Tied with a tartan ribbon and shaped like a thistle on top, this new 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. Cooking anything as thick as porridge oats, and you'll want a spurtle. 11 and a half inches long, and 1 inch at its widest section. Beechwood spurtle, made in China.