Spoon vs. Fork for mixing sugar in milk/tea/coffee

Question

Generally speaking,between a spoon and a fork, which shape would induce better dissolution and diffusion of sugar into milk/tea/coffee ?I am wondering about this becauseForks: Their tines (usually 3-4 tines) should theoretically cause more agitation and enable better dissolution and diffusion of sugar with more "churns" while stirring.Spoons: They act as a shallow bowl and help in serving sugar into the liquid, and can also double up and do the job of mixing it.Strictly for the purpose of mixing the sugar into the liquid, do spoons have any design advantage over forks if we ignore the aspect that they help in transferring the heap of sugar into liquids ?

RetroTechie · Accepted Answer

Aeons ago, my mom used to have a tea spoon with an S-shaped cutout (so, meant for stirring not scooping). Worked pretty well. Strange thing is I have never, ever seen a spoon like that since. Not new, not as a novelty gadget, not in thrift stores / eBay etc. Don't know why.. maybe it's not that useful but the idea wasn't half bad.
Also: the smooth edge of a spoon is less likely to scratch a cup than the teeth of a fork. But probably irrelevant for normal use.
P.S. skilled is basically saying: bigger (spoon / fork / other object) mixes better.

skilled · Answer

Spoon.The larger surface area of the spoon compared to the tines of a fork means that when a spoon is used for stirring, it moves a greater volume of liquid with each motion. The broader stirring action helps not just in moving the particles around but also in ensuring that sugar is not concentrated in one part of the liquid.You can also test it yourself with a transparent liquid (green tea), a fork will cause the sugar to be stirred in place at the bottom.

11001100 · Answer

What about shaking?I always drink my post training coffee with whey, glycine and creatine monohydrate. The shaker mixes the ingredients quite well.

aynyc · Answer

In Asia, it&rsquo;s chopstick.

pestatije · Answer

you might be looking for a spork:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spork

giantg2 · Answer

The fork will create more turbulence for faster/better mixing. You can get even faster/better mixing from increasing the number of tines and making it round to spin it between your hands - a whisk.

incomingpain · Answer

Spoon.But also no sugar and no tea/coffee. Energy drinks all the way.

Spoon vs. Fork for mixing sugar in milk/tea/coffee

What about shaking?
I always drink my post training coffee with whey, glycine and creatine monohydrate. The shaker mixes the ingredients quite well.

In Asia, it’s chopstick.

you might be looking for a spork:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spork

The fork will create more turbulence for faster/better mixing. You can get even faster/better mixing from increasing the number of tines and making it round to spin it between your hands - a whisk.

Spoon.
But also no sugar and no tea/coffee. Energy drinks all the way.