Not every dish can be enjoyed to its full potential with standard table cutlery. Special cutlery is designed for specific dishes and makes it easier for guests to eat them with confidence. At the same time, it reflects a professional level of service and enhances the overall dining experience. Whether you serve steak, fish, dessert or seafood, LUSINI offers durable special cutlery for professional kitchens and front-of-house operations that combines functionality with appealing design.

When is special cutlery used in a restaurant?

Special cutlery comes into play whenever standard knives, forks or spoons reach their limits, or when a dish is to be served with particular style and elegance.

Depending on your menu, professional cutlery of this kind offers numerous advantages:

makes cutting or portioning certain dishes easier
improves comfort for your guests
supports a stylish food presentation
completes a high-quality table setting
ensures an authentic dining experience for international dishes

Especially in fine dining, various specialty utensils are often part of the standard equipment. Oysters, for instance, are traditionally opened with an oyster knife, while lobster is served with dedicated lobster crackers and picks.

What types of special cutlery are there?

Over the years, specific types of special cutlery have become established for particular dishes, and you should offer them to your guests whenever these dishes are on the menu. The following special cutlery for the hospitality sector is available in the LUSINI range:

Steak cutlery for meat dishes

Steak cutlery consists of a particularly sharp steak knife and a matching steak fork. The sharp blade allows steaks, grilled dishes and other meat specialities to be cut effortlessly without tearing the fibres. Steak cutlery is used in steakhouses, grill restaurants, burger restaurants and fine dining establishments.

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Fish cutlery for enjoying fish and seafood

A fish knife has a broad, slightly flattened blade that allows fish fillets to be divided gently. Combined with a matching fish fork, it makes eating fish dishes easier while adding an elegant touch to the table setting.

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When is dessert cutlery used?

Dessert cutlery is laid after the main course for sweet dishes and desserts. Depending on the dessert, it may include a dessert spoon, dessert fork or dessert knife. It is smaller than standard table cutlery and ideally suited to cakes, tarts, ice cream, mousse and other sweet creations.

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More special cutlery

In addition to steak, fish and dessert cutlery, LUSINI offers further specialty utensils and dining aids for particular dishes and international cuisines.

These include, among others:

oyster knives for safely opening oysters
lobster cutlery such as lobster crackers and lobster picks
chopsticks for Asian dishes
snail tongs and snail forks

With the right special cutlery, you provide your guests with the highest level of comfort while underlining the quality of your culinary offering.

What to look for when buying special cutlery

To ensure that special cutlery meets the demands of daily use in professional hospitality operations, there are several important criteria to consider:

high-quality, durable materials such as stainless steel
dishwasher-safe designs
ergonomic shape and pleasant feel in the hand
designs that coordinate with the rest of your cutlery range

Buy professional special cutlery at LUSINI

Whether high-quality steak cutlery, elegant fish cutlery, functional dessert cutlery or other special cutlery for the hospitality trade, LUSINI supplies professional tableware solutions for restaurants, hotels and catering businesses.

Discover further cutlery as well as tableware, glassware and table linen to complete your table setting.