Yompai musings

Spurtles are the most versatile kitchen utensil you can have, coming in different styles and able to stir foods, scoop and smash, serve cakes and even make porridge.

Micro plastics have become an ever increasing problem in the world. One of the worst items in your kitchen for creating micro plastics are plastic spatulas and fish slices. These put micro plastics directly into your food, while you cook.

There are many types of spatulas, with different sizes and shapes. Many people use angled ones in much of their cooking, including Thai people who use angled wooden  spatulas often in making meals. But they can be used for many other types of cooking and baking.

I love wooden platters, the aesthetics of the grains and wood colourings. They are a great way to serve a variety of different foods, everything from snacks and appetizers to desserts.

Using a wooden lemon and lime squeezer is a simple and effective way to make lemon or lime juice, for drinking or cooking.

If you are looking for sustainable and environmentally friendly wooden utensils, then Teak wooden utensils are hard to go past. They are very strong, very durable and long lasting.

But perhaps the main reason for their being such great wooden utensils is that Teak wood is known for being naturally waterproof. .

Each piece of our wooden utensils are hand crafted, each piece is unique. For the villagers who create the wooden spatulas and wooden bowls, it is about crafting high quality pieces. About working in and with community. There will not be two wooden spoons or wooden bowls that are identical, each will have slight variations and distinctive features.

What does it mean for something to be sustainable? Is it only an environmental issue or should sustainability encompass the people who live in that environment also.

The people of Baan Lek and surrounding villages have been developing a model for themselves where people and land work together.

Why is sustainability such a key part of our wooden bowls and platters and what do we mean by our wooden kitchen utensils are sustainable?

If you have ever burnt your fingers trying to get bent or broken toast out of the toaster you know how much of a lifesaver wooden toast tongs are.

How do I care for my wooden spoon or wooden bowl? One of the most asked questions. 

Choosing a bowl for your kitchen or table is very personal and will also depend on the reason for buying or using it. Some things are better in glass bowls or ceramic bowls or even metal bowls. But there are some very good reasons to consider wooden bowls and especially Teak wooden bowls.