[RetroTechie]

Aeons ago, my mom used to have a tea spoon with an S-shaped cutout (so, meant for stirring not scooping). Worked pretty well. Strange thing is I have never, ever seen a spoon like that since. Not new, not as a novelty gadget, not in thrift stores / eBay etc. Don't know why.. maybe it's not that useful but the idea wasn't half bad.

Also: the smooth edge of a spoon is less likely to scratch a cup than the teeth of a fork. But probably irrelevant for normal use.

P.S. skilled is basically saying: bigger (spoon / fork / other object) mixes better.

[JoeAltmaier]

Amazon, 'pierced spoon'

https://www.amazon.com/Pierced-Serving-Spoons/b?node=3672970...

[fckgw]

Those are larger serving spoons though, not a teaspoon.

[garyiskidding]

this makes me lean towards the fork even more.

[garyiskidding]

While i do understand that a larger surface area of the spoon will "flap" the liquid around better, but assuming similar motion with a fork might mean a more heterogeneous mix.

Of course we haven't mentioned the intensity of mixing. A food mixer's blades appear more closer to a fork than a spoon.