New Teaspoon Advice Please
Discussion
alorotom said:
Shakermaker said:
For those of you with storage issues, have you heard of spooBer? Its a new spoon-hailing company, all app based on your smartphone, and is set to revolutionise the spoon use market.
Instead of having to go to the expense of buying your own spoons outright, you can now just "pay as you stir" with this new service at the click of a button on the app, and a spoon will be in your kitchen within minutes.
Now, I may not have much cause to make use of this just yet but then if I am travelling for business I can perhaps see the appeal, as my travelling spoon set does often weigh down my overnight bag more than I would like.
It is based on a clever price structure that allows them to encourage spoon owners onto the market at peak time - elevenses, naturally, and immediately following the "Dum dum, dun dum da dadadadum" at the end of EastEnders, but if you are clever and keep your spoon use to off-peak times you can really save a few quid over the total cost of ownership of a spoon of your own. Following each transaction you have the opportunity to rate the spoon and spooBer spooner as to their professionalism, service and quality, and those with consistently poor ratings will be less likely to find work moving forward.
The company is also considering launching spooBer Executive, as well as Premiere Exclusif range of top-quality spoons to rent for when you really need to have the "wow" factor
alas spooBer remains unregulated though and I simply cant get behind a company that I know is taking honest to goodness hard working traditional spooners and casting them aside like some cheap wooden stirrer (said in the loosest of terms)Instead of having to go to the expense of buying your own spoons outright, you can now just "pay as you stir" with this new service at the click of a button on the app, and a spoon will be in your kitchen within minutes.
Now, I may not have much cause to make use of this just yet but then if I am travelling for business I can perhaps see the appeal, as my travelling spoon set does often weigh down my overnight bag more than I would like.
It is based on a clever price structure that allows them to encourage spoon owners onto the market at peak time - elevenses, naturally, and immediately following the "Dum dum, dun dum da dadadadum" at the end of EastEnders, but if you are clever and keep your spoon use to off-peak times you can really save a few quid over the total cost of ownership of a spoon of your own. Following each transaction you have the opportunity to rate the spoon and spooBer spooner as to their professionalism, service and quality, and those with consistently poor ratings will be less likely to find work moving forward.
The company is also considering launching spooBer Executive, as well as Premiere Exclusif range of top-quality spoons to rent for when you really need to have the "wow" factor
Reminds me of all that stuff about PCP (Personal Cutlery Plan) finance that people were having, getting spoons they couldn'f afford spread over 5 years with a payment they're never going to pay. I own all my spoons outright, you know the old thing of if you can't afford it, don't stir with it!!
I just get the feeling that many of today's youth are facing the prospect of not having the ability to own their own teaspoons.
Rising house prices are meaning that people are only getting smaller and smaller houses/flats/studios to live in, and are having to adapt to these smaller spaces with smaller storage areas for their cutlery. At which point you have to start being rational as to what essentials you need in your life, and the teaspoon is, to many young people, seen to be of less use than a regular tablespoon which can be a dual-function item for them - you can eat your cereal with desert spoons, and also stir your tea with them.
That is of course assuming they even drink tea anymore that doesn't come with one of those ghastly "individual" bags with a string on and requires no additional milk or sugar.
Put it this way - there was not even the option of a teaspoon drawer in the specs for the new kitchen I had drawn up. Teaspoons were expected to share cutlery drawer real estate with other, lesser utensils. Do they expect me to muddle them in with the dessert spoons? Or perhaps line them up next to my garlic press and potato peeler?
Hence where spooBer, unregulated as it may be, is making inroads to young people who face these dilemmas on a daily basis.
Rising house prices are meaning that people are only getting smaller and smaller houses/flats/studios to live in, and are having to adapt to these smaller spaces with smaller storage areas for their cutlery. At which point you have to start being rational as to what essentials you need in your life, and the teaspoon is, to many young people, seen to be of less use than a regular tablespoon which can be a dual-function item for them - you can eat your cereal with desert spoons, and also stir your tea with them.
That is of course assuming they even drink tea anymore that doesn't come with one of those ghastly "individual" bags with a string on and requires no additional milk or sugar.
Put it this way - there was not even the option of a teaspoon drawer in the specs for the new kitchen I had drawn up. Teaspoons were expected to share cutlery drawer real estate with other, lesser utensils. Do they expect me to muddle them in with the dessert spoons? Or perhaps line them up next to my garlic press and potato peeler?
Hence where spooBer, unregulated as it may be, is making inroads to young people who face these dilemmas on a daily basis.
Shakermaker said:
That is of course assuming they even drink tea anymore that doesn't come with one of those ghastly "individual" bags with a string on and requires no additional milk or sugar.
Costa, Starbucks et al have a lot to answer for. They will be the death of our fun, they will be the DHL to our philately. or worse still ... no drawer at all and they place all flatwear (spoons included) in one of them ghastley stainless steel caddy devices that sits on the counter tops - oh the humanity of it all
its like not having separate side board or welsh dresser compartments for different glass types, flutes, martini, balloon, hi ball, red wine, white wine, cognac, etc...
its like not having separate side board or welsh dresser compartments for different glass types, flutes, martini, balloon, hi ball, red wine, white wine, cognac, etc...
Shakermaker said:
I just get the feeling that many of today's youth are facing the prospect of not having the ability to own their own teaspoons.
Rising house prices are meaning that people are only getting smaller and smaller houses/flats/studios to live in, and are having to adapt to these smaller spaces with smaller storage areas for their cutlery. At which point you have to start being rational as to what essentials you need in your life, and the teaspoon is, to many young people, seen to be of less use than a regular tablespoon which can be a dual-function item for them - you can eat your cereal with desert spoons, and also stir your tea with them.
That is of course assuming they even drink tea anymore that doesn't come with one of those ghastly "individual" bags with a string on and requires no additional milk or sugar.
Put it this way - there was not even the option of a teaspoon drawer in the specs for the new kitchen I had drawn up. Teaspoons were expected to share cutlery drawer real estate with other, lesser utensils. Do they expect me to muddle them in with the dessert spoons? Or perhaps line them up next to my garlic press and potato peeler?
Hence where spooBer, unregulated as it may be, is making inroads to young people who face these dilemmas on a daily basis.
Well, Telspoon is working on a fully autonomous stirring spoon. With auto-stir, it will be able to stir your cup to perfection on just a verbal command. The rise of the robots. Our children will never stir their tea themselves. It will be a minority activity for enthusiasts only.Rising house prices are meaning that people are only getting smaller and smaller houses/flats/studios to live in, and are having to adapt to these smaller spaces with smaller storage areas for their cutlery. At which point you have to start being rational as to what essentials you need in your life, and the teaspoon is, to many young people, seen to be of less use than a regular tablespoon which can be a dual-function item for them - you can eat your cereal with desert spoons, and also stir your tea with them.
That is of course assuming they even drink tea anymore that doesn't come with one of those ghastly "individual" bags with a string on and requires no additional milk or sugar.
Put it this way - there was not even the option of a teaspoon drawer in the specs for the new kitchen I had drawn up. Teaspoons were expected to share cutlery drawer real estate with other, lesser utensils. Do they expect me to muddle them in with the dessert spoons? Or perhaps line them up next to my garlic press and potato peeler?
Hence where spooBer, unregulated as it may be, is making inroads to young people who face these dilemmas on a daily basis.
One problem with stir-as-you-go plans such as spooBer is that one never knows who has stirred the spoon in the past.
Even the most accomplished stirrer can cause minute damage to the return flange of an unfamiliar spoon.
One shudders to think what carnage would ensue if a raft of novice spooners were let loose on a Krupp 87b, merely because they had the money to hire one.....
Even the most accomplished stirrer can cause minute damage to the return flange of an unfamiliar spoon.
One shudders to think what carnage would ensue if a raft of novice spooners were let loose on a Krupp 87b, merely because they had the money to hire one.....
I'm only a very occasional dabbler in the spooning world unlike some of the heavy collectors on here. But even I wouldn't go near spooBer. Yes you get a spoon on demand but it's normally just a bog standard hybrid Japanese spoon and they're often in quite poor condition.
Instead I belong to a superspoon club. It's just over £5k per annum but for that I get access to a range of rare spoons - mostly modern but also some vintage stuff like a '36 Dietrich "Sturmruehrer". There are some usage restrictions but it's worth it to be able to experience some of the greats at a reasonable price.
Quality over quantity.
Instead I belong to a superspoon club. It's just over £5k per annum but for that I get access to a range of rare spoons - mostly modern but also some vintage stuff like a '36 Dietrich "Sturmruehrer". There are some usage restrictions but it's worth it to be able to experience some of the greats at a reasonable price.
Quality over quantity.
I was helping to clear out some of my great grandfather's possessions yesterday and found this in an old chest.
To the lesser eye this would be instantly be identified as a "Steerage Stirrer". Probably a genuine artefact but hardly a rarity.
However, the lack of the bowl eccentricity does make me wonder if this could be from the upper decks, with such light use making me dare to think that this might be from the Davenport Lounge, which of course remained closed during the fateful voyage. As such it would be a historic find.
I'm merely an enthusiast, but the opinion of the experts on this thread would be welcome.
To the lesser eye this would be instantly be identified as a "Steerage Stirrer". Probably a genuine artefact but hardly a rarity.
However, the lack of the bowl eccentricity does make me wonder if this could be from the upper decks, with such light use making me dare to think that this might be from the Davenport Lounge, which of course remained closed during the fateful voyage. As such it would be a historic find.
I'm merely an enthusiast, but the opinion of the experts on this thread would be welcome.
Classic early 20thC spoon, and a thing of smooth, stylistic beauty. The leading edge (right-handed motion) is worn. If that is indeed a Titanic spoon, then it was second hand prior to the voyage IMO - or someone has acquired it and been using it (and using it badly) since, rather than preserving it.
Horses for courses, of course, but were that genuine, as in actually genuine, then it should be preserved out of respect fo the dead. I'm not usually one for display cabinet queens, but for historical and maritime significance, I'd make an exception.
Oh and nice to see the correct Welter Bros. blue-ing marker being used for temporary shaft notation. A warming touch, that.
Horses for courses, of course, but were that genuine, as in actually genuine, then it should be preserved out of respect fo the dead. I'm not usually one for display cabinet queens, but for historical and maritime significance, I'd make an exception.
Oh and nice to see the correct Welter Bros. blue-ing marker being used for temporary shaft notation. A warming touch, that.
SCEtoAUX said:
I was helping to clear out some of my great grandfather's possessions yesterday and found this in an old chest.
To the lesser eye this would be instantly be identified as a "Steerage Stirrer". Probably a genuine artefact but hardly a rarity.
However, the lack of the bowl eccentricity does make me wonder if this could be from the upper decks, with such light use making me dare to think that this might be from the Davenport Lounge, which of course remained closed during the fateful voyage. As such it would be a historic find.
I'm merely an enthusiast, but the opinion of the experts on this thread would be welcome.
It is most definitely from from the Tintanic, it's obvious to anyone with an eye for detail. How interesting that it should be a left handed plunge variant too.To the lesser eye this would be instantly be identified as a "Steerage Stirrer". Probably a genuine artefact but hardly a rarity.
However, the lack of the bowl eccentricity does make me wonder if this could be from the upper decks, with such light use making me dare to think that this might be from the Davenport Lounge, which of course remained closed during the fateful voyage. As such it would be a historic find.
I'm merely an enthusiast, but the opinion of the experts on this thread would be welcome.
Of all the threads on PH, if there is just one which would make Johnny Foreigner realise that attempting to conquer Britannia would be an exercise of the utmost futility resulting in madness, despair and inevitable defeat, this is it!!
72 pages, 72 f
king pages about teaspoon advice!
Jesus wept (and God save the Queen!!)
72 pages, 72 f
king pages about teaspoon advice!Jesus wept (and God save the Queen!!)
Countdown said:
Of all the threads on PH, if there is just one which would make Johnny Foreigner realise that attempting to conquer Britannia would be an exercise of the utmost futility resulting in madness, despair and inevitable defeat, this is it!!
72 pages, 72 fking pages about teaspoon advice!
Jesus wept (and God save the Queen!!)
72 pages, 72 f
king pages about teaspoon advice!Jesus wept (and God save the Queen!!)
It’s a beautiful thing this thread ... and having such spoon aficionados to converse and share with is Devine
alorotom said:
It’s a beautiful thing this thread ... and having such spoon aficionados to converse and share with is Devine
Usget said:
NDA said:
How interesting that it should be a left handed plunge variant too.
Indulge someone with mere stubble. What marks it out as a left-handed variant? Is it the slight flange on the RHS of the bowl?Usget said:
Indulge someone with mere stubble. What marks it out as a left-handed variant? Is it the slight flange on the RHS of the bowl?
Yes, that and the additional weighting in the thrust area.It's clearly never been used in competition, but would be ripe for tournament. If you'll forgive the pun, it would cause quite a stir!
Hahahahaha.... sorry, that's real spoon humour. We're a bit like that - crazy!
NDA said:
Yes, that and the additional weighting in the thrust area.
It's clearly never been used in competition, but would be ripe for tournament. If you'll forgive the pun, it would cause quite a stir!
Hahahahaha.... sorry, that's real spoon humour. We're a bit like that - crazy!
It's clearly never been used in competition, but would be ripe for tournament. If you'll forgive the pun, it would cause quite a stir!
Hahahahaha.... sorry, that's real spoon humour. We're a bit like that - crazy!
:cheers:Just sat down for dessert. The connoisseurs choice of cold value rice pudding eaten straight from the tin.
I am of course using my 1973 Saint Ettiene Du Maunt “Valentine” teaspoon (1 of 6 left in the world). Some people don’t think it’s right to eat rice pudding with a teaspoon but they obviously aren’t as cultured as I. I remember meeting Francisco Warblersting at the 1990 Cuillère De Excellence in Paris and we shared a bowl of semolina, I showed him the correct teaspoon technique and it changed his life (his words not mine)
Anyway enjoy your evening!
I am of course using my 1973 Saint Ettiene Du Maunt “Valentine” teaspoon (1 of 6 left in the world). Some people don’t think it’s right to eat rice pudding with a teaspoon but they obviously aren’t as cultured as I. I remember meeting Francisco Warblersting at the 1990 Cuillère De Excellence in Paris and we shared a bowl of semolina, I showed him the correct teaspoon technique and it changed his life (his words not mine)
Anyway enjoy your evening!
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