Why every kitchen needs a spoon rest

You know that moment when you’re cooking, and you’re holding a spoon dripping with pasta sauce, and you pause, where do you put it? Maybe you balance it on the edge of the pan. Maybe it ends up on a tea towel or the worktop. That’s where a spoon rest comes in; simple, useful, and quietly brilliant.

A spoon rest does exactly what it sounds like: it gives your utensils a place to land while you’re cooking. No more sauce trails across the hob. No more staining your chopping board or grabbing another plate just for a spoon. And when it looks nice too? Even better.

You can keep one by the cooker for when you're stirring dinner, or next to the kettle if you’re someone who forgets where they’ve put the tea spoon (we’ve all done it). They don’t take up much space, but they make your kitchen feel just a bit more put-together.

Some customers buy them as gifts, they’re small, thoughtful, and a lovely extra to go with a jar of something homemade or a cookbook. And because each one’s made by hand, no two are quite the same. It’s those kinds of little details that make handmade pieces feel useful as well as thoughtful.

At a recent market, a customer told me she was buying a spoon rest to keep next to the microwave. Her husband always left his used spoon on the counter after heating up soup, and it drove her mad. For her, the spoon rest was a simple fix, something small that would keep the space tidier and make their daily routine a bit easier. You just pop it in the dishwasher with your next load.

So if you’re the kind of person who likes practical things that also look good, a spoon rest might be your new favourite thing.