Dexam 28cm Wooden Porridge Spirtle/Stirrer

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A spurtle is a wooden kitchen tool from Scotland that is used primarily for stirring porridge oats whilst cooking. Traditionally it is considered to be better than a spoon when it comes to mixing. The spurtle is so closely associated with the preparation of porridge that the winner of the annual World Porridge Making Championship is awarded the “Golden Spurtle” as the main prize. Finished with a protective coat of food safe organic hemp seed oil. Can be washed up safely in the sink. Don't put in the dishwasher. To revitalise just rub in some oil of your choice, olive oil is fine, to recondition the wood. This can be done to all wooden kitchen utensils, boards and bowls.

The ring below the handle allows the spurtle to rest easily on the edge of the cooking pot. It won't slip into the food no matter how big your pan is. When the British Sun puts his hat on and comes out to play, we are often so excited that we neglect the basic safety precautions we automatically take when abroad. But take it from Spirtle on this World Sun Awareness Day, our elusive sun can still cause horrific damage to the skin and tissues beneath if not enjoyed in moderation and with respect for the harmful power of those all-too-soothing sunbeams. This is due to the slim tip which prevents oats from clumping together. That being said throughout Scotland, they believe that this tool is superior for stirring just about anything. From soup, stews, broths, and bread dough this is a super handy simple tool. Our first sighting of ID#1143 Spirtle in 2017”– Barbara Cheney, University of Aberdeen Lighthouse Field Station 30/05/2017As for criticism, Tynan had his own developed views of what it was, and it had little to do with Equity directives. A critic he said, was “a man who knows the way but can’t drive the car”. Good criticism was “a self-knowing account of the way in which one’s consciousness had been modified during an evening at the theatre”. It was the “sheer complexity” of playwriting which had always fascinated him: “In an effort to understand it, I became a critic.” The rest of us may feel this about Tynan: that no writer better described what it felt like to be sitting in front of a particular play on a particular night.

The Scots, who claim the authorship of the porridge, use a special kitchen utensil called “spurtle” to stir the porridge, which has been handed down since the 15th century. A spurtle is a stirrer made from wood. Preference is given to spurtles made of beech, maple or cherry wood. Unlike a spatula or putty knife, the spurtle does not have a spoon or shovel-like end, but only a rounded tip. This stirrer sits well in the hand and with its rounded end it is easy to work into the corners and edges of pots.

In an age of too many kitchen appliances with too few uses, it’s liberating to see a simple tool that can do a host of things. But according to Harry Clarke of Kitchen Carvers, another spurtle manufacturer, there's one thing you shouldn't do with the spurtle. Wood is one of the oldest and proven materials used to make kitchen utensils.Therefore, wooden spurtle is always the best way to go. Cooking utensils are an important part of any kitchen – whether it’s a professional, high-end one or a home gourmet-style food prep center. Every cook is familiar with the result of overheating: scorching. By stirring while heating up food, we can prevent scorching and still heat up food to a high temperature. But what helps when heating, can also be useful when cooling things down. Food that is stirred cools down faster.