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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@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...
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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...
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@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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@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...
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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...
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@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...
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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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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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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...
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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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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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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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