"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:37:56 -0600, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> Sqwertz > wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> Cool fork! Perhaps it is a pastry blending fork. My first thought was
>> simply a large meat fork for serving -- I have a couple but not with
>> sharp on the back of the tines.
>
> Two votes for pastry fork. That's what I think, too (3 votes).
> That why I mentioned it being good for blending shortening/flour.
> It's strong, has a wide stance, and has those sharp undersides to
> the tines.
>
> -sw

Me four. It's a pastry blending fork.

Jinx