A handy addition to any kitchen tool assortment, cooks will find themselves reaching for this Japanese-made tasting spoon time and time again. Use it to taste food as you make it—an essential step in the cooking process—the spoon end is perfectly sized to offer up just the right amount of the dish for tasting. Use the fork end to test meats or fish for doneness, it also is useful to get olives or cornichons out of jars. Made in in Tsubamesanjo, Niigata prefecture, a historical center of Japanese metalsmithing. Constructed of 100% stainless steel, it features a satin matte finish that resists fingerprints. Dishwasher safe.