Teaspoons/Coffee Spoons

[Barsel]

Is there a difference in them?
I'm looking for 6 teaspoons on ebay. I've found some I like but they are described as coffee spoons and are 11.7cm in length.
I would expect a teaspoon to be longer than that.
What do you think?

[woofgang]

coffee spoons are generally smaller and shorter to go with the little after dinner coffee cups

[Old_Geezer]

Coffee spoons tend to be smaller as coffee is served in small cups.

(Except in my place where a large mug of coffee is de rigueur.)

[gingejbee]

Our teaspoons are 13 cm. long...and we don't have tea in the house, because we dislike it intensely. So our teaspoons are used for coffee.

[Mamyalynne]

Coffee spoons are often shorter as traditionally coffee was served in squatter cups.

[Barsel]

I must admit I've never heard of coffee spoons. My teaspoons are used for tea and coffee which is served in mugs, so perhaps they will be too small.

[calmck]

Coffee spoons definitely smaller than teas spoons for smaller coffee cups and saucers

[Vagus]

We’re posh so we have both ;)

[tiggerblue10]

I've never heard of coffee spoons either. I definitely learn new things on AB :o)

[zebo]

When we worked with the military when the quarters were well equipped we also had 'spoons, egg', they had a small bowl and were ideal.

[Captain2]

Then there are
mustard spoons
salt spoons
grapefruit spoons
caviar spoons (of course), etc, etc

all different sizes, shapes and lengths.

[zebo]

I have a few grapefruit spoons from my parents' stuff, they're much easier to use as they're nice and pointed.

[Tilly2]

I'm going to get some egg spoons now!

[Togo]

We have a couple of Wetherspoons up here.

[Barsel]

Tilly, when I was a young girl, we used apostle spoons for boiled eggs.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Apostle-Spoons-Chrome-plated-Good-condition-with-original-box/154380878383?hash=item23f1d1422f:g:FvwAAOSwys9gVgWg

[douglas9401]

[davebro]

wasn't there a whole satirical thing about spoon collectors?

more things to worry about I think.

[Atheist]

"I have measured out my life with coffee spoons" T S Eliot.
And Private Eye spoons interviews.

[davebro]

ps I think grapefruit spoons with a serrated edge are a good idea but I'm on statins so can't eat grapefruit!

[Atheist]

Me too, Dave! Sad, but true!

[douglas9401]

While we're on Memory Lane I'm reminded of the column Odds and *** by Hap Spoons in Bike magazine.