# Grapefruit knives and spoons. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 24, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapefruit-knives-and-spoons/251924 "2004-06-24T01:49:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapefruit-knives-and-spoons/251924/1 "2004-06-24T01:49:32Z")
Where can I get 'em? You know what I mean. Those little knives with the curved and serrated blades, and those little, narrow spoons with the serrated tips. You know, the things you used to eat grapefuit with when you were a kid. My girlfriend bought me a “Grapefruit Knife” from the Pampered Chef, and I honestly don’t know how to use the thing. Yeah, it’s got the curved, serrated blade (and how!), but that thing is about three times as big as what I’m used to. Then there’s the other end. Did I mention that this thing is double-ended? Heck, I’m mentioning it now. The back end of this monstrosity is a two-tined fork with really wide, flat tines. Both tines have little spikes on the end, and one is serrated on the outside, but it really wouldn’t cut a dog turd if you tried for a week. This is not a grapefruit knife. This is not a grapefruit spoon. This is some sort of weird-assed grapefruit tool that I don’t want. Help me here, people. Find me my spoons and knives. ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapefruit-knives-and-spoons/251924/2 "2004-06-24T02:07:02Z")
We bought ours at the grocery store. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapefruit-knives-and-spoons/251924/3 "2004-06-24T02:58:08Z")
Try [here.](http://www.happycookers.com/wc.dll/products/divulge/1-1280.html) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapefruit-knives-and-spoons/251924/4 "2004-06-24T04:10:22Z")
Or, if you’re more upscale, [try here](http://www.surlatable.com/common/products/product_details.cfm?PRRFNBR=7192). ---
**Author:** ![Rue\_DeDay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapefruit-knives-and-spoons/251924/5 "2004-06-24T11:33:58Z")
Or you could just peel it like a big danged orange and then just eat the thing. There’s less juice squirting that way. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapefruit-knives-and-spoons/251924/6 "2004-06-24T11:46:32Z")
First, grapefruit, ICK! Though grapefruit juice does make a good mixer. Actually I’ve seen grapefruit spoons in department stores that have a kitchenwares department. Round these parts I’ve seen em in stores like Dillard’s and Belk’s. Check out the big anchor department store in your local favorite mall **Ex**. They probably have grapefruit spoons. I know, I know, the mall… :eek: but just think how proud **Angel Pants** will be that you ventured to the mall and made a purchase all by yourself. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Exgineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Exgineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exgineer)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapefruit-knives-and-spoons/251924/7 "2004-06-24T12:43:29Z")
Okay, the gold-plated ones are nice, but that strikes me as a bit of overkill. I must live in some weird part of the country where grapefruit tools are prohibited, because I’ve never seen them in stores. I guess I’ll just have to look harder. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapefruit-knives-and-spoons/251924/8 "2004-06-24T15:09:22Z")
> [@Exgineer](#): > > This is not a grapefruit knife. This is not a grapefruit spoon. I see you’ve played knifey-spooney before! ---
**Author:** ![OxyMoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9a140/32.png) [@OxyMoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OxyMoron)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapefruit-knives-and-spoons/251924/9 "2004-06-24T15:58:29Z")
The local Bed, Bath & Boys store has wonderful grapefruit knives, for about $5 each. One end is two parallel blades, highly serrated, set about 1 mm apart - they’re for cutting between the sections. The other end is a single, more gently serrated edged, curved, for slicing 'round the outside. They are wonderfu.