Forks

thumb|From left to right: pastry fork, relish fork, [[salad fork, dinner fork, cold cuts fork, serving fork, carving fork]] In cutlery or kitchenware, a fork (from 'pitchfork') is a utensil, now usually made of metal, whose long handle terminates in a head that branches into several narrow and often slightly curved tines with which one can spear foods either to hold them to cut with a knife or to lift them to the mouth.

thumb|right|Four types of sporks

Eating utensil

small wood or plastic fork

thumb|Splayds (or spknorks) are a combination of fork, knife and spoon in one utensil. thumb|A splayd beside a tart A splayd is an eating utensil which combines the functions of a spoon, knife and fork. It was invented by William McArthur in the 1940s in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. His wife, Suzanne McArthur was the initial public face and marketer of the splayd. There are several manufacturers.

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Fish-oriented eating utensil