# Do you want your cheesecake served with a spoon? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 22, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924 "2018-04-22T23:51:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boytyperanma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/1 "2018-04-22T23:51:49Z")
Why is default at resurants for deserts a spoon? Does anyone want to eat cheesecake or any other cake or pie with a spoon? I normally just put a fork from dinner to the side if I order dessert rather than request one. ---
**Author:** ![feppytweed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/feppytweed/32/4280_2.png) [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/2 "2018-04-22T23:54:51Z")
Creme brulee, ice cream, or sorbets are good with spoons… maybe even cobblers. But cakes, pies, cheesecake, bread pudding, tiramisu, etc, are better with forks. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/3 "2018-04-23T00:15:35Z")
I prefer a dessert spoon. They usually have a smaller bowl than other spoons. If you like to linger over your dessert and coffee you can take tiny bites. IMO. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/4 "2018-04-23T01:15:54Z")
Yes, I prefer a spoon with most deserts, since it seems few of them actually need a fork. I only specifically require forks when I need to stab, mash, wrap (like spaghetti), or want the liquid to drain away. Otherwise, a spoon is fine. Incidentally, I use that last one with cereal a lot. The cereals I eat absorb a lot of milk, and it allows me to use less milk per amount of cereal, while still tasting the same. I discovered it one day when there were no clean spoons. It’s really good when you eat cereal in a cup, since the tendency is to use too much milk. Stir up from the bottom and use a fork, and you can get it all soaked with the same amount of milk as in a bowl. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/5 "2018-04-23T01:18:02Z")
All cakes and pies, I’d like a fork, please. I’ll even use the fork to eat the ice cream alongside the pie. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/6 "2018-04-23T01:24:48Z")
Yes. Spoon please, cakes and pies can be crumbly. So even when I find myself with a fork, I usually wind up scooping the goodness anyway. A spoon does a better job of scooping than a fork does. I tend to get pissy when some restaurants are too cheap to stock their tables with spoons. I really hate eating things like corn or rice with a fork. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/7 "2018-04-23T04:44:21Z")
I like sporks and I have a set ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/8 "2018-04-23T04:56:34Z")
If you have to use a spoon for your cheesecake, something went wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/9 "2018-04-23T05:36:16Z")
I like spoons for almost everything. It’s better for shoveling grub into my mouth quickly and efficiently. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/10 "2018-04-23T06:25:42Z")
For people who prefer the fork, what are you doing with the fork that you couldn’t with the spoon? The only difference I can think of is that the “cut” will be straighter with the flatter fork. But, otherwise, they work the same. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/11 "2018-04-23T07:23:31Z")
You have to put a spoon in your mouth in order to eat a dessert, which means that you’re feeling and tasting metal along with your food, a sensation I’d rather avoid. With a fork, you can cut a piece off and eat it without even touching the tines. Besides, if your cheesecake isn’t firm enough to eat with a fork, it’s not a good cheesecake. ---
**Author:** ![Delicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delicious)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/12 "2018-04-23T10:22:29Z")
You need a spoon to hold the cream you pour all over the cheesecake ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/13 "2018-04-23T10:49:03Z")
Eww. ---
**Author:** ![Delicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delicious)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/14 "2018-04-23T13:52:16Z")
A golden spoon to be precise. I’m not going to eat my cheesecake un-creamed and with base metals like a damned savage. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/15 "2018-04-23T15:23:15Z")
Cheesecake is sticky and will stick to the surface of the spoon, the area of which is greater than the surface area of the tines of the fork. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/16 "2018-04-23T15:26:15Z")
When I was a waitress, many of our desserts came with ice cream… hence the spoon. Cake + ice cream = spoon. Cookie + ice cream = spoon. It’s easier to eat a fork-friendly food with a spoon than eat melting ice cream with a fork. That said, for a dessert without ice cream, I usually served with a fork. ---
**Author:** ![Delicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delicious)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/17 "2018-04-23T16:27:50Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > Cheesecake is sticky and will stick to the surface of the spoon, the area of which is greater than the surface area of the tines of the fork. So you remove it from the spoon with your mouth. Forks have pointy bits that might jab your face or the faces of other diners ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/18 "2018-04-23T17:25:32Z")
> [@Delicious](#): > > So you remove it from the spoon with your mouth. But then you have to scrape the spoon with your teeth. Or suck the spoon. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/19 "2018-04-23T17:29:55Z")
I prefer my cheesecake served with fresh strawberries. How I convey it to my mouth matters little, but convey it I will! ---
**Author:** ![Delicious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dbc845/32.png) [@Delicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delicious)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924/20 "2018-04-23T17:41:40Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > But then you have to scrape the spoon with your teeth. Or suck the spoon. Yes, giving you an extra portion of creamy deliciousness. What kind of mad spoons are you using that this is a downside? Is it wooden with dangerous splinters or something? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-want-your-cheesecake-served-with-a-spoon/812924.md?page=2)