Serving Tong

This Tong are similar to utility tongs, although they are usually shorter and the ends are smoother, allowing you to plate and serve just about anything without causing damage. Serving tongs are basically the glamorous sibling to utility tongs, in that they are designed to be shown off. If you’ve ever been to a restaurant, or possibly a catered wedding, where the tongs next to a dish are a bit more elaborately decorated than your tongs back home, then you’ve used serving tongs before.

Serving tongs are still made with the one-piece construction, which makes them easier to wash (which is important to catering companies, as they will have a large number of tongs to clean at the end of the event). The tongs are almost always made from stainless steel and might have some kind of decorative finish on them. Sometimes this is a subtle texture pressed into the metal, or there might be cutouts within portions of the tongs. Essentially, they are functional utility tongs with a bit more pizazz to them.

The tongs range in length from around half a foot to 14 or 16 inches. If you’re considering serving tongs, you’ll want to think about not only what you plan on serving with the tongs, but where you will store them. There’s nothing worse than buying a new kitchen utensil only to discover it’s too long to fit in your kitchen drawers.