Food And Beverage Services: December 2014

TYPES OF CUTLARIES

Cutlery is used not only in food service but also in food preparation and is an essential item in the hospitality industry. Hospitality Products carry a wide variety of cutlery products from basic cutlery to beautifully presented cutlery gift sets. Our range includes butter, cheese, carving, steak, fish, cake forks, dessert, fruit forks and soup spoons to name a few, as well as normal table cutlery, and cutlery for serving.

Oval Soup Spoon

The oval soup spoon is similar in size and shape to a tablespoon, only the bowl is a little smaller and tapers slightly to a tip and the handle is shorter.
The overall length of the oval soup spoon varies from approximately 5¾ to 8¼ inches.
The oval soup spoon is used differently in formal and informal dining.

At a formal dinner, soup is served in a soup plate and the oval soup spoon is the only spoon laid on the table.
At an informal meal, the oval soup spoon is used to eat any food presented in a large, shallow soup bowl, such as chili, stew, ravioli, and dessert.

Iced-Beverage Spoon

The iced-beverage spoon, also known as an iced-tea spoon, is used to stir sugar in cold beverages served in a tall glass, such as iced tea or iced coffee.

It is used only for informal dining.

Place Spoon

The place spoon is an all-purpose spoon slightly larger than a teaspoon but smaller than a tablespoon, a utensil used originally to sip cream soup and eat dessert.

Teaspoon

The average teaspoon measures approximately 5½ to 6¼ inches in length.
The teaspoon is used only in informal dining to stir hot beverages, sip soup, and eat solid food, and it is the wise host who collects extras.

Ice-Cream Spoon

The ice-cream spoon, also known as an ice-cream scoop looks like a miniature shovel.
It is approximately 5 inches in length and made with a wide shallow bowl to afford a generous bite.
The ice-cream spoon is used at informal meals only to eat frozen dessert served on a plate, such as ice-cream roll.
In formal dining, two dessert utensils are presented and the ice-cream spoon is not used.

Citrus Spoon

The citrus spoon, also known as a grapefruit spoon, orange spoon, and fruit spoon features an elongated bowl and a pointed tip, a shape used to eat segmented fruit, such as a grapefruit or an orange.

Demitasse Spoon

The demitasse spoon, also known as a mocha spoon to stir coffee made with an equal amount of hot chocolate, is approximately 3¾ to 4½ inches long, in proportion with the demitasse cup and saucer used in formal dining.
At a formal dinner or formal luncheon, coffee is served in a demitasse cup, and a demitasse spoon is used if sugar is added.

DESSERT FORK

The dessert fork is a specialized fork approximately 6 to 7 inches in length, that looks similar to a salad fork, only a little narrower.
It is not made as part of a flatware set.
The left tine is extrawide to provide leverage in cutting firm dessert, such as baklava.
The dessert fork is used in formal and informal dining.

ICE-CREAM FORK

The ice-cream fork features a wide shallow bowl with three tines at the tip.
The spoon part is used to scoop and eat soft ice cream, and the tines to cut, spear, and lift firm bites to the mouth.
As two dessert utensils are provided in formal dining, namely a dessert.

PASTRY FORK

The pastry fork evolved about 1880.
It looks similar to a salad fork, but it is narrower and slightly shorter, approximately 5 to 5½ inches long.
To provide leverage in cutting, the left tine is often notched.
The pastry fork is used in informal dining, although it is not essential; it is not used in formal dining where two dessert utensils are presented.

Dinner Fork:

This worked beautifully for things like meat.
However, it doesn't work so well with peas or corn or such.
More tines were added to make it easier to capture a variety of things from meat to legumes to vegetables.

Salad Fork:

Same general idea of a dinner fork but it's a bit smaller and the tines are shorter.
See, there is some method to the madness.
Here's the rule on salad forks: if your main course is a salad or if your salad is served as a side dish to your entrée, use your dinner fork.

Seafood Fork:

The purpose of a seafood fork is to spear seafood served in a compote or a shell, such as shrimp cocktail or coquille St. Jacques.
The seafood fork is used in formal and informal dining

Beef Fork:

A fork used specifically for picking up thin slices of meat
It's shaped like a regular fork but it's bigger and the tines are curved outward.

TYPE OF GLASSWARE

There is type of glassware and their function :

BEVERAGES GLASSWARE

Beverages Glasses

Function: These all-purpose glasses can be used to hold any beverage you wish. They come in various sizes, shapes and capacities to fit your dining room needs.

Water Glasses

Function: Water glasses hold anywhere from 5 to 14 ounces of water. In a pinch, plastic drinkware can be used in lieu of glass, especially when it comes to serving water.

