What it is

The Man Fork is an oversized novelty fork sold as an As Seen On TV item, pitched on slogans like 50 percent bigger than a normal fork, bigger bites, more food, and flavor boost technology. It is a single stamped stainless utensil, about half an inch wider than a standard dinner fork. The four-pack is branded the Wolfpack.

Why it's here

The marketing earned it a look. Stop Forking Around, As Seen On TV, a slogan stamped on every inch of the card, and a fork that promised to be bigger and better for twenty dollars. So I bought two and put them on the standard.

The verdict was set the moment the first one came out of the box. With my thumb, off my non-dominant hand, I pushed on the tines and bent one until it cracked off. That is the entire review in a single motion. The best thing about this product had already been printed on the packaging, and nothing past the slogans lived up to them.

What works
  • It is wider than a standard fork, the one claim on the box that actually holds.
  • “Stop Forking Around” is a genuinely good line.
  • It is stainless steel, so it will not rust while it sits in the drawer unused.
What doesn't
  • A tine snapped off under thumb pressure from my non-dominant hand, on the first one out of the box.
  • The metal is so thin and light you cannot feel it in your hand, and not in a good way.
  • The tines are too dull to confidently pierce a steak, the exact thing the product photo shows it doing.
  • The claims are noise. Flavor boost technology and 50 percent bigger do not change how food tastes, and the size gain is marginal.
Pillar scores
Durability
4 / 10
A tine that breaks off under thumb pressure has no business in a kitchen drawer. The point goes to the steel grade, nothing else.
Function
3 / 10
It struggles at the one job a fork has, holding and piercing food.
Simplicity
8 / 10
Simple, because it is nothing more than a thin stamped fork with a printed handle.
Value
1 / 10
Twenty dollars for a utensil that breaks in your hand is not a price, it is a punchline.
Rebuy Test
1 / 10
No. The only reason to own one is to hand it to someone as a prank. A Rebuy under 5 is an automatic Wolf Rejected on its own.
Who it's for

No one needs this on the table. The only honest use is a gag gift, which is exactly where a “Stop Forking Around” fork belongs.