ladles

Deep-bowled serving spoons

Ladles are large, long-handled spoons with deep, cup-shaped bowls, used for serving liquids like soup or stew.

The verb ladle means to scoop and transfer with such a utensil: She ladled gravy over the potatoes.

To ladle out can mean to distribute generously: The organization ladles out grants to struggling artists.

dispensing

soup

Cooked liquid dish

  • stewSlow-simmered meat dish
  • brothClear simmered meat liquid
  • gravyThickened meat drippings

sauce · porridge · curry · chili · gumbo · borscht · minestrone · chowder · dal · congee

utensil

scoop

First-reported story

cookware · handle · metal · wooden · plastic · slotted · perforated · long-handled · hanging · hook

Categories
Opposites
utensil function

ladlesslotted spoons

Utensils with holes for draining

strainers · colanders · sieves · skimmers · forks

serving action

ladlesdrains

Pipes removing wastewater

strains · siphons · extracts

serving quantity

ladlesteaspoons

Small serving spoons

measuring spoons · droppers · pipettes · eyedroppers

Phrases
Family

ladle, ladleful, ladling, ladled, ladlefuls

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G