In the case of a spoon, it acts as a lever, one of the six classic simple machines. When using a spoon, you apply a force to the handle (input force), causing the bowl of the spoon (output) to move to lift soup or other food toward your mouth.
The fulcrum, the fixed point around which the spoon pivots, is the point where the spoon rests against the lip of a bowl or sits in your hand.
While a spoon may seem humble, it effectively converts your strength and direction of effort into precise movements when eating, enabling easier manipulation of food compared to using just your fingers. Its simplicity lies in its design and efficient application of leverage to overcome some resistance when scooping or lifting liquids and solids.