The 30cm bar spoon in two lines
This is the bar spoon in its most common length: long twisted stem, small bowl, stainless steel. It stirs the ingredients in a glass, a mixing glass or a tin without your hand going into the drink.
Who it is for
For anyone starting out, and for any station that needs more than one spoon. It is the cheapest tool in the whole mixing kit and the one used most times in a night, because it also picks up a cherry, takes a taste and pushes the ice down.
30cm, and for which vessels
It is the right length for low mixing glasses, serving glasses and long drinks built in the glass. In a 28oz tin or a tall mixing glass the 30cm bar spoon reaches the bottom but leaves little room, and your fingers end up close to the liquid: there a 40 or 45cm spoon is the better choice. The rule never changes: choose the length on the tallest vessel you use.
Specifications
- Length: 30cm
- Material: stainless steel
- Stem: twisted
- Weight: 20g
- Use: stirring in a glass, mixing glass or tin
- Dishwasher safe: yes
Why the stem is twisted
A bar spoon turns between the fingers; it is not moved with the arm. The twist gives the thumb and index finger something to grip as they push and pull in turn while the bowl stays against the wall of the vessel: the ice turns as one block instead of knocking about, so it does not chip and does not dilute more than it should. A smooth stem does not allow that movement, which is why every bar spoon has had a twist for at least a century.
How to learn the move
Hold the spoon between the middle and ring fingers, with the thumb and index finger free to turn the stem. Keep the back of the bowl against the glass and the face towards the centre, always in contact with the wall. It feels clumsy at first and becomes automatic after twenty goes: it is the move you see bartenders make, and it is what separates a properly stirred drink from one that has just been swirled.
How many to keep at the station
At least two. One 30cm bar spoon almost always sits in the mixing glass or next to the bottles, and as soon as it is used for a garnish or a taste it is dirty: with only one you either wash it every time or use it dirty. It costs little precisely because it is meant to be bought in numbers.
What else it does
It measures, for a start. In trade practice the bowl of a bar spoon holds about 5ml, a teaspoon, and that is the unit many classic recipes use for syrups and modifiers. It also pushes the ice down before you pour, fishes out a garnish that went into the wrong glass, and layers: rest the back of the bowl against the wall and let the liquid run down over it.
Care
Untreated stainless steel, so it goes in the dishwasher without a problem. Dry it to keep marks off the polished stem, and keep it for stirring rather than prising things open, which is the usual way the neck between bowl and stem gets bent.
FAQ
Which vessels is the 30cm bar spoon for? Low mixing glasses, serving glasses and long drinks built in the glass.
Why is the stem twisted? So it turns between thumb and index finger while the bowl stays against the wall.
Is it dishwasher safe? Yes, it is stainless steel with no plating.
How much does it weigh? 20g.
Is one enough? Two is better: it gets dirty with every garnish and every taste.
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.
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