What size spoon do you use...

[NMAmy]

That must be it! Saving the teaspoon for the tea!

I hope you weren't offended by my original comment. It was meant to be funny, but you know how text can be misinterpreted sometimes!

Oh, not at all! It is funny--even more so knowing how they behave. I think that's why I find it so odd.

 

[NMAmy]

When you say the large spoon, do you mean the larger spoon in a place setting like this? The one that's the same size as your dinner fork?

If so, that's the one I use. You may choose to use it as a serving spoon, but it's part of the place setting and was meant to eat with. It's not really a serving spoon. Your husband is not doing anything weird.

Well, not with spoons anyway.

Yes, that is the size I mean. I've always called it a tablespoon. But I have three sizes-- teaspoon (as shown above), soup spoon (very slightly larger but rounder bowl), and tablespoon which is really quite large.

 

[Carrie_Cat]

Dessert spoons. So bigger than a teaspoon and smaller than a tablespoon

But we are a Anglo/French family which might explain why

 

[Kathi OD]

when eating cereal or ice cream? I'm curious because DH's family uses what I consider to be a serving spoon to eat either one of these items. You know, the larger size spoon that comes with your silverware--not like a ladle or something. I use the smaller teaspoons. I've never seen anyone else do this but his whole extended family does it.

Often, if I'm dishing up some ice cream, DH will put two spoons on the counter. I roll my eyes at him and put the enormous spoon back into the drawer.

So you guys are the same as DH and I. He uses a tablespoon to eat his cereal and ice cream, while I use a teaspoon. Of course, his whole family does the same as he does.

 

[cybrkitn]

DH and I use a tablespoon not a serving spoon or a teaspoon. DS8 likes using the sugar spoon for some reason

 

[Nancyg56]

I've been known to use either -- tablespoon or teaspoon. However, I DO NOT use a serving spoon.

I almost died when I saw the OP call that table spoon a serving spoon I use the tablespoon, call it a soup spoon to ease my fatty self and leave that itty bittie teasppon in the drawer

 

[krcit]

I use the teaspoon and so do my dd's.DH and my son use the tablespoons. I remember years ago I was in Weight Watchers and someone suggested using a baby spoon to eat deserts. I used to do it!!

 

[VAfamily1998]

I don't really eat cereal, but for some reason, I like to eat desserts like ice cream and pudding with iced tea spoons---the ones with a really long stem and the small "spoon" part!

 

[tlbwriter]

Well, not with spoons anyway.

Ahem.

 

[marlynnp]

My daughter and I both use tea spoons. My husband uses a soup spoon (I'm flabbergasted that so many people don't know that that's what that larger spoon in their place setting is).

 

[AustinTink]

I use the tablespoon for cereal and soup.

It's funny to me that people think it's a serving spoon. It's part of your place setting.

 

[marmalade]

I prefer the bigger spoon for soup or cereal, but I will only use the little fork. I can't stand the big fork.

 

[wishesuponastar]

I use the larger spoon for everthing except ice cream. And I.cannot.
use these "lighter weight" spoons that I got from inlaws. I have to seek out the sturdier stainless steel ones. I will put the spoon back in the drawer if I pick the wrong one LOL

 

[Disney845]

Often, if I'm dishing up some ice cream, DH will put two spoons on the counter. I roll my eyes at him and put the enormous spoon back into the drawer.

This sounds just like SO and I but with forks.

I use the normal dinner fork. He wants to eat (any portion of any meal) with only the salad fork.

He thinks the dinner fork is too large.

So if he ever gets my silverware out he grabs two smaller forks and I have to remind him that I won't eat my meal with the smaller fork. I, on the other hand, know he only wants to use the smaller, so even though I think it is ridiculous, I get myself the larger fork and him the smaller fork.

 

[NMAmy]

Okay, so this is what my soup spoons look like:

The tablespoon is something like this:

Well, heck I couldn't get the second image to load.

According to the description, it's 8.5 inches long. I've only ever used smaller, round soup spoons.

ETA: Had to find a different image.

 

[PollyannaMom]

My daughter and I both use tea spoons. My husband uses a soup spoon (I'm flabbergasted that so many people don't know that that's what that larger spoon in their place setting is).

Where I come from, "soup spoons" are rounder than those. We do use the big ones sometimes as sort of miniature serving spoons, though - like for condiments.

But I have to admit, I also use them for ice cream! (Though, strangely, never for cereal - I use the tea spoons.)

 

[jen0610]

My daughter and I both use tea spoons. My husband uses a soup spoon (I'm flabbergasted that so many people don't know that that's what that larger spoon in their place setting is).

In the silver place settings that I got from my Grandmother, there are three spoons per place setting, that were out and used for every holiday meal. There is actually 3 more, but they almost never have seen the light of day that I can remember. The ice tea spoons with the really long handles, these small almost flat butter spoon (that is what she called them), and a graprfruit spoon. This is the same size as the teaspoon, but has a serrated edge

Always out for the dinners were the teaspoon and tablespoon as shown below:

As well as a soup spoon as shown below:

 

[marcyinPA]

My new silverware is over-sized, so we(kids and I) use the teaspoons for just about everything. My DH uses the tablespoon... In my old set, I used the teaspoons for dessert (ice cream included) but the tablespoon for soup and cereal.

 

[marcyinPA]

This sounds just like SO and I but with forks.

I use the normal dinner fork. He wants to eat (any portion of any meal) with only the salad fork.

He thinks the dinner fork is too large.

So if he ever gets my silverware out he grabs two smaller forks and I have to remind him that I won't eat my meal with the smaller fork. I, on the other hand, know he only wants to use the smaller, so even though I think it is ridiculous, I get myself the larger fork and him the smaller fork.

We call salad forks "baby forks" in my house. They are rarely used, except when all of the regular forks are dirty. Then we resort to "baby forks". I think they earned the nickname when my DS 12 was a little guy....my older DS would always give his brother the salad fork, or "baby fork"...

 

[ilovepcot]

DH and I use a tablespoon not a serving spoon or a teaspoon. DS8 likes using the sugar spoon for some reason

That's exactly what I use. It's nearly the same size as a dessert spoon. Your 8 year old knows what he's doing!.