Rustic yet elegant . . . Spruce up your holiday kitchen with olive wood.
Bring the flavors of Bethlehem home to your kitchen. Each one of these pieces is culled from olive wood in the region. Be it a spoon or a cutting board or a spatula, each shows off the grain and the character of the wood. These crafted items are perfect as stocking stuffers, wedding gifts, or, as a culinary treasure to keep as your own. All utensils are made by Salem Giacaman Sons in Bethlehem.
This beautifully carved olive wood cutting board with fork and spatula would work great as a cheese board.
Measurements:
Cutting board 9"x 3 1/4"
Spatula 8"x 1 1/4"
Fork 8"x 7/8
Price: $ 25.00
How to Preserve Olive Wood Utensils
Hand wash your wooden utensils. Use a mild dish detergent and wash the wood in warm, soapy water. Once clean, towel dry and then allow the wood to air dry. Do not allow wooden kitchen utensils to soak in water. Never place a wooden utensil in the dishwasher. To renew your wood, lightly oil it with mineral oil. This helps to prevent liquid from soaking into the wood and keeps it in good condition. After applying the oil, let the utensils sit for a few hours and then wipe off the excess. How often you treat the utensils with oil depends on how often they are used.
This modern olive wood candlestick will grace any table alone or as a matched set.
Measurement: 5 1/2" Price: $ 14.00
Meet one of the carvers . . .
Yousef Mubarak is a 34-year-old olive wood carver from Dar Salah, Bethlehem. "My father worked in olive wood and I