Cutlery

Cutley is common used as a means of eating food in the places such as the USA and Europe. In other parts of the globe such as China and eastern Asia, copsticks are used as a means to eat food.
In the USA, cutlery is refered to as flatware while in UK, cutlery is the poplar term. Cutlery normally consist of a knife, fork and spoon.

With spoons there are different types such as ones for eating desert and others as sugar spoons (you wold use it to add sugar to tea or coffee).

In most homes, the cutlery found is made of stainless steel. This is a realtively inexpensive metal so it a popular choice for many homeowners. There are more expensive variety available too in the form of silver, these are used mainly in noble households. Other people own these types of cutlery too but only put it to use on special occassions.

Cutlery is also sometimes refered to as silverware, nearly all cutlery, no matter what it is made from have a silver appearence. The only exception is plastic cutlery. These are inexpensive throwaway items that are used for outdoor events such as camping or in restraunts providing take away facilities.