Editing Fork (section)

==Types of forks==
[[File:Ice cream fork, Shreve & Company, Iris service, silver, 1903-1917.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5|An ice cream fork from the early 20th century]]
[[File:old carving knife and forks.JPG|thumb|Carving knife and carving forks. Note folding fork guards.<ref>[http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/general-archive/ot-whats-do-carving-fork-doodad-92420/ what's this do? carving fork doodad - practicalmachinist.com]</ref>]]
[[File:Tranchergaffel, 1640-tal - Skoklosters slott - 102831.tif|thumb|Carving fork from 1640]]
[[File:Pastry fork IMG 0899.jpg|thumb|Right handed pastry fork with widened left tine]]
[[File:Currywurst forks.jpg|thumb|Two-pronged wooden chip forks]]

*[[Bread fork]]: A fork designed for serving bread from a basket or tray.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O59288/bread-fork-harrison-fisher-and/ |title=Bread Fork |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2021 |website=Victoria and Albert Museum |access-date=December 12, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Carving fork]]: A two-pronged fork used to hold meat steady while it is being [[meat carving|carved]]. They are often sold with carving knives or slicers as part of a carving set.
* [[Chip fork]]: A two-pronged disposable fork, usually made of wood or plastic, designed for the eating of [[french fries]] (chips), currywurst and other greasy or sauce-covered takeaway foods. Chip forks range from {{cvt|7.5 to 9|cm}} long. In Germany they are called {{lang|de|Pommesgabel}} (literally 'chip fork') or ''currywurst forks''.
* Cocktail fork: A small fork resembling a trident, used for spearing cocktail garnishes such as olives.
* [[Crab fork]]: A short, sharp and narrow three-pronged or two-pronged fork designed to easily extract meat when consuming cooked crab.
* [[Pastry fork|Dessert fork]] (alternatively, pudding fork/cake fork in [[British English]]): Any of several different special types of forks designed to eat desserts, such as a pastry fork. They usually have only three tines and are smaller than standard dinner forks. The leftmost tine may be widened so as to provide an edge with which to cut (though it is never sharpened).
* Dinner fork
* [[Fondue]] fork: A narrow fork, usually having two tines, long shaft and an insulating handle, typically of wood, for dipping bread into a pot containing sauce
* Ice cream fork: A spoon with flat tines used for some desserts. See [[spork]].
* [[Knork]]
* [[Lemon fork]] for the tea service{{sfn | Von Drachenfels | 2000 | p=387}}
* Pickle fork: A long handled fork used for extracting pickles from a jar. The fork has an overall length of {{convert|5.5 to 8|in}} and two or three narrow [[Tine (structural)|tines]].{{sfn | Von Drachenfels | 2000 | p=214}}
* [[Salad fork]]: Similar to a regular fork, but may be shorter, or have one of the outer tines shaped differently. Often, a "salad fork" in the silverware service of some restaurants (especially chains) may be simply a second fork; conversely, some restaurants may omit it, offering only one fork in their service.
* Spaghetti fork: A [[Novelty item|novelty]] fork with a metal shaft loosely fitted inside a hollow plastic handle. The shaft protrudes through the top of the handle, ending in a crank, that allows the metal part of the fork to be easily rotated with one hand while the other hand is holding the plastic handle. This supposedly allows [[spaghetti]] to be easily wound onto the tines. Electric variations of this fork have become more prevalent in modern times.
* [[Sporf]]: A utensil combining characteristics of a spoon, a fork and a knife
* [[Spork]]: A utensil combining characteristics of a spoon and a fork.
* [[Sucket]] fork: A utensil with tines at one end of the stem and a spoon at the other. It was used to eat food that would otherwise be messy to eat such as items preserved in syrup. The tine end could spear the item, while the other end could be used to spoon the syrup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foodreference.com/html/art-history-fork-729.html|title=A Short History of the Fork - The Art of the Table|work=foodreference.com}}</ref>
* Terrapin fork: A spoon with flat tines used for some soups. See [[spork]].
* [[Toasting fork]]: A fork, usually having two tines, very long metal shaft and sometimes an insulating handle, for toasting food over coals or an open flame.