List of types of spoons


For description and history, see spoon. For spoons other than utensils, see Spoon.
This is a list of types of spoons used for eating, cooking, and serving:

Eating utensils

Spoons are primarily used to transfer edibles from vessel to mouth, usually at a dining table. A spoon's style is usually named after a food or drink with which they are most often used, the material with which they are composed, or a feature of their appearance or structure.
Spoons primarily used in food preparation, handling, or serving, in the kitchen or at the table. Most are named after an edible for which they are specially designed. Two utensils with spoon-shaped ends are also included.
Items in the form of spoons used for ceremonial or commemorative purposes, or for functions other than ingesting comestibles.