dinnerware, silverware, glassware & linens
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DINNERWARE
Dinnerware encompasses china, stoneware, pottery and plastic. The basic chinaware includes
the luncheon plates, salad or dessert plates, bread and butter plates, soup bowls, cups, saucers and
platters.
Types of Dinnerware:
1. Sugar Bowl
Small pot used to serve sugar at the table.
2. Creamer
Small jug used to serve cream at the table.
3. Coffee Mug
Large cup used to serve caf au lait.
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4. Cup
Cup, larger than the demitasse, used to serve tea.
5. Demitasse
Small cup for serving coffee.
6. Bread and Butter PlateSmall flat plate used to serve desserts.
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7. Salad Plate
Flat plate commonly used to serve salads or appetizers.
8. Dinner Plate
Large piece of flat or shallow dinnerware, containing individual portions of solid food.
9. Rim Soup Bowl
Shallower round container used to serve individual portions of soup.
10. Soup Bowl
Deep round container used to serve individual portions of soup.
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SILVERWARE
Silverware is the collective term for the utensils used for eating and serving food.
Silverware is so-called because it was formerly made from silver. You might find silverware
referred to as flatware or tableware. Knowing about the types of silverware and their uses can
help you present a professional image when planning business functions and formal dinners.
Types of Silverware:
1. Dinner Fork
This is the long-tined fork you're used to. Why is it shaped the way it is? Well, see...
originally forks only had two tines. This worked beautifully for things like meat. However, it
doesn't work so well with peas or corn or such. More tines were added to make it easier to
capture a variety of things from meat to legumes to vegetables.
2. Salad Fork
Same general idea of a dinner fork but it's a bit smaller and the tines are shorter. Notice
that the tines are not an equivalent length apart. You've got one tine that's a bit wider (and
sometimes notched) Why? This designed allows you to get more leverage will dining. See, there
is some method to the madness. Here's the rule on salad forks: if your main course is a salad or
if your salad is served as a side dish to your entre, use your dinner fork. Otherwise, use your
salad fork.
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3. Fish fork and Knife
These will usually be silver. Why? It's not just to be snooty. Fish is often served with
lemon, which will react with steel and will create an unpleasant taste. So, if you're going to
bother to go all out and buy the fish fork and knife set, make sure it's silver. As you may be able
to tell, the tines on a fish fork are shorter than a traditional meat fork.
4. Seafood Fork
These look like something Poseidon might yield. It can either have two or three
short tines and is usually built to a) follow the shape of a shell and/or b) get into small spaces
and spear the meat.
5. Beef Fork
A fork used specifically for picking up thin slices of meat. It's shaped like a regular fork
but it's bigger and the tines are curved outward.
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6. Relish Fork
This is sometimes called a condiment fork. If you see it, it looks like a mini fork with a
long handle but... look carefully. There are two or three tines and they're set very close
together. Often, but not always, the ends of the tines will be slightly splayed in order to hold
more.
7. Teaspoon
A small spoon that is used for stirring coffee.
8. Tablespoon
A large spoon that is nowadays, usually used for serving rather than eating. So,
naturally, the cutlery tablespoon holds less equivalent of the measuring spoon tablespoon.
9. Soup Spoon
A soup spoon has a rounded bowl rather than ovoid. It is also supposed to be slightly
less than a tablespoon. These, of course, are the definitions for a Western soup spoon. Chinese
soup spoons are usually made of ceramic and flat-bottomed.
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10. Caviar Spoon
Sort of flattened, very round and with a long handle (in proportion to the size of the
bowl). These spoons will often be made of glass, bone, mother of pearl and other non-metalic
materials.
GLASSWARE
Drinking receptacles; some are used to measure volume for cooking.
Types of Glassware:
1. Alsace Glass
Glass with a long stem, usually green, used to serve Alsatian white wines.
2. Burgundy Glass
Stemmed glass whose wide mouth ensures maximum oxygenation of the wine; it is used
mainly for Burgundies.
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3. Bordeaux Glass
Tulip-shaped stemmed glass, mainly used for Bordeaux; tapering slightly at the top, it
concentrates the aroma.
4. White Wine Glass
Somewhat narrow stemmed glass usually used for white wines.
5. Liqueur Glass
Very small stemmed glass used for drinking liqueurs with a high alcohol content.
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6. Brandy Snifter
Short-stemmed glass whose pear shape allows the cognac to warm up, and whose
narrow lip concentrates the aroma.
7. Port Glass
Small rounded stemmed glass used to serve port and dessert wines.
8. Champagne Flute
Tall and very thin stemmed glass used for champagne and sparkling wines; because the
air bubbles break more slowly, the wine retains its effervescence longer.
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9. Sparkling Wine Glass
Stemmed glass, wider than it is tall, used to serve champagne and sparkling wines.
10. Cocktail Glass
Conical stemmed glass used to serve certain cocktails; before serving, the rim of the
glass can be frosted or decorated with fruit.
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TABLE LINENS
Usually used in any types of table setting, it serves as table decoration and other uses
for enhancing the table.
Types of Table Linens:
1. Tablecloth
Use a tablecloth as an artist would use a canvas. Clean and crisp (and often white
or cream), it sets the stage for the remainder of the items on the table.
2. Topper
A table topper is placed over the tablecloth. It may also be white or a
coordinating colour or pattern. Not nearly as large as the tablecloth, it is likely to be
placed on a diagonal.
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3. Runner
A table runner defines the centre of the table and creates a palette for the
serving pieces or centrepieces. It is typically laid in the centre of the table lengthwise.
4. Placemats
Place mats designate the spot where each person's place setting will go. They
help create a sense of uniformity to the entire table setup.
5. Napkins
Linen napkins are the polish on the table. Aside from the actual place settings,
they allow some display of artistry in the many creative ways they may be folded.
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