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Default Does anyone else use a granny fork?

Serene Vannoy wrote:
> Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> Or is it just me? A granny fork is about 7 inches long and has 2 or 3
>> sharp tines. Useful for holding hot potatoes for peeling or poking
>> veggies to see if they are done.

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> We call it a carving fork, but yes, I have and use one.
>
> Serene

So do I, have had the same one for more than thirty years now. The only
thing left out of a nice carving set I was gifted with.