Cilio Olivewood Spoon, 12-Inch

In my opinion, anything made out of olive wood looks beautiful and interesting. The two spoons I purchased are lovely- one has a fancier grain pattern, however, the other spoon is still quite nice and I enjoy using it. When you order something like this over the internet, without the ability to hold and view the actual item, you are leaving it up to chance and the seller to choose what you get, pattern-wise (or grain-wise in the case of wooden objects). I am satisfied with what the seller selected and shipped to me. Thankfully one of the spoons has the fancier type olive-wood pattern that I was hoping for.The spoons are a little bit shorter than what I would consider ideal length for multi-purpose use (i.e. different sized pots). I bought these specifically to use with my enameled cast-iron braising pot, which is about 6″ tall and very wide, so these do work fine for me. They would be a little too short for a very tall pot.After the first time I used and washed the spoons, I needed to oil them lightly with sunflower oil because they appeared dull and dry. I live in a very dry climate and so this was to be expected. Once they were lightly oiled, their lovely grain and color was restored.I like these very much and would purchase more of this brand in the future. I highly recommend them if the 12″ length will work for you. They are a beautiful, pleasurable, and useful object – much prettier than the dime-a-dozen variety wooden spoons and not too expensive for Tuscan olive wood.