Pasta fork, ladle, solid spoon, and common or garden variety turner [link]
The "pasta fork" claims that it has optimized placement of prongs for pasta retention and transfer. I just can't quite believe that, but maybe it's actually true
The King of Cups expects a picnic. But this is not his birthday!
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Jul 23, 2026 9:00:39 am PDT #13395 of 13434
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jessica - Jul 23, 2026 9:02:15 am PDT #13396 of 13434
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
$250 is a lot, but maybe not for a wedding gift? And you can never have too many big spoons.
Dana - Jul 23, 2026 9:05:55 am PDT #13397 of 13434
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
At least three of those things would just sit in my drawers, but I'm not your brother.
-t - Jul 23, 2026 9:12:50 am PDT #13398 of 13434
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
He does make part of his living cooking, so he would probably use them all, but he also probably already has tools he likes. I dunno. If I was getting wholesale pricing I'd get the set but without the employee discount there seems like less reason for me to get them for him. Jess makes a good point about the spoons, though.
Jessica - Jul 23, 2026 9:14:24 am PDT #13399 of 13434
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
optimized placement of prongs for pasta retention and transfer
Dang, I can't believe I've been retaining and transferring pasta with a suboptimal fork this whole time.
-t - Jul 23, 2026 9:24:04 am PDT #13400 of 13434
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Right? I wish I could have seen the R&D lab when they were working on that
Jessica - Jul 23, 2026 9:39:57 am PDT #13401 of 13434
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Immediately printing myself business cards with the title "SVP, Pasta Retention Optimization"
erikaj - Jul 23, 2026 10:33:23 am PDT #13402 of 13434
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
A lot of times when I go to webinars, my lack of title makes me feel conspicuous. maybe I'll just borrow that one.
-t - Jul 23, 2026 10:40:36 am PDT #13403 of 13434
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Oh, hell, I thought I had talked myself into the fish turner and French whisk combo but now I see there are also balloon whisks and maybe that's better? Argh
JenP - Jul 23, 2026 10:58:07 am PDT #13404 of 13434
Well, now I want the colander set. I do not have a good colander. I have my mom's old thin, three-legged thing that I use and have not replaced for sentimental reasons (pretty sure it's older than I am), but I would 100% get the set they are showing. You can never have too many colanders. (I also have a crappy plastic slotted thing and a big and a small fine mesh strainer, so I make due, but... shiny, shiny colander set!)
So, I no help in the deciding department.