Pacific Merchants 12" Olivewood Wooden Corner Spoon Olive hardwood cooking utensils are prized in the South of France and throughout the Mediterranean for their durable strength and beauty. The 12" Olivewood Corner Spoon is made in France the traditional way: by hand. It's perfect for a wide range of cooking and serving tasks and is safe for use on any cookware! Hand made in France! Pacific Merchants source their olive wood from small artisan factories and you can see actual hand carving on each piece. Olive wood is considered the creme de la creme for making wooden spatulas, hardwood tools and wooden utensils due to its beauty, hardness and durability. The hardness of olive wood means condiment tools like these will resist penetration by liquids, staining or picking up odors. From the sanded smooth handles that feel easy and comfortable in your hand to nicely carved condiment spoon shapes that are elegantly simple. No two pieces of olive wood look the same. Each piece has natural imperfections in the wood grain, which are normal "beauty marks" and are usually accompanied by interesting grain patterns. Like a work of art, each and every piece looks like it's been hand sculptured. Each piece is stamped "Made In France" showing the pride of craftsmanship. Take care of your olivewood olive spoon and you will enjoy using it for years and year. C'est magnifique! French wooden utensils have a rich history and an important place in culinary culture. All French wood spoons, tools, and spatulas are lovingly hand-crafted and imported from France, and thus are of the highest quality and beauty. Wood spoons will not discolor food, alter taste, conduct heat, or melt. Pacific Merchants believes in the ?Enduring Nature of Things Well Made,? and nature itself has provided a material in line with this belief. Olivewood is extremely strong and dense, with a tight grain that resists fraying edges. Cleaning is simple; wash with warm water and allow to air dry. Pacific Merchants? Olivewood corner spoons are perfectly designed to reach into the corners and edges of your pots and pans. Use them to stir your sauces and soups without damaging nonstick cookware, and never miss a morsel of food again. The solid wood handles of these spoons will feel delightful in your hand as you whip up sauces, fold delicious dough, and stir sumptuous stews. Each handle is hot stamped "Made in France" as a mark of high quality and French craftsmanship worldwide A functional and classic design. Wood is obtained from known, legal and well-managed timber sources Strong olivewood construction - Safe for non-stick surfaces Hand crafted in France by small, artisan factories owned by families who have carved French olivewood into wooden spatulas, tools and utensils for generations