Soup Spoons

[lindag]

Who decided that the world no longer needed a soup spoon?

I'm old enough to remember when flatware sets included them.

Much nicer for eating soup than the more common tablespoon.

There are some stubborn folk like me available on Amazon.

[Ddanno]

25 minutes ago, lindag said:

 

There are some stubborn folk like me available on Amazon.

 

I'll buy you.

 

Frippery aside, I agree. Dessertspoons are rubbish for soup, you need that mini-bowl shape to get a good slurp.

[Anchobrie]

Much more annoyed by the lack of fish table knives...

 

I still see spoons around, both clasic european (for me) and asian looking ones.

Edited 19 hours ago by Anchobrie
typos (log)

[Shel_B]

On 8/12/2025 at 6:31 AM, lindag said:

Who decided that the world no longer needed a soup spoon?

[...]

Much nicer for eating soup than the more common tablespoon.

What is the difference between a soup spoon and a tablespoon? What's a tablespoon used for, or intended to be used for?

[Ddanno]

Soup spoons are rounder and  deeper, so both hold more soup and are better for sipping from (imo)

[Maison Rustique]

16 hours ago, Shel_B said:

What is the difference between a soup spoon and a tablespoon? What's a tablespoon used for, or intended to be used for?

In the US, it seems that most cutlery sets sell only tablespoons and not the true soup spoons, so most of us grow up not knowing the difference and considering them interchangeable.

[TdeV]

We used to call them soup spoons and dessert spoons.

 

(to differentiate)

 

 

 

Edited 14 minutes ago by TdeV (log)