We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Chances are you may have encountered a spoon salad at some point without knowing it -- there isn't much difference between a chopped salad ...

Have a bowl of cereal. Yes ... set out milk (bonus points if you have a glass jug you can decant it into), spoon, and other toppings (shaved coconut, nuts, sprinkles if you have ‘em).

The build started with, perhaps not surprisingly, a large mixing spoon and a very small kitchen scale. The bowl of the spoon got lopped off the handle and attached to the strain gauge, which was ...