The 10 essential wooden utensils for your kitchen

Wooden utensils are indispensable to cook and to bake. Our parents and grandparents used them before us. Some wooden utensils have been replaced by plastic ones. However, wooden utensils have everything to please. If you are not convinced, here are five reasons why you should use them.  

Wooden utensils to prepare good food 

Prepare good food with these wooden utensils and wooden bowls. 

The well-known wooden spoon 

With the wooden spoon, you can mix your preparation without damaging your pan, or stainless steel kitchen tool. Little trick: if you mix thick sauces or risotto for example, opt for a slotted spoon. 

The wooden spoon is perfect to prepare your dishes without getting burned. Indeed, wood does not conduct heat.  

The mortar and the pestle 

The mortar and the pestle allow you to grind herbs such as clove, cumin, cinnamon, peppercorns... It is perfect if you do not want spice boxes anymore and especially if you like freshly ground spices that emanate more aromas. 

With your pestle you can also make your own sauces such as the delicious green pesto or the garlic mayonnaise. 

The cutting board 

The wooden cutting board is a must in the kitchen. It makes it possible to cut all your ingredients in a healthy and efficient way, without ruining  your worktop.   

It is multipurpose as you can also use it to prepare the sandwiches of the whole family.   

It can also be used to cover a plate before the service or when it is outside the fridge.   

It becomes an auxiliary display for your sofas, pizzas, pies and quiches.  

Leave it at your fingertips, it can be used all the time! 

The pancake rake 

The pancake rake in an essential kitchen tool to spread the pancake dough on your pan or crepe maker. It allows you to make beautiful, thin and round crepes as in Brittany. It is easy to clean, but do not forget to dry it flat to avoid deformations. 

The rolling pin 

For pastry amateurs, this utensil is indispensable to bake delicious cakes and biscuits. Opt for an untreated and non-stick wood.  

Wooden utensils to serve food 

When you receive guests, presenting dishes with wooden utensils will give a natural and elegant look to your table. Wooden utensils and bowls value your dishes and reveal your eco-friendly values.  

Salad servers and salad bowl 

The wooden salad bowl is a must too. It is unbreakable, light, elegant and quiet, it will contain all your salads, your preparations and while valuing them. It is durable, but from time to time, you will just need to rejuvenate it by oiling it. 

You can also use it to make pastries, beat the egg whites, to serve a fruit salad, etc.  

Salad servers are essential to serve your salads. Match them with a wooden salad bowl, make a salad, and it is won.

The pepper mill and the salt mill 

The authentic pepper mill or salt mill is used to season your delicious meals. It allows you to grind salt or pepper just before eating so that it retains its flavor. 

These mills can be made of wood or stainless steel, so you can avoid plastic as much as possible. 

The appetizer bowl 

The appetizer bowl is a very used recipient during the apéritif, it can contain sweet treats for a successful cocktail. Of course you can also use it for many other things.  

The lazy susan 

In large families, it is very helpful to have a lazy susan in the middle of the table. Place your spreadable pastes on it to make people want to taste something new. And during apéritifs with friends, it allows everyone to have access to all side dishes.  

Quick tip: Ask your carpenter friend to cut you a round wooden plank, bigger than your lazy susan, then put the plank above it with help of an anti-slip material. You will have a larger lazy susan for when you have more dishes to serve.   

The cooking spatula 

The spatula used to cook does not scratch, does not warm your hand, nor does it give a taste to your food. 

It is suitable for frying and offers a perfect alternative to plastic and stainless steel spatulas.