Wooden Spoons

Wooden spoons lend a pleasing rustic look to the kitchen. They are very useful and durable wood kitchen accessories as wood is a bad conductors of heat and never rusts. Wooden spoons are gentle on all surfaces, especially non-stick cookware.They vary in shape and size, depending on their use.

Types of Wooden Spoons

Different types of wooden spoons made by wholesale wooden spoon manufacturers include the following:

Teaspoons

Teaspoons are small and are used for stirring tea or coffee. They come in handy while cooking, to dispense specific amounts of ingredients. Teaspoons made of wood, along with wooden forks, are very popular among people who want to have a country style kitchen.

Serving Spoons

Serving spoons are deep and usually have long, sturdy handles. They can be used for serving and cooking as well. They are also known as Tablespoons. Wooden salad hands are also one of the popular types of wooden serving spoons, specially for salads and other such dishes.

Strainer Spoons

Strainer spoons are shallow and have holes in them to drain liquids. They are used while serving dry dishes, cooking, and deep frying.

Soup Spoons

Soup spoons, as the name suggests, are used to have soups. They are deep, with short handles, and are best teamed with soup bowls.

Flat-end Spoons

Flat-end spoons are ideal for cooking. They have a shallow bowl with a flat end. They are used for stirring as their flat end keeps food from sticking to the bottom of the utensil.

Spatulas

Spatulas are flat spoons with curved sides and long handles. They are used for blending, spreading and cooking. There are many other types of wooden spoons like wooden scoops which are used for various purposes in kitchens and even in hotels, shops like those of herbs and spices etc.

Woods Used for Spoon Manufacturing

The most common wood used for making wooden spoons are hardwood and sometimes softwood. The woods used by wooden spoon manufacturers generally include:

• » Walnut
• » Oak
• » Indian Rosewood
• » Birch
• » Pine
• » Fir

Wooden Spoons Designs

Wooden spoons are available in a wide range of designs, including plain and intricate designs made through wood carving. A spoon has three parts - bowl, neck, and handle. The bowls in wooden spoons are either oval, round, flat, or tear-drop shaped. Handles are either contoured or simple. Spoon handles are hand-painted with traditional themes and sometimes have carved decorative grooves.

The handles of wood spoons are sometimes also engraved with metal, metal rings and horn. Handcrafted wooden spoons have intricate floral patterns etched on their handles.

Textures and Finish of Wood Spoons

Wooden spoons are sanded for a smooth and soft texture. They come with finishes that are non-toxic. Since wooden spoons are mainly used for cooking, stirring, and eating, the most common finishes used are:

• » Food-safe mineral oil
• » Vegetable oil
• » Water-repellent
• » Abrasion-resistant

Wooden Spoon Manufacturing & Export Areas

In India, wooden spoons are manufactured in Gujarat, Orissa, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. From here, the spoon suppliers export the regular as well as decorative wooden spoons to different countries of the world. Major countries where wooden spoons are exported include the US, the UK and and European countries.