Scottish Spurtles

[forty_caliber]

Our family has ties to the Scottish on my mothers side. Among the many contributions of the Scots: Golf, curling, big rock tossing, big log tossing, some of the finest actors to ever grace the stage, and a cuisine that must have started as a dare in the distant past. I give you the spurtle.

My Scottish grandmother used these extensively both in the kitchen and on my bottom. I never really used these as an adult until I received a set as a gift a while back. Liked them instantly. Generally narrower than a spatula these are great for flipping stuff in a pan, stirring oatmeal, and spreading things around. The narrow profile and gentle curve feels very natural to use almost like a finger.

If you've never used one, probably time to give it a go.

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[dcSaute]

yup - a spurtle is a good friend!
I use mine for anything that needs a 'turn and fold'
- mixed salads
- mac&cheese
- potato salad
- fruitcake mix
- souffle
- . . .

excellent tool!

 

[pacanis]

I'm in

 

[grumpyoldman]

never seen one before, but i like the looks of them

 

[caseydog]

I had never hear of a spurtle until last night, when I saw one on a YouTube video, I think is was Max Miller's food history channel. Now I hear about it again today. 64 years, never heard of it. Two days, heard of it twice.

CD

 

[taxlady]

I came across some social media post that discussed spurtles. People got really heated about making oatmeal with a spurtle. "You can't possibly make proper Scottish oatmeal without a spurtle."

 

[In A Pickle]

They were just using it as an excuse to skip eating oats.
“Oh no, we can’t possible have oats, there’s no spurtle”
“Nice try, now eat your breakfast sonny jim!”

 

[dragnlaw]

Yeah, I read an article about them a while ago too. Yes, oatmeal was the main deal.

 

[Gone Hiking]

I have a couple that I received as a Christmas gift. One is narrow like you described (I just used it this morning, in fact. Pic below.), and the other is more like a wand with a ball on the end. The latter works well to stir sauces.