Today’s cooking tool is a wooden spoon! Every cooks needs a good wooden spoon or two. I have one wooden spoon to use for sweet recipes like pancakes, and another wooden spoon that I use for savory foods like spaghetti sauce and stew!
- Wooden spoons don’t get hot to the touch.
- Wooden spoons don’t scratch pots and pans.
- Wooden spoons will not melt.
- Wooden spoons are non-reactive. This means that they will not change the taste or color of your foods the way that metal spoons can sometimes do.
Keep your wooden spoon in good shape by rubbing it occasionally with mineral oil to keep the wood from drying out and cracking. Never let your wooden spoon sit in a sink filled with water. Instead, put the spoon in the dishwasher or wash and dry it by hand each time you finish cooking. Make sure it is completely dry before putting it away and your spoon could last for years!