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Aside from being a stylish way to serve salsas and many other sauces, this serving spoon crafted by the Peten Wood Artisan Sculptors in Guatemala is eco-friendly because the artisans purchase the local jobillo wood from a certified source, which means that it has been collected in a way to protect and preserve the forest and its resources. The spoon is hand-carved from a single piece of wood and covered with cooking oil for a shiny finish.

Members of the Petén Wood Artisan Sculptors handcraft this pair of cooking spoons. With conveniently long handles, the spoons are made from distinctive light brown jobillo wood. The artisans choose woods that are native to the lowlands of the Guatemalan Petén to craft their work.

"These slotted spatulas are ideal for flipping eggs, pancakes or vegetables in a pan. Since they are carved from wood, they won't scratch your pans," Peten Wood Artisan Sculptors tell us with obvious pride. They carve the spatulas by hand from manchiche wood, a Guatemalan hardwood that is burnished red by nature, with the grain forming myriad patterns.

Please note that hot and/or spicy food may dye the natural wood, yet spoons can be filed and finished with oil to return to natural coloring.

Crowned with a heart, this ladle from Peten Wood Artisan Sculptors is the ideal kitchen companion, whether for cooking or serving. The ladle is carved by hand from natural jobillo wood, which is a sustainable wood with brown to dark red and golden hues.

Please note that hot and/or spicy food may dye the natural wood, yet spoons can be filed and finished with oil to return to natural coloring.