Raccoon and Lobster

The Gray Kunz spoons have arrived. Traveling all the way from the east coast in an epic journey…

…they have found their new home.

The first thing you need to know about the Gray Kunz spoons are that they are big. Huge. Much bigger than you thought they were.

The “regular” sized spoon is as big as your hand. But on a handle that is normal sized, so it looks a little like Humpty Dumpty. A giant egg head with stubby legs.

But  instead of being clumsy and unwieldy, they are full of graceful curves. The stem arches smoothly into the bowl. The edges of the bowls  have a subtle flange that helps to seduce the perfect quenelle out of sorbet and ice cream.

Cool Hwip is not quite as sexy as homemade ice cream, not even homemade beet ice cream, but it is a good, cheap medium with which to practice your skills of quenelle-conjuration. If your dogs happen to get the occasional scoop of canned pumpkin with their dinner, they might appreciate getting it in the form of an elegant egg shape also. I am assured that foods that come in the form of a graceful seamless ovoid just taste better. With a spoon in my hands, everything looks like it needs to be quenelled.

When compared to normal spoons, you can see the deeper curve to the stem and the increased depth to the bowl that Gray Kunz spoons have. The only spoon that comes close is a large serving spoon, shown third from the right, and it is still shallower than the small Gray Kunz spoon. The large carrying capacity makes it ideal for glazing, drizzling, and basting, and the short handles and lower sides compared to a ladle or large scoop make it easier to maneuver in a saucepan or pot.

Having used these spoons for a few days, I understand what the fuss is about. Do you need a Gray Kunz spoon for your own? Probably not. After all, most of us are only making a few meals a day and wouldn’t get that much benefit from a specialized saucing spoon. But desire and need rarely go hand in hand. There is a certain pleasure and satisfaction to using exactly the right tool for the job, and that small gratification, added up over thousands of dishes and hundreds of days, could easily lead to love.

The Gray Kunz spoon can be purchased here. I have no affiliation with Gray Kunz or JB Prince.