On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:24:46 -0500, wrote:

> On Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:21:40 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>http://i45.tinypic.com/2u63gqd.jpg
>>http://i45.tinypic.com/fw57if.jpg
>>http://i46.tinypic.com/nfjsk9.jpg

OK, grapefruit knife it is. My first thought was some sort of
citrus sectioner, but I didn't know there was such a thing as a
actual grapefruit knife.

The knife I'm still not convinced it's a "fruit knife" (whatever
that is). It doesn't match any other pictures of fruit knives.
Then again I don't see anything that differentiates fruit knives
from any other serrated knife.

Which leaves the fork. Granny fork? Granny would have a hard time
getting her mouth open wide enough for this fork. And then her
dentures would get pretty scratched up.

I meant to post this to RFC where I know some Italians hang out, so
I'm crossposting it there now.

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.

-sw