Do you want to learn English vocabulary words for cutlery? In this article, we’ll begin by presenting the vocabulary items, then we’ll present pictures and examples of some words in context.
Cutlery Vocabulary
Cutlery (also known as silverware or flatware) is defined as all kitchen utensils used at the table for eating and serving food.
Cutlery Set
- Salad servers
- Knife
- Fish knife
- Steak knife
- Butter knife
- Fork
- Fish fork
- Salad fork
- Dessert spoon
- Soup spoon
- Teaspoon
- Tablespoon
- Demitasse spoon
- Sundae spoon
- Chopsticks
Common Cutlery Items
These are the most common pieces of cutlery.
- Fork – used to hold or pick up food
- Knife – used to cut food
- Spoon – used to eat soup or rice
Names of Silverware | Examples & Photos
Salad servers
Salad servers are a must-have for every kitchen so these popular utensils will appeal to most.
Knife
She picked up her knife and fork and started to eat.
Fish knife
Use a proper fish knife and fork if possible as they are designed to cut through the flesh but not the bones.
Steak knife
In a formal table setting, you need to remove the corn from the cob with a steak knife and eat it with a fork.
Butter knife
Use a butter knife to spread the melted chocolate inside the mold, covering the surface completely.
Fork
Prick the skin of the potatoes with a fork before baking them.
Fish fork
Nervousness sends my fish fork clattering into my neighbor’s steak knife despite his best attempts to improve my dining etiquette.
Salad fork
Start at the outside and work your way in. Your salad fork will be on the far left, your entree fork will be next to it.
Dessert spoon
With only 29 calories a dessert spoon for mayonnaise and a mere 15 calories for salad dressing they’re well worth dipping into.
Soup spoon
Place the soup bowl above the soup spoon and to the right.
Teaspoon
Cut into thin strips and season with a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of pepper.
Tablespoon
Stir in the anchovy paste and 1 tablespoon black pepper and cook for 1 minute longer.
Demitasse spoon
And then again, but this time on a demitasse spoon, with the other half of the sugar cube.
Sundae spoon
There was a sundae spoon missing when Nina put the silverware back in its box.
Chopsticks
When I first went to China, I was so ham-fisted that I couldn’t even handle chopsticks.
Last Updated on January 7, 2026
