Spoons

I’ll be moving back home to NC in a few weeks and I’ve been doing some serious internet “window shopping” for weeks now. One thing I’ll need once I’m settled in is some flatware- the set I use now belongs to my roommate. After browsing the internet, I decided to go check out some silverware in person and took a trip to the Chinatown Bed, Bath and Beyond. I had already settled on a brushed, matte finish and wanted a more modern handle. When I saw the Meridian set (made by Robert Welch, but a cheaper version), I really liked their look- that is until my eyes fell on the shape of the spoon.

In the half hour that I stood at BB&B staring at the wall of flatware, I kept coming back to Meridian, thousands of questions flying through my head about (what I previously thought was) the simple spoon. As it is not clearly visible in the picture, I can only describe the shape of the head of the spoon as “whomp-head”. Now, one of the things I like about a spoon is it’s tip- it’s great for eating ice cream in small bites or sipping soup. Alas, these spoons have no tip, but they had everything else I’m looking for. Oh how I wish you could test a spoon out in the store, just to see if you would actually like eating your cheerios out of it.

I ultimately decided that I would keep looking for my flatware, but I did have quite a time weighing the finer points of, what I’ve now concluded, is the most important utensil. I now know that the design of a spoon could kill an entire meal and I just can’t risk it…