I use them for heaps of things though.
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Huh TIL!
RustyRaven@aussie.zone 1 month ago
My mother probably should have gone that route, seeing she moved to using small plates instead of proper dinner plates. It drives me batty. You don’t need to fill the entire plate with food, but having a larger plate gives you room to do things like cut your meat without accidentally knocking it off the side.