Stainless Steel Flatware and How Spoons came into Use

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Whether they were basic shaped rocks, carved clay and wooden sticks or modern day silverware sets, human beings have been creating tools to help them eat food in an easier manner since ancient ages. Among these, the spoon is considered as the ideal tool in terms of versatility when it comes to preparing, serving, and eating many different types of food.

It is of simple design with a basic bowl in a convenient round or oval shape joined to a long handle that is easy to hold, yet it has been in use without significant changes to its design for thousands of years. These days, spoons are the main part of any flatware, whether it is of a set from a well-known brand like Williams Sonoma flatware or sold as part of serve ware. However, in the modern age, spoons have evolved into as many as fifty designs.

Spoons have surely had a lengthy yet interesting life since their invention all those millennia ago. It is no surprise that nobody knows their exact year of creation. However, they were already in existence at around 1000 B.C. as far as archaeological findings are concerned.

The spoons recovered from those ancient times contain a host of materials like slate, ivory, wood, and flint, and seem to have multiple purposes ranging from decorative to religious. Spoons at the time were probably meant for the Egyptian elite such as priests and pharaohs - very different from the commonly used stainless steel flatware present in every home today.

The utensils recovered in excavations also have the various important ceremonies depicted on them in the form of detailed drawings and colorful hieroglyphs. As the ages passed, spoons began to be made from metals like silver and bronze, as is witnessed in the remains of Ancient Roman and Greece. Again, such utensils were usually found in the possession of people with higher status.

Medieval Europe showcased spoons and other utensils that had been created from pewter, wood, animal horns, and brass. At the time, these must have been thought to be convenient for the transportation of ingredients and meals for various living beings. Wood began to be replaced by stronger and longer-lasting materials like metals by the fifteenth century, where again, it was mainly accessible to those in elite positions.

Historians recall that the first mention of things resembling a spoon in England is as old as the year 1259 to be exact, in the various accounts of King Edward I. Such utensils were surely meant to represent the class and wealth of the owner at the time due to their rarity. Special spoon collections were included in the coronation and anointing ceremony of each king in that medieval period.

After the medieval era, spoons were still being reinvented using different designs, shapes, and materials, throughout the Renaissance period and the following Baroque and Victorian eras. This trend continued until the completion of the eighteenth century before we finally got the serving tray that is in use today.

Today’s modern age sees the use of the spoon in a much wider range of uses than at the time of its conception. To begin with, it has several uses in the culinary field. Now that it is available in numerous shapes and sizes, we simply need to select the right one to use in our consumption of foods that have more liquid-like consistencies such as stews and soups along with frozen foods like ice creams.

Nowadays, there are also many reputed brands like Inox Artisans and Williams Sonoma flatware that offer extensive ranges of spoons in their numerous forms like flatware, serve ware, etc.