Vollrath Queen Anne Flatware 8-5/8" Serving Fork, 1 Dozen
Vollrath 48116 Queen Anne 8-5/8" Serving Fork, 1 Dozen
Product Features:
- Pattern: Queen Anne
- Piece: Serving Fork
- Length: 8-5/8"
- Material: 18% chrome stainless steel
- Weight: Heavyweight
- Finish: Satin
- Design: Traditional colonial
- Sold by the dozen
The Vollrath Queen Anne 8-5/8" serving fork is the fork companion to the Queen Anne serving spoon — extended length and heavyweight construction for buffet, family-style, and tableside food transfer. At 8-5/8", it provides the reach and leverage needed for serving from chafing dishes, platters, and large serving bowls. Heavyweight 18% chrome stainless steel with satin finish handle in the Queen Anne colonial pattern.
Sold by the dozen. Pairs with the Queen Anne serving spoon for a matched serving set on buffet lines and dining tables.
The serving fork completes the serving utensil pair alongside the serving spoon — together they handle the full range of buffet, family-style, and tableside service tasks. The serving fork is specifically valuable for proteins and solid items where a spoon doesn't provide the grip and control needed to transfer the item cleanly: carving and serving whole proteins, picking up roasted vegetables, transferring composed items that need to stay intact, and serving items that need to be separated from a larger preparation before plating.
At 8-5/8", the Queen Anne serving fork is slightly longer than the 8-3/8" serving spoon — providing extra reach into deep chafing dishes and large serving vessels while matching proportionally with the spoon. The length difference is standard for matched serving sets, where the fork is typically the same length or slightly longer than the spoon companion. Presenting both in the same Queen Anne pattern on a buffet line or at the table creates a deliberately coordinated serving set appearance.
Heavyweight construction in a serving fork is especially important given the weight of food being transferred. A lightweight serving fork bends under the weight of a substantial protein portion or a dense casserole scoop, and the bending progressively worsens as the fork transfers heavy items repeatedly through a service period. Heavyweight construction maintains the structural rigidity to transfer the full range of buffet and family-style foods without deformation.
The satin finish on the Queen Anne serving fork maintains consistent presentation quality through the frequent handling and washing that serving pieces experience — set out at the beginning of service, handled by every guest in self-serve settings, collected, washed, and reset for the next service. The satin finish's wear-concealing properties are valuable on pieces with this level of handling exposure.
Sold by the dozen. 18% chrome stainless steel.
WARNING - CA Prop 65 | Flatware Type | Serving Fork |
|---|---|
| Vendor Line | Queen Anne |
| NSF Listed | No |
| Product Length (in) | 8-5/8" |
| Manufacturer | Vollrath |
| MPN | 48116 |
| SKU | 8V674 |
