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Good Eats: A New Spork!

The folks at Serious Eats are enjoying their food with a twist this week, starting with new sporks! Get the scoop on this utensil's latest reincarnation, a shout-out for tangerine salt, and a recipe for cheddar-chipotle scones that are healthier than they sound after the jump...

• Serious Eats HQ Got New Sporks - Now sporks really CAN do everything! According to the rigorous testing by the Serious Eats team, it can slice an orange, scoop oatmeal, and even open CD cases.

• Blogwatch: Making Tangerine Salt - Eric Gower, The Breakaway Chef, leads us to temptation with tales of this easy-to-make and versatile salt. He had us at "toasty citrusy"...

• Healthy & Delicious: Cheddar Chipotle Scones - Adapted from a Cooking Light recipe, these scones sound like they'd go perfectly with a big bowl of chili!

• Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Magazine Debuts Today - Love her or hate her, head over to Serious Eats to get the scoop on her new magazine and join the fray!

• Live Musselcam - Stuck in your office and craving a taste of the great outdoors? This webcam tracks the exciting lives of Prince Edward Island mussels, all in real time!

Previous Good Eats: Leeks with Asian Vinaigrette

(Image: Erin Zimmer for Serious Eats)

Comments (8)

I have this.

The problem I found (that I've never really thought about until it happened), is that I tend to drag the side of the fork along the right side of my mouth...a problem since that is the side of the fork that has the serrated knife part!

I haven't determined if this is a right-handed thing or I am just an imprecise eater...

posted by st@cy on February 5th 2009 at 9:27am
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I have one of those sporks too! It's fun.

posted by moiety on February 5th 2009 at 11:49am
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We've used Light My Fire sporks for backpacking, and our only complaint is that they can, and will, break. Boo! But they're great for lunchboxes! I love the bright colors and the smart design.

For backpacking, our new fave is the Sea to Summit Alphalight spork--lighter than titanium, and cheaper too. Don't think this one will snap in half--bonus.

posted by chow.baby on February 5th 2009 at 5:22pm
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P.S. A little surprised to see it posted as 'new'-- I bought my first one at REI over three years ago.

posted by chow.baby on February 5th 2009 at 5:27pm
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Yeah, the Light My Fire sporks look great, but they break like crazy when thrown in packs and treated rough.

posted by aojjoa on February 6th 2009 at 11:21am
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I've been using these Sporks since 2006, I love them, though they do tend to fly out of the utensil tray in my dishwasher and end up in the bottom of the unit.

Now available in the slightly larger XM and the serving L sizes...sweet!!!

posted by barturtle on February 6th 2009 at 1:01pm
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...oh...and I just noticed, a titanium version too...I swoon...

posted by barturtle on February 6th 2009 at 1:03pm
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HA i have one too!
mine is pink haha :D

posted by sweetiebox on February 6th 2009 at 1:17pm
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