Tableware, Glassware and Bar Utensils

• This document outlines various types of chinaware, glassware, silverware/cutleries, holoware, table accessories, serving equipment, and bar utensils, detailing their names and functions.

Chinaware / Crookery

• Show plates are for special occasions, used for decorations or display, and are slightly larger than dinner plates.
• Dinner plates are used for the main course.
• Dessert plates are used for serving dessert.
• B&B plates are used for serving bread and butter.
• Soup bowls/tureens are used to heat/reheat soup dishes and at buffet meals.
• Soup cups & saucers are used to serve liquid soup; saucers are underliners.
• Coffee cups & saucers are for serving coffee; saucers are underliners.
• Tea cups & saucers are for serving tea; saucers are underliners.
• Salt & pepper shakers are used to put salt and pepper.
• Butter dishes, sometimes covered, hold butter on the dining table, keeping it fresh.

Glassware

• Water goblets are used to serve water.
• Red wine glasses are used to serve red wine.
• White wine glasses are used to serve white wine.
• Burgundy wine glasses are for softer-tasting wine, supporting aroma and taste with a wide body.
• Tulip champagne glasses are used to serve champagne.
• Cocktail glasses (martini) are used to serve cocktail drinks.
• Hurricane glasses are used to serve mixed drinks.
• Sherry glasses are for aromatic alcoholic beverages like sherry, port, aperitifs, liqueurs, and layered shooters.
• Old fashioned glasses are used for serving spirits like whiskey, neat or with ice cubes.
• Highball glasses are used to serve tall cocktails and mixed drinks with a large proportion of non-alcoholic mixer, poured over ice.
• Juice glasses are used to serve any kind of juice.
• Beer glasses are used to serve beer drinks.
• Wine carafes are used for holding liquids like water, wine, fruit juice, or alcoholic beverages.

Silverware / Cutleries

• Dinner knives are used to cut and push food and are suitable for all meals.
• Dinner forks are used to eat the main course at formal and informal meals.
• Dinner spoons are used to eat main course items, suitable for rice, stew, or curry.
• Dessert knives are smaller than dinner knives and used for dessert and fruits.
• Dessert forks are used to eat dessert.
• Dessert spoons are used to eat dessert.
• Steak knives are used for cutting steak.
• Steak forks are used to eat steak.
• Fish knives are useful for separating fish flesh from skin.
• Fish forks are used to eat fish dishes.
• B&B knives are for holding and spreading butter on bread.
• Butter spreaders are used for spreading butter on bread or rolls.
• Caviar knives are used to serve and eat caviar.
• Oyster forks are useful for handling shellfish or picking up shrimp.
• Snail forks are used to hold snail shells, allowing meat removal with the long, thin fork.
• Soup spoons are used for consuming soup.
• Tea/coffee spoons can stir drinks or measure volume.
• Sugar spoons are used for serving sugar
• Jam spoons are for serving any kind of jam.
• Long bar spoons help stir drinks in tall glasses.
• Duck spoons are used for eating soup or porridge.

Holoware

• Tea/coffee pots are used to heat water for making tea or coffee.
• Water pitchers/jugs are used for storing and pouring water.
• Sugar bowls are used to hold sugar.
• Milk jugs are used as containers for milk.
• Egg stands are used to serve boiled eggs.
• Sauce boats serve sauce in a boat-like shape.
• Food covers protect food.
• Oval silver platters can be used for eating. being characteristically deep-surfaced, these can be used to hold semi-solid food items along with solid ones

Accessories and Other Equipment for the Table

• Round trays, available in various sizes, are used for serving drinks, appetizers, soups, salads, desserts, and snacks and for carrying glassware and cutlery.
• Rectangular Trays are used to serve drinks, appetizers, soups, salads and desserts.
• Salt & pepper shakers are used to put salt and pepper.
• Flower vases are used to hold artificial flowers.
• Table numbers are used for service to make it easier for visitors especially when they have to order food in the event of long queues.
• Candle holders are used for placing candles.
• Bread baskets serves as a basket for bread.
• Card menus are used to notify consumers the food and beverages.
• A bill holder is used for addressed bills to consumers.
• Captain order is used to write orders for consumers.
• Wine coolers store wine until ready to drink.
• Clamps are for clamping food together.

Serving Equipment

• Ice tongs are used to clamp and serve ice cubes.
• Ice cream scoops are used to scoop ice cream.
• Can openers are used to open canned food.
• Chafing dishes are used for serving dishes.
• Gerabah serves as a water storage item.
• Cake tongs serve to clamp cake or take cake.
• Ladles are used to take ingredients from a pot or food from any container.
• Underliners serves as a base for food.
• Food tag serves to label food.
• Lobster crackers serves in peeling crab, shrimp and lobster.
• Lobster pick serves in taking shrimp meat from the shells of the lobster.
• Snail tongs is used for holding snail shells.
• Snail dishes serves as a container for snail dishes.
• Grape Scissors is used to cut grapes.
• Nut Crackers is used as a clamp for peeling nuts.
• Jam Dishes serves as a placement for jam.
• Honey/Syrup Jug stores and pours honey.
• Toast Holder serves as a placement for bread toast.

Bar Utensils

• Mixing glass/cocktail shakers are for shaking and mixing drinks, and useful for easy pouring.
• Ice crushers are for crushing ice cubes.
• Paper umbrella straws are used to garnish Cocktails and Mocktails
• Condiment dispensers are used for bar garnish ingredients.
• Ice cream scoops are used for picking up ice cream.
• Hand blenders blend the ingredients for mocktails and cocktails.
• Funnels are used for pouring drinks.
• Toothpicks are used in bars for garrisoning.
• Toothpick holders are used for placing toothpicks.
• Straw holders are used for holding straws.
• Cocktail strainers strain Mocktails & Cocktails
• Muddlers mash up ingredients.
• Ice buckets are used to serve ice cubes.
• Service mats provides stability to glasses.
• Cutting board is used for slicing fruits and vegetables.
• Bar mat are used to protect wet glasses from the bar surface to prevent damage to either item.
• Glass racks are used for storing all the glasses.
• Ice makers manufacture ice.
• Ice Cube Tray is used for making ice cubes.
• Glass washers are used in washing glasses.
• Glass Rimmer is used to rim a glass of salt or sugar.
• Peelers remove the skin of fruits and vegetables.
• Cork Screws are used to open wine bottle cork.
• Bottle openers are used for opening bottle lids.
• Napkin holders are used for holding napkins.
• Zesters remove the zest from citrus fruits.
• Lighters are used to light cigarettes.
• Glass leeds protect the glass from spillage.
• Champion Chillers with Stands are used to serve near the guest table.
• Liquor spirit pourers make pouring easy.
• Bar spoons mixes and layers cocktails.
• Jigger/Peg Measure measures volume.
• Straw is used to drink beverage.
• Juicer is used for making juice.
• Crut Set is used for containing salt and pepper.
• Ice Box is used as cooling chamber.
• Tin Cutters is used for cutting tin.
• Lemon Squeezers is used for squeezing lemons.
• Garnishing Tools is used for preparing for the garnish.
• Beverage stirrers is used for stirring beverages.
• Ice Scopers is used for scooping up ice.