Abstract: A utensil to open a shell of a shellfish, including a first end including a shell breaking tool, a second end including a fork, and a handle to connect the first end to the second end, such that at least a portion of a bottom surface of the handle includes a sharpened edge.

Abstract: Conventional multi-tined implements such as cutlery and serving forks, pitchforks and front-end loader machine forks, all have smooth tine surfaces from which the respective items being picked up and transferred by a user may unintentionally slip off and cause harm. All such implements are provided enhanced ability to retain their respective loads during their intentional transfer by a user by the provision of a plurality of topographic discontinuities on selected load-contacting surfaces of their tines. These topographic discontinuities include small barb-like elements generated by wedge-shaped recesses extending into the tines and/or by barb-like projections extending from the tines into inter-tine gaps between adjacent tines. On thus improved food-handling implements all intersections, corners, edges and points incidental to formation of any topographic discontinuities are smoothed out to prevent physical harm to users.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified feeding utensil comprising a feeding utensil component and a receptacle component. The receptacle component is either permanently or detachably positioned below the feeding utensil to avoid spills.

Abstract: A combination cooking utensil for use in food preparation has a handle with a shank extending from the handle to a utensil head. An audio input/output and audio player are provided with the housing for storing and playing audio files. A power supply is located within the handle for powering the audio player.

Abstract: A device for checking the internal temperature of food, which includes a piercing element for insertion into food and a temperature sensor integral with the piercing element. The piercing element is connected to a main handle, which is removably connected to a handle portion. The handle portion contains a display, electronically connected to the temperature sensor, whereby the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor and, in some embodiments, the level of doneness is displayed by the display. In this embodiment, the piercing element and main handle are dishwasher safe and can be inserted safely into a dishwasher when the handle portion, containing a substantial portion of the electronics, is removed.

Abstract: A barbeque fork comprises a base or handle, tines, biasing rod, at least one guide for supporting and sliding the rod and a cross-brace or bracket, wherein the rod is supported over and along the top surface of the handle by preferably two guides, the guides projecting outward from the handle and each defining apertures for receiving and guiding the rod when sliding it over the handle. One end of the rod is terminated by a stop or cap that prevents the rod from passing completely through the guides. The cross-brace is diametrically positioned at the opposite end of the rod and engages the food items when the rod is slid forward to support or remove the food items. In an alternative embodiment, the barbeque fork includes a thermometer device for reading the temperature of food items.

Abstract: A cooking utensil is provided which can be stood invertedly upright and stored temporarily in a hygienic manner, without taking up space. The cooking utensil includes a shank portion, a head portion, a supporting member, and a liquid receiving member. The supporting member is formed at an end section of the shank portion and supports the cooking utensil in an inverted upright state with the head portion in an upward position. And the liquid receiving member is formed on the shank portion and/or head portion for receiving liquid adhering to the head portion when the cooking utensil is invertably stood.

Abstract: A hand tool to facilitate removing the shell from a hard boiled egg. The tool has an egg shell ripper prong disposed between a spaced apart pair of members that engage the outer surface of the egg shell and limit the depth of penetration of the ripper prong.

Abstract: A shell seafood cracking and serving device for cracking shell seafood with little mess and effort by the user. The shell seafood cracking and serving device includes a utensil having a handle member and a seafood cracking member being securely attached at an end of the handle member.

Abstract: The invention is related to a spoon for food use. A spoon (1) has a handle (5) and an end (8) provided with a cavity (2) used to house the food product, pinchers (3,12) are provided to ensure the holding of the product inside its cavity (2). The invention acts more particularly to hold lump sugar.

Abstract: A pizza fork is arranged for the ease of cutting and spearing of food items, wherein the pizza fork includes an elongate handle integrally mounting a head at a forward distal end of the handle. The head includes a plurality of spaced tines, wherein the outer tines each include an outer cutting edge arranged in a parallel relationship relative to themselves and the tines. A modification of the invention includes the handle slidably mounting a spatula plate to permit lifting of food components such as pizza subsequent to a cutting procedure.

Abstract: A spaghetti cutting device includes a pair of cutting edges spaced apart by a shorter cutting edge therewith, the cutting edges being configured to cut the strands of spaghetti extending outwardly from the sides and ends of the tines of a fork. The cutting edges are spaced apart in such a manner that any spaghetti strands wrapped around the fork are left intact for consumption. The spaghetti cutting device includes a handle to facilitate using the device.

Abstract: A surgical instrument specifically designed to facilitate the separation of the Ligamentum Flavum from its vertebral attachments is disclosed. The instrument has an angulated semispherical solid ovoid tip with sharp edges along its top flat surface.

Abstract: A handy, simple forked shell and membrane stripper capable of simultaneously stripping the shell and membrane of the boiled eggs consists of a step portion and a three-forked portion comprising one central fork and two side forks, the former having at its front end a head whose inner face may be preferably mountain-shaped or provided with a ridge, while the latter being bridged at their front ends to constitute a guide face sliding on the outer surface of the egg-shell so as to guide the central fork which is to creep under the membrane of the boiled egg.

Abstract: The revolvable eating utensil includes a handle portion in the form of an open frame, and an elongated member having a comestible engageable portion axially rotatably supported by the handle portion. The handle portion includes a pair of short front and rear walls joined by a pair of long side walls. The elongated member includes a rear shank poriton and extends through a pair of oppositely disposed bearings disposed in the front and rear walls. A device limits axial movement of the shank portion relative to said handle portion. The device can be removed from the shank portion, and the shank portion can then be slipped out of the handle portion. After cleaning, the unit is then quickly and easily re-assembled.

Abstract: A lobster fork has a short ridged claw tine, a thumb indent opposite the claw tine and a spurred tine.

Abstract: A fork having a finger operated assist blade pivotally attached thereto such that it is movable sideways against the outer tine of the fork in a lateral direction. The assist blade, which is spring biased outwardly, is higher than the fork tines so that food will be pushed on the fork as it moves inwardly.