cutlery

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Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 13 Sep

Yes, even at my advanced age British people always use the collective name of ‘cutlery’ for knives, forks and spoons – eating utensils in general – while Americans use the term ‘flatware’. Naturally I was under the...

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Crockery, cutlery stacked up

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 5 Jan 25

Entertaining guests in the good old days gave me a lot of satisfaction We had guests that stayed with us for days. We had visitors who ate with us. For all this we needed the cuttlery and corckery that we collected and today...

crockery

cutlery

languishing

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Not seen this before!

Fleur @Fleura (34927) • United Kingdom 4 Nov 24

Last week we went on a family trip to Paris (more on that later). And for our journey home, since we left just after lunch and would arrive home quite late in the evening, we decided to just buy a sandwich or some sort of snack to...

cutlery

edible

packaged meal

environmentally friendly

travel

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Crystalware

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 30 Nov 23

What I have noticed is that the present generation is not inclined to entertain guests in their homes and so passing on the cutlery, crockery and crystalware will only be kept in their showcases as a memory rather than put to use...

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Soup spoon

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 14 Mar 23

The English left behind loads of things for us to learn specially what goes on the dining table The list is too long and those who are familiar with this will know. I like many of the things they have left behind specially...

soup spoon

cutlery

dining table

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Do you think I have enough silverware?

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 4 Sep 21

In the process of cleaning the kitchen and this has been on my mind for a few days. I grabbed all the silverware in it's various places and dumped it into a sink full of hot, hot water, dish soap, baking soda and vinegar. It's...

silverware

cutlery

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Crockery, cutlery just languishing

Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 3 Sep 21

We have quite a collection of crockery, cutlery and kitchen utensils but they are all languishing as we have no guests in the last couple of years. What you see in the photo is just a glimpse of what lies there. I like to...

crockery

cutlery

languishing

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Silverware thoughts

Faye @FayeHazel (40230) • United States 14 Nov 19

Hi MyLot, I recently purchased a big box that had pots and pans, plates, and a whole lot of mixed silverware in it. The Silverware got me to thinking about , well, silverware or, for those of you purists out there, flatware....

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Food Served On A Plank

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 23 Oct 15

There is quite rightly a growing backlash in the UK against bars and restaurants serving food on anything but conventional china plates. The wooden block is one I see often, which is frankly stupid as much food can easily spill...

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Here's One for the Lefties...

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 15 May 10

Or those with a Lefty in their Lives! Do You (Or they) Change the cutlery around on the table at mealtimes at home or in a Restaurant? I'm left handed myself,but have never found any advantage in reversing the conventional...

cutlery

eating

left hand

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The Case of the Missing Cutlery!

CinderInMySoul @CinderInMySoul (4717) • United States 17 Aug 09

For the past month or so, I've noticed that I'm having to wash less and less knives. Butter knives and steak knives. Finding only ONE in the sink this evening, i washed it and went to put it in its drawer..only to find there are a...

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Disappearing cutlery? Just where does it go?

ellie333 @ellie333 (21016) 3 Jun 09

When my son was small I could accept losing teaspoons as he learnt to put his yohurt ots into the waste but this week the majority of my utlery seems to have just disappeared, I have dessert spoons and teaspoons but a very...

cutlery

mystery

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Do you know how to use a pair of Chopstick?

cheongyc @cheongyc (5072) • Malaysia 12 May 08

All this while I thought only Chinese and some other Asians know how to use chopstick. But when I went out with friends from other races for lunch, I found that they have mastered this tool for their meal. Our country is...

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Do you place cutlery neatly in their own pile when washing up?

muscare @muscare (3068) • Australia 19 Apr 08

You know, teaspoons neatly together, tablespoons in a different pile and so on? My wife has a hard time drying the cutlery when I wash, as I toss them into the drainer any way they come out the sink(well, handles all the same...

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What brand of Kitchen Knives do you own?

babygurl850406 @babygurl850406 (1322) • United States 7 Feb 08

What brand do you own? How long have you had them? were they expensive? Are you happy with them? I have heard of Wustof, Henckles, Shun, Sabatier and many others. Do you have any knowledge of these brands? I am in love with...

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Eating Habit..

vmadhavi31 @vmadhavi31 (189) • India 19 Jan 08

Do you use spoons, forks and knifes for eating? Is it really necessary to use these extensions/accesories for eating. One factor which has to be considered is the type of dish. In India its very popular and considered good to...

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My mom was almost conned into buying cutlery

onedollar @onedollar (781) • Belgium 7 Oct 07

It's a classical con played in many variations. Here it goes. My father was working in the garden when a big BMW stopped, a man in suit got out of the car and said he just came from a neighbor a lawyer where I delivered...

conned

cutlery

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Do you like to use disposable forks, spoons, knives or chopsticks?

lordwarwizard @lordwarwizard (35747) • Singapore 11 Jun 07

I know it is Monday today but let us strive to be forward looking. Let's think about the weekends for that is the time when we relax and party. I am not going to ask when you eat takeaways as opposed to home-cooked meals. I am...

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what do you have in your cupboards that you never use

helpmehelpyou @helpmehelpyou (534) • Canada 23 Apr 07

if you don't use it put it to good use. give it to someone who might enjoy it

cooking utensils

cutlery

pots and pans

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What kind of kitchen knives do you use in your kitchen?

lreddell @lreddell (172) • United States 10 Apr 07

I love being in the kitchen, although I like to bake more then actual cook. My hubby and I used to own a sports bar with a full restaurant. I've got so many sets of knives its reaching the ridiculous stage. I've had people give me...

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