On Jan 30, 8:20*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:24:46 -0500, wrote:
> > On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:21:40 -0600, Sqwertz >
> > wrote:
>
> >>http://i45.tinypic.com/2u63gqd.jpg
> >>http://i45.tinypic.com/fw57if.jpg
> >>http://i46.tinypic.com/nfjsk9.jpg
>
> OK, grapefruit knife it is. *My first thought was some sort of
> citrus sectioner, but I didn't know there was such a thing as a
> actual grapefruit knife.
>
> The knife I'm still not convinced it's a "fruit knife" (whatever
> that is). *It doesn't match any other pictures of fruit knives.
> Then again I don't see anything that differentiates fruit knives
> from any other serrated knife.
>
> Which leaves the fork. *Granny fork? *Granny would have a hard time
> getting her mouth open wide enough for this fork. *And then her
> dentures would get pretty scratched up.
>
> I meant to post this to RFC where I know some Italians hang out, so
> I'm crossposting it there now.
>
> Fork: Cast aluminum made in Italy. *Very light and strong. *The
> times are quite substantial and the backs of them come to a sharp
> point, unlike any other forks I've seen. *Great for shredding meats
> and incorporating flour and shortening. It would also cut sheets of
> pasta into ribbons, I suspect. I'm wondering if this fork has a
> special use in the Italian kitchen.
>
> -sw

>
>
The yellow knife looks like what I've seen and used called a 'tomato'
knife. No clue about the other one.