Tied with a blue tartan ribbon and shaped like a thistle on top, this kitchen tool isn't new at all. Ingenous Scots cut the bowls off their wooden spoons centuries ago, so there was less surface for porridge oats to attach while cooking. Spurtles are also great for stirring soup, mashed potatoes and rice. 12 inches long, and 1 inch at its widest section. These maple spurtles are hand turned in Maine from maple wood scraps, and each is slightly different, some are striped tiger maple, others are birds-eye maple. Let us pick one for you!