This 12.5" long olive wood spurtle is perfect for sauteing veggies, stirring sauces, flipping pancakes, scrambling eggs and serving food. Safe for use with non-stick surfaces, stainless steel, porcelain and glass cookware. Olive wood is a hard wood making it very dense and durable for everyday use, it is also nonporous, so germs and odors are not retained. All products are made from a single seamless piece of olive wood. Each piece is unique. Measures 12.5" long. Made in Tunisia. To maintain the beauty of this spurtle, hand wash with mild soap, rinse in warm water, pat dry with a soft towel and leave to dry thoroughly. Do not soak. Do not put in a dishwasher. To prevent the olive wood from drying out, occasionally polish with food safe mineral oil or beeswax.