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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