The trident bar spoon in two lines
The trident bar spoon is a 40cm mixing spoon in 18/10 stainless steel, with a twisted shaft and a three-pronged fork at the opposite end. It comes in five plated finishes: black, silver, gold, copper and bronze.
Who it is for
For stations in full view that want matching tools. The spoon is the tool that stays longest in the glass in front of the guest, so it is where a finish is noticed first; and at 40cm it covers practically every vessel in a professional kit.
40cm covers everything
A bar spoon has to clear the rim of the tallest vessel you use, or the grip drops close to the liquid and the stir loses control. 40cm reaches the bottom of a 28oz tin, a tall mixing glass and a jug, and stays easy to handle in a serving glass. That makes the trident bar spoon a model you can keep as your only spoon, which a 28 or 30cm one cannot be.
Specifications
- Length: 40cm
- Material: 18/10 stainless steel
- Shaft: twisted
- Opposite end: trident fork
- Finish: black, silver, gold, copper, bronze
- Dishwasher safe: no, hand wash only
- Brand: Lumian
Five finishes, and the light in the venue
Gold, copper and bronze work under low, warm light, the light of an evening cocktail bar, and go flat under white light; black does not reflect the spotlights over the bar; silver goes with any kit. Choose the finish by looking at your own room at nine in the evening, not at the catalogue photo, because that is where the spoon will be seen.
Plating stays out of the dishwasher
It is the only real caution with this tool, and the supplier states it: hot cycles and industrial detergents dull the coating in patches, for good. Hand wash with mild soap and dry straight away to keep the finish even. If you want a spoon to put through the machine at the end of the shift, choose a bare steel model, which also costs less.
The trident, and why three prongs
Because a citrus slice on a single prong spins and falls. Three prongs hold it still and carry it to the glass in one movement, and with olives and cherries you just set the fork down and press. It is also how you stop picking up garnishes with your fingers, still the most common habit behind the bar and the hardest to defend in front of a guest.
How to stir, and why the twist
The shaft turns between thumb and forefinger while the bowl stays against the side of the vessel: you move the spoon, not the arm, and the ice turns as a block without knocking. The twist gives those two fingers their grip, and it is why it has been on every bar spoon for more than a century. Twenty or thirty turns are enough, and the reference is not time but the frost forming on the outside of the vessel.
FAQ
How long is the trident bar spoon? 40cm, the length that covers every vessel at a station.
How many finishes are there? Five: black, silver, gold, copper and bronze.
Is it dishwasher safe? No, the outer plating would suffer: hand wash only.
Can I use it for layering? A model with a flat teardrop end is better: liquid does not run evenly over the prongs.
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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