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[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 13 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

One of those cocktail stirring spoons with a long, round handle. Makes stirring a glass full of ice extremely easier compared to normal spoon handles. In contrast, I found mixing glasses and cocktail shakers fairly optional (and those tend to be more expensive than $20 anyway if they're decent quality).

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

A swizzle stick?

Apparently there's a collector's club for these, but none of them displayed in photos were the twisted kind, so I didn't link there.

[–] Obituarykidney@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Not a plastic swizzle stick, a bar spoon. They are stainless steel and have various ends. This is the teardrop, makes stirring ice easier. There's also a coin (flat disc on the end that op was talking about), that is used for muddling and can also be used to stir ice, and the trident used to get garnishes out of jars like cherries and olives. Source: I am a bartender

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Ah, I'm no bartender but every cocktail kit I've had has referred to them interchangeably. I was thinking of the spoon style but ironically ran out of metaphorical spoons while trying to find a good example. Thanks.

edit: Added missing words.