A ladle is basically a big spoon that is used for scooping things such as sauce and then spread the sauce onto some other foods.
Some people also use ladles to serve punch at parties as they can fill the ladle with the punch and then pour it into the glass.
Ladles have a variety of uses in the kitchen and are mostly used for serving foods, such as sauces, gravies, and toppings as well as skim and stir ingredients.
Some people also used to use ladles to dip in water buckets and drink the water from the bucket like a cup.
They could dip the ladle in the water bucket and then drink the water right from the ladle.