These were the questions raised when a cooking tool called the Ultimate Fork, made by the company GreenPan, came into my possession. I recently became a fan of GreenPan, the “original” maker of nontoxic, nonstick cookware, because I was feeling overwhelmed by the vast array of nonstick options out there and was recommended the brand by a friend with unfussy and pragmatic taste (but who still likes things that look nice). I have been enjoying a number of its cookware offerings, including the Valencia Pro stainless-steel sauté pan and this lovely pan (made in collaboration with a celebrity who shall not be named but has also become something of a cooking influencer). While perusing GreenPan’s site, I spotted something called the Ultimate Fork, and immediately, I knew I had to have it.
When it comes to my favorite utensil, I, like Shoshanna from Girls, am partial to the spoon. “Why would you want cold metal prongs stabbing you in the tongue when instead you could have food delivered into your mouth on a cool, soft pillowy cloud?” Shoshanna asks Adam, who prefers the fork. And it’s true; somehow, my sink is constantly filled with spoons, with the number of forks used in my household on a daily basis trailing far behind. I think this is because my breakfast routine alone requires a minimum of three separate spoons, but we won’t get into that. All this being said, before meeting the Ultimate Fork, it would have been hard for me to imagine how a standard fork could be improved upon. You use it to stab things and then put those things into your mouth and eat them, and most forks seem to deliver in that respect. But I was enticed by the idea that a fork could do so much more, and into my cart it went.