Iced Tea Glasses

Function: Some iced tea glasses resemble regular beverage glasses, while some have stems and resemble wine glass or a goblet. These glasses can be used for iced tea, as well as water or any other beverage.

Juice Glasses

Function: Small juice glasses are great for serving juice at breakfast and brunch. They are smaller than most beverage glasses.

BEER SERVICE

Beer Glassses

Function: Some glasses are specifically designed to hold pints of beer or pilsner and lager beers. Pilsner glasses are flared with the top being wider than the bottom. Pint glasses are perfect for holding water, soda or beers and ciders from the tap.

Beer Mug

Function: These heavy thick mugs are designed to hold beer without breakage. They have sturdy handles for easier lifting. Beer steins are a special kind of beer mug that originated in German. A beer stein is much like a beer mug, but includes a thumb rest or a lid.

LIQUOR, COCKTAIL AND MIXED DRINK SERVICE

Hurricane Glasses

Function: These glasses are shaped like the old-fashioned hurricane lamps, and are designed to hold fruity cocktails and other drink concoctions.

Margarita Glasses

Function: Margarita glasses are usually large with a bowl shape, and sometimes have a smaller bowl below the large bowl for a decorative touch. The glass is wide so that the rim can be coated in salt or sugar to accent the drink.

Martini And Cocktail Glasses

Function: For serving martinis or any other cocktail, use a martini glass or cocktail glass. The triangular bowl shape holds martinis, cosmopolitans, manhattans, and other fun cocktails. They are also great for serving champagne.

Rock Glasses

Function: When a customer asks for a mixed drink served on the rocks, reach for a rocks glass. These small tumblers can also be used to serve mixed drinks and liqueur drinks.

Shot, Shooter and Whiskey Glasses

Function: These glasses can be used to hold single liquors or liquor concoctions. Shooter glasses are usually taller than shot glasses, while whiskey glasses are wide enough to fit ice. The bottoms of the glasses are extra thick, so that they absorb the shock of being slammed on a surface.

Brandy Snifters

Function: These glasses have a shorter stem than wine glasses and are designed to hold brandy, a spirit that is made from distilled wine and often served after dinner. The glasses are capable of holding much more liquid than should be poured. Fill the glass about a third of the way up so that the brandy can breathe in the glass.

Cosmopolitan Glasses

Function: Ideal for holding cosmos or other mixed drinks, cosmopolitan glasses resemble a stemless cocktail glass.

WINE,CHAMPAGNE, SHERRY GLASSES

Red Wine Glasses

Function: Red wine glasses are designed to have a larger rim so that the person drinking the wine can smell the aroma while sipping the wine. Stemless wine glasses can also be used for red wines, since the wine is served room temperature and will not quickly grow warm in the guests hand.

White Wine Glasses

Function: White wine glasses have a smaller rim than the red. The stemmed glasses keep chilled wines cooler longer, as the person drinking the wine can hold the stem instead of holding the glass.

Sherry Glasses

Function: Sherry glasses resemble red wine glasses, only they are a bit smaller and are made to hold fortified wines, like port, or wines with a strong aroma. Sherry has a distinct aroma that gets trapped in these special glasses.

Glass Goblet

Function: Goblets have a shorter stem than wine glasses, but can still be used to hold wine or sherry. They can also be used to hold water or other beverages.

Champagne Glasses

Function: These glasses are usually fluted with a tall and narrow bowl for holding champagne. The small opening helps keep the carbonation inside of the glass longer, so that it keeps the drink from going flat. These glasses are great for holding mimosas and other cocktails as well as champagne.

Crockery & Chinaware

CROCKERY

Crockery is any type of tableware used during meals. This includes serving platters, plates, bowls, condiment dishes and any other type of dinnerware.

Complete the collection with surprising pieces such as a, sugar bowl, egg cups.

Complete the spread with plenty of serving utensils and cutlery, enough for each dish or guest.

Butter Dishes

Butter Dish will hold one stick of butter or margarine, keeping butter fresh and reducing absorption of refrigerator odours.

Gravy Boat

The Gravy Boat will allow your gravy or sauce to be poured easily with style and grace.

Sugar Bowl

A sugar bowl is a small bowl that designed for holding sugar or sugar cube, to be serve with tea or coffee in the Western tradisional. That is an integral part of the tea set.

Teapot

A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or an herbal mix in the boiling or near-boiling water, and for serving the resulting infusion which is called tea.

Bowls

A bowl is a round, open-top container used in many cultures to serve food, and is also used for drinking and storing other item.

Teacup

A teacup is a small cup with or without a handle. Generally a small one that may be grasped with the thumb and with one or two fingers.

Platter

A platter is a large type of dishware used for serving food. it ia a tray on which food is displayed and served to people. Its shape can be oval, round, rectangular or square.