Cutlery mustard spoon and lettuce fork. Steel was always used for more utilitarian knives, and pewter was used for some cheaper items, especially spoons. From the nineteenth century, electroplated nickel silver (EPNS) was used as a cheaper substitute for sterling silver. In 1913, the British metallurgist Harry Brearley discovered stainless steel by chance and this metal has come to be the predominant one used in cutlery. An alternative is melchior, corrosion-resistant nickel and copper alloy, which can also sometimes contain manganese and nickel-iron. Plastic cutlery is made for disposable use, and is frequently used outdoors for camping, excursions, and barbecues for
Elyes Gabel Elyes Gabel Elyes Cherif Gabel (born 8 May 1983) is an English actor. Among his most notable roles, he has portrayed Dr. Gupreet "Guppy" Sandhu in the "BBC" medical drama "Casualty", Dothraki Rakharo in Seasons 1 and 2 of the "HBO" series "Game of Thrones", and P.E. teacher Rob Cleaver in the BBC drama "Waterloo Road". He appeared in the "ITV" drama "Identity" and portrayed Detective Adam Lucas in Season 3 of "Body of Proof". From 2014 until 2018, Gabel starred in the CBS series "Scorpion" as computer genius Walter O'Brien. Gabel was born in Westminster, London and lived in