What Else Can You Use Grapefruit Spoons For?

At Pittman & Davis, we’re proud to say we know (and love) grapefruit. Those aren’t just words, either – grapefruit (specifically, our plump, refreshingly sweet and dazzling Rio Ruby™ Red Grapefruit, grown in Texas’s Rio Grande Valley) is what gave us our start. That’s why we go the extra mile to ensure the premium citrus we grow and rush to you and your recipients is as good to eat as it is good for you, so our customers can say with perfect truth that you’ve never tasted better grapefruit anywhere.

It follows that, just as we’re fans of grapefruit, we’re also fans of all things related to grapefruit – including grapefruit spoons.

What is a Grapefruit Spoon?

Earlier, we talked about the benefits of owning a grapefruit spoon in our article, What is a Grapefruit Spoon (and Why Do You Need One?). We explain how to eat grapefruit with a grapefruit spoon (spoiler alert: it’s super easy), and we explain how using a grapefruit spoon to enjoy your Pittman & Davis Grapefruit not only makes eating grapefruit easier and less messy, but it also makes the fruit taste better.

In short, we share a number of very good reasons for purchasing a set of grapefruit spoons for yourself. Pittman Davis even offers a Set of 4 Grapefruit Spoons for sales, and they make a great add-on to your Gift of Grapefruit for a special someone!

But maybe you still don’t see the point in giving up valuable kitchen real estate to a single-use item – particularly when the item it’s meant to be used on is available only part of the year (grapefruit being a winter citrus fruit).

6 Ways to Use a Grapefruit Spoon (Apart from Eating Grapefruit)

Good news – you can justify keeping a few grapefruit spoons on hand by classifying them as multi-use tools! Here are a few ways you can press your grapefruit spoons into service in other culinary pursuits:

1. Seed squash. Most people just use a spoon to scoop the seeds out of summer and winter squash, but a grapefruit spoon works even better, thanks to its serrated edges. It works for tomatoes and peppers in the same way.
2. Prepare twice-baked potatoes (and guacamole!). Twice-baked potatoes are delicious and impressive-looking, but scooping out as much flesh as possible so the skin isn’t damaged and can get nice and crispy can be time-consuming. A grapefruit spoon’s sharp edges manage it nicely, however! You can remove the flesh from an avocado using a grapefruit spoon in the same way.
3. Peel ginger. When you come across “fresh ginger” in a recipe’s ingredients list, do you guiltily substitute dried instead? Fresh ginger has a lovely flavor, and you don’t have to miss out – a grapefruit spoon works even better than a paring knife for separating the fragile, woody peel from the juicy flesh.
4. Shave chocolate. If you have a grapefruit spoon on hand along with a block of baker’s chocolate, dressing up your desserts is easy! Just pull the serrated edge of the spoon over the long edge of the chocolate to create thin, fancy shavings a pastry chef would be proud of.
5. Hull strawberries. A strawberry huller really is a single-use tool, but the tip of a grapefruit spoon works just as well when it comes to removing the leafy green top and tough core of small summer fruit.
6. Snatch bits of shell out of egg whites. If you haven’t quite gotten the knack of cracking a raw egg into a bowl without bits of broken shell falling in with it, then you’ve probably experienced the annoyance of trying to fish those bits out of the gelatinous white so your dishes don’t include any unexpected crunchiness. Never fear – grapefruit spoon’s sharp edges make scooping up the broken shell simple.

As you see, there are plenty of uses you can put your grapefruit spoons to apart from their intended purpose. But once you’ve used them to eat grapefruit, you may wonder how you ever managed without one!

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