Ladle (spoon) (bottle gourd) or even sea-shells. Ladle (spoon) A ladle (dipper) is a type of spoon used for soup, stew, or other foods. Although designs vary, a typical ladle has a long handle terminating in a deep bowl, frequently with the bowl oriented at an angle to the handle to facilitate lifting liquid out of a pot or other vessel and conveying it to a bowl. Some ladles involve a point on the side of the basin to allow for finer stream when pouring the liquid; however, this can create difficulty for left handed users, as it is easier to pour
Kitchen utensil discolour food that they happen to be mixed into during cooking. However, its disadvantages are that it is easily discoloured, can be dissolved by acidic foods (to a comparatively small extent), and reacts to alkaline soaps if they are used for cleaning a utensil. In the European Union, the construction of kitchen utensils made of aluminium is determined by two European standards: EN 601 ("Aluminium and aluminium alloys — Castings — Chemical composition of castings for use in contact with foodstuffs") and EN 602 ("Aluminium and aluminium alloys — Wrought products — Chemical composition of semi-finished products used for the