On 1/30/2010 3:21 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> http://i45.tinypic.com/2u63gqd.jpg
> http://i45.tinypic.com/fw57if.jpg
> http://i46.tinypic.com/nfjsk9.jpg
>
> I know that #1 and #3 are fork and knife. Duh.
>
> 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.
>
I have one of those forks - it is used for making pastry. Check the
King Arthur Flour website - they used to stock them in aluminium, but
last time I saw them, they were being offered in stainless steel.