Really? Nobody invented this yet?
January 28, 2018 6:27 PM Subscribe
I want a fork that I can set in my (large) salad bowl (basically a large mixing bowl) and have it not slide down into my salad. Like probably, with a hook on the end of the handle that hooks the edge of the bowl. Seems like someone should have invented this by now.
Perhaps my google-fu is just weak, but I can't find a single fork with a hook on the handle. Actually, Amazon has one, for $71, but it's fancy and I think huge. I just want a freaking fork that has a small hook on the end of the handle, like some soup ladles do, so it won't slide down into my bowl. Has anybody run across this thing? If not I'll get to cracking with the welding torch and blacksmithing tools, but I'd really rather just buy one!
Perhaps my google-fu is just weak, but I can't find a single fork with a hook on the handle. Actually, Amazon has one, for $71, but it's fancy and I think huge. I just want a freaking fork that has a small hook on the end of the handle, like some soup ladles do, so it won't slide down into my bowl. Has anybody run across this thing? If not I'll get to cracking with the welding torch and blacksmithing tools, but I'd really rather just buy one!
I know this pain! I can't find anything in Google, but really just a rubber donut that fit the handle of the utensil would be fine. Maybe Home Depot has some wide rubber gaskets or something that can be used for this? A utensil with a built-in hook is nothing I've ever seen before, so $71 sounds about right.
posted by rhizome at 6:42 PM on January 28, 2018
posted by rhizome at 6:42 PM on January 28, 2018
Some outfit called Jumbl makes a salad bowl set which has hooked utensils.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 6:46 PM on January 28, 2018
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 6:46 PM on January 28, 2018
Best answer: Lots of people take metal spoons and turn them into rings. You could bend the end of a (perhaps extra long?) fork into a hook.
posted by delezzo at 6:48 PM on January 28, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by delezzo at 6:48 PM on January 28, 2018 [2 favorites]
As a kid, I remember mum's salad bowl (very midcentury modern) had crank-handled utensils to prevent sliding.
Both of these sets appear to face the problem: Sparrow Salad Bowl, Mud Pie 4601029 Salad Bowl
posted by scruss at 6:48 PM on January 28, 2018
Both of these sets appear to face the problem: Sparrow Salad Bowl, Mud Pie 4601029 Salad Bowl
posted by scruss at 6:48 PM on January 28, 2018
Best answer: I have a table fork with a hook on the handle. There's no identifying information on the fork, sadly.
It's a little on the small side for a table fork but it's real. And, wow, I have no idea how I'd replace it!
posted by mountmccabe at 6:49 PM on January 28, 2018 [1 favorite]
It's a little on the small side for a table fork but it's real. And, wow, I have no idea how I'd replace it!
posted by mountmccabe at 6:49 PM on January 28, 2018 [1 favorite]
Best answer: What about a longer fork? I don't know anything about the ones I linked to but thinking longer might balance better in a big bowl.
posted by amanda at 6:55 PM on January 28, 2018
posted by amanda at 6:55 PM on January 28, 2018
You could probably magnetize a steel fork and/or bowl to affirm to one another easily enough.
posted by glibhamdreck at 7:07 PM on January 28, 2018
posted by glibhamdreck at 7:07 PM on January 28, 2018
If you're okay with adorable quirkiness, Ototo has some options that might work for you.
Papa Nessie Pasta Spoon (but could easily be used on salad)
Bigfoot Salad Tongs (also comes in yeti)
Jumpin' Jack Salad Servers (this is the front runner for your actual requirements, the legs separate into two spoons and the feet act as hooks)
posted by Mizu at 7:53 PM on January 28, 2018
Papa Nessie Pasta Spoon (but could easily be used on salad)
Bigfoot Salad Tongs (also comes in yeti)
Jumpin' Jack Salad Servers (this is the front runner for your actual requirements, the legs separate into two spoons and the feet act as hooks)
posted by Mizu at 7:53 PM on January 28, 2018
As someone who also enjoys a BAS (big-ass salad) I also suffer from this. My only solution was to use a shallower bowl, or two bowls (one to eat off of, one to serve from).
posted by Autumnheart at 8:15 PM on January 28, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Autumnheart at 8:15 PM on January 28, 2018 [1 favorite]
Best answer: You could attach a hook made out of sugru to your preferred fork -- the material is very easy to use.
posted by Pwoink at 10:14 PM on January 28, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Pwoink at 10:14 PM on January 28, 2018 [1 favorite]
Pop a rare-earth magnet (e.g. this or this) on the back of your fork; it'll hold on the side of the bowl.
posted by transient at 10:20 PM on January 28, 2018
posted by transient at 10:20 PM on January 28, 2018
Best answer: Upthread Sugru How to make:
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-Your-Own-Sugru-Substitute/
posted by lungtaworld at 6:15 AM on January 29, 2018
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Make-Your-Own-Sugru-Substitute/
posted by lungtaworld at 6:15 AM on January 29, 2018
I have encountered salad forks/spoons a number of times at people's houses that have hooks on the back for hanging on the bowl. I'm surprised that apparently they don't show up easily in Google -- when I search for "salad servers hooks" I get a number of results that look like they might work, eg: 1, 2, 3.
posted by Dip Flash at 6:25 AM on January 29, 2018
posted by Dip Flash at 6:25 AM on January 29, 2018
Response by poster: Thanks all! It looks like somebody just really needs to invent it. Until then, I forgot about Sugru! Great idea. If that doesn't work, I'll just find a long fork and bend the handle.
posted by bluesky78987 at 7:09 AM on January 29, 2018
posted by bluesky78987 at 7:09 AM on January 29, 2018
transient: "Pop a rare-earth magnet (e.g. this or this) on the back of your fork; it'll hold on the side of the bowl."
Most metal bowls are stainless which won't be attracted to a magnet.
posted by Mitheral at 6:26 PM on January 29, 2018
Most metal bowls are stainless which won't be attracted to a magnet.
posted by Mitheral at 6:26 PM on January 29, 2018
Sadly this seems to be a joke commercial for Hooked Cutlery on YouTube.
BUT! This is real: Fortessa Hooked Handle Fork. Three 12.5" forks for $45. They also had similar spoons.
posted by mountmccabe at 8:55 PM on January 29, 2018 [1 favorite]
BUT! This is real: Fortessa Hooked Handle Fork. Three 12.5" forks for $45. They also had similar spoons.
posted by mountmccabe at 8:55 PM on January 29, 2018 [1 favorite]
Most metal bowls are stainless which won't be attracted to a magnet.
But! It doesn't have to be attracted to the bowl, just the fork; then it can sit on the edge of the bowl. It works on every fork in my drawer.
posted by transient at 3:02 AM on January 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
But! It doesn't have to be attracted to the bowl, just the fork; then it can sit on the edge of the bowl. It works on every fork in my drawer.
posted by transient at 3:02 AM on January 30, 2018 [1 favorite]
Oh hey. Have you seen Spoon Ups? They're silicone widgets designed to slip around the handles of wooden spoons. I bought a couple in the kitchen odds-and-ends section of my local grocery store. Can't say I'm in love with them, but if your fork of choice is compatible, size wise, it might work for you.
posted by mumkin at 6:32 PM on January 30, 2018
posted by mumkin at 6:32 PM on January 30, 2018
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