"Der Löffel ist gut."

Translation: The spoon is good.

[syth406]

This is an odd sentence.

[zengator]

Not so much:

Frau: Ich brauche etwas, dass ich die Spätzle bedienen kann.
Mann: Ich habe hier nur diesen Löffel. Aber ich kann eine Gabel suchen.
Frau: Der Löffel ist gut.

I have no idea why some people have decided to fixate on the thought that this is about tasting or eating a spoon.

[ubermonkey]

True story: I lived on Löffelstraße for two months. Spoon street!

[JCaldeiraPires]

Did you get spooned there?

[rhnnsm21]

☺ It sounds like the person is eating the spoon lolz ☺

[GivingTree06]

Silver has a refreshing taste...;)

[anonimo272]

is it costumary for germans to taste spoons ?

[Avery_Eubanks]

Of course, it is... We like to start off every meal by selectively licking and crunching on spoons. Slowly, silently scraping the metal with our teeth we enjoy every texture and taste of every spoon because every spoon is different with subtle nuances between each of them.

[skids03]

I'm confused. Does the spoon taste good or is it well made

[Avery_Eubanks]

Well, do people eat spoons?

[vintagegeek1973]

Ok, so they're eating spoons, really nutty.

[M.-J.]

The spoon may be sterling silver with a beautiful design

[frenchomelette]

Why isn't it den?

[Crumblus.Crisp]

Because "Löffel" is the subject of the sentence. If I wanted to say "The woman uses the good spoon," then I would say "Die Frau verwendet den guten Löffel."

[schaller]

In other questions, spoon is used with Die. Is that because it's pluralizing the spoon or am I missing something?

[zengator]

Ja. Wann hast du nur ein Löffel, du hast den Löffel. Wann hat man viele Löffel, man hat die Löffel.