Trident Bar Spoon 28cm Nettuno, Stainless Steel

For anyone working alone with no free hand. Within one drink you stir, pick up a garnish and set it on the glass: with a plain spoon that takes two tools and two movements, with the trident it takes one. Across a night it comes to minutes.

That argument weighs more than the convenience. Picking up an olive or a cherry with your fingers is the most common practice and the least defensible in front of a guest who is watching, and on an inspection it is an immediate finding. The 28cm trident bar spoon solves it without adding anything to the station: the fork is already in the hand, and the movement is faster than reaching for tongs.

• Length: 28cm
• Material: stainless steel
• Stem: spiral
• Opposite end: three pronged fork
• Weight: 0.02kg
• Dishwasher safe: yes, bare stainless steel with no plating

Twenty eight centimetres, for which vessels

It is a short length, suited to serving glasses, low mixing glasses and drinks built in the glass. On a 28oz tin or a tall mixing glass it leaves little margin and the hand ends up close to the liquid: anyone working mostly in those vessels takes the 45 centimetre version of the same model, which does exactly the same two jobs with more reach.

How the fork end is used

Spear the garnish and carry it to the glass in one movement, without turning the spoon over: the trident has three prongs precisely to hold a wide slice steady, which on a single point would swivel. For olives and cherries, set it on and press. Between one garnish and the next the trident gets rinsed like anything else that touches food.

Choose the 28cm trident bar spoon if

You work alone, your list carries a lot of garnishes, and you want to take a tool off the bar instead of adding one. If instead you mostly make stirred drinks in tall mixing glasses, the long version of the same range is easier to use; and if you use no garnishes, a spoon with a flat tab serves better for layering.

Stirring with a short spoon

The movement does not change with length: the bowl stays against the wall of the glass and the stem turns between thumb and forefinger, while the other fingers only steady it. With a 28cm trident bar spoon the grip is closer to the liquid, so it is worth tilting the glass slightly instead of sinking the hand in, and keeping the elbow low. That is how you stir in a serving glass without looking awkward in front of whoever is watching.

Care

Bare stainless steel with no plating, so the dishwasher is fine. The three prongs of the trident are where pulp residue stays: check them at the end of service, because that is where smells start. The neck between bowl and stem stays the fragile point of any bar spoon, and it should not be used as a lever.

FAQ

How long is the 28cm trident bar spoon? Twenty eight centimetres, the short size of the range.

What is the trident for? Picking up garnishes, olives and slices without using your fingers.

Is there a longer one? Yes, the same model is made in 45 centimetres.

Does it go in the dishwasher? Yes, it is bare stainless steel with no plating.

Can it be used for layering? A model with a flat tab is better: liquid does not run well down a trident.

The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 pieces -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item.

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The models are compared in the bar spoon guide.