On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:36:09 -0500, brooklyn1
> wrote:

>I seriously doubt that oddball aluminum fork is a kitchen/food prep
>tool... besides it being of reactive material heat would quickly
>travel up its very conductive aluminum handle necessitating use of a
>hot pad. Granny forks are almost always of stainless steel, or carbon
>steel, and always have a wooden, bakelite, or some sort of insulating
>handle....

These days, there are a number of Granny forks made in other
materials, including some for use with non-stick cookware.

-- Larry