None of em

#1 looks like it's for kids.

#3 & #4 aren't dry-fined enough.

A cross between #2 (weird end) & #5 (weird tip) would be perfect. In fact, I think mine at home is like that (on vacation right now so can't check).

3 looks better balanced and crafty enough. 5 looks like a dessert fork

Many go for 2, but they are just thinking about using it, not cleaning it. More surface to clean plus extra volume which fills quicker the place where forks, knives and spoons are stored till they dry

1 is too bended.

2

1

2

All of them have a flat handle. My personal preference is for a cylindrical handle. Heavier and easier to hold. Flat cutlery that looks like it was stamped out of sheet metal won’t do at all.

Only #2. Having a consistent set of cutlery is priceless.

Add-on question: when using a fork, do you put the points on the plate (or stab a piece) and then use your knife to push food onto the downward curve of the tines (I would say the back but that's because I don't do this) and lift it points-down?

Or do you carry food on the concave curve of the tines (as well as stabbed on the points of course) and lift it points-up?

This is cultural, neither is incorrect, but it might affect your choice of fork. Whether you switch hands or keep it entirely in your left might also make a difference.

Fuck you & fuck this insulting post.

#2

None of them; my forks are best

I dont like any of them but if i had to pick: 2. I like the prongs. But I don't like the handles for any of them

4 has the best handle, 2 has the best fork

Anyone interested in developing a "Find your ideal fork" web app?

I for one would be very interested to see statistical preferences...

None of these, I refuse to use forks, only sporks.

Everyone is busily selecting a fork, and I'm trying to figure out if the apostrophe was an intentional troll ..

Came here thinking I'd be the odd man out by saying #2, I'm pleasantly surprised.

Hot take: 1

1, obviously. 4 and 5 are equally obvious trash. 2 is okay but its handle is malformed and ugly.

3 is acceptable for someone with different, smaller hands.

On second thought, I rescind my general critique of 2. The overly wide bottom might be helpful to people with trouble grasping implements, but in that case the tines are too long.

2! No other answer is correct!

What?

2

I don't like any of them

2, but I feel like none is good enough. Or sturdy enough. I need 2, but thicker body

This feels like a reverse Avatar test for autism

1 is the one you leave in the drawer till it's the last one or use for stuff you don't want to risk your other forks for...

1 feels like home, 4 and 5 is too fancy, 2 just feels right enough to stab at my enemy.

I choose 2.

Number 5 is the best, fight me. The wide, rounded handle provides a comfortable grip, and the slightly shorter prongs, combined with the bulge on the outer ones give it a friendly look. You don't want to put some aggressive looking stabbing device like the disgusting number 2 into your mouth do you? Where all the soft, vulnerable stuff is? Come on. And don't get me started on the handle of number 3, that is just atrocious, way to thin and I can already feel it digging into my skin when just trying to apply modicum of rotational force into my food.

There isn’t a best, maybe a less bad but even then it’s an impossible choice. ✋wins here.