chris@spoonmill.com
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Hanging out in his woodworking studio, Christopher M. Fry began creating original designs of spoons and kitchen pieces in 2002. At the request of his wooden-spoon collecting wife, Cheri, he made his first spoon from wood he was saving to make a guitar. Years later with many awards earned, Chris continues to create artful but functional wooden kitchenware that complements the kitchens of family cooks to gourmet chefs.
The Spoon Mill studio is nestled in Denham Springs, Louisiana, near the capitol city, Baton Rouge. Natives of south Louisiana, with roots in New Orleans and Cajun country, Chris and Cheri enjoy the cuisine of this region. South Louisiana, as in many areas of the world, centers social events around food. The dishes in our area are as diverse as the cultures that influenced our history. As the main cook in the family, Cheri tests the different styles and sizes of spoons, spatulas, and ladles on the good south Louisiana recipes handed down through generations. Angles of spoon and spatula heads along with the differences in handle grips are tweaked before a style is accepted for customers to buy. Although Chris uses only hardwoods to make his spoons and kitchenware, our kitchen testing will determine the ease of care and durability of various woods grown here in the United States and those from many different countries. So rest assured that the design and wood chosen for your spoon should give you years of great cooking.
We hope you enjoy our unique, handmade wooden spoons and kitchenware, and say to you, Bon Appetite!
With best wishes,
Chris and Cheri Fry
The Spoon Mill studio is nestled in Denham Springs, Louisiana, near the capitol city, Baton Rouge. Natives of south Louisiana, with roots in New Orleans and Cajun country, Chris and Cheri enjoy the cuisine of this region. South Louisiana, as in many areas of the world, centers social events around food. The dishes in our area are as diverse as the cultures that influenced our history. As the main cook in the family, Cheri tests the different styles and sizes of spoons, spatulas, and ladles on the good south Louisiana recipes handed down through generations. Angles of spoon and spatula heads along with the differences in handle grips are tweaked before a style is accepted for customers to buy. Although Chris uses only hardwoods to make his spoons and kitchenware, our kitchen testing will determine the ease of care and durability of various woods grown here in the United States and those from many different countries. So rest assured that the design and wood chosen for your spoon should give you years of great cooking.
We hope you enjoy our unique, handmade wooden spoons and kitchenware, and say to you, Bon Appetite!
With best wishes,
Chris and Cheri Fry
Spoon Care
1) Clean in light soapy water...drip dry is okay. Lightly buff the dry spoon with dry scotch-bright pad or sandpaper.
2) Keep 'em oiled, we like mineral oil!
At first all wooden spoons will become 'fuzzy' when the grain raises from cooking. As the oils from cooking and serving food 'season' the wood, the fuzzies will occur less often. I like to call the de-fuzzing process exfoliating the spoons! Hot oil and cooking grease while cooking is great for your spoons.
3) No dishwasher!! The detergent and drying cycle will pull the moisture out of your wooden spoons... that means weak, splintery, dry wood.
Wooden spoons and spatulas will not scratch Teflon and related surfaces of pots.
2) Keep 'em oiled, we like mineral oil!
At first all wooden spoons will become 'fuzzy' when the grain raises from cooking. As the oils from cooking and serving food 'season' the wood, the fuzzies will occur less often. I like to call the de-fuzzing process exfoliating the spoons! Hot oil and cooking grease while cooking is great for your spoons.
3) No dishwasher!! The detergent and drying cycle will pull the moisture out of your wooden spoons... that means weak, splintery, dry wood.
Wooden spoons and spatulas will not scratch Teflon and related surfaces of pots.