Patent ID: 8038187

Claim:
A food utensil, comprising: an elongated member having a first end, a second end and an intermediate portion, the intermediate portion having a longitudinal surface extending axially from the first end to the second end, the longitudinal surface including a textured portion extending axially a first length from the first end toward the second end, the textured portion includes a core portion, a plurality of longitudinal grooves and a plurality of circumferential grooves, the longitudinal grooves and the circumferential grooves intersect to define two or more circumferential rows of protrusions over the first length of the textured portion, the protrusions extending upwardly a second length from the core portion toward the longitudinal surface, each of the protrusions having an upper portion, the protrusions include a first subset of protrusions having the upper portion of a first width and a second subset of protrusions having the upper portion of a second width, where the first width being wider than the second width.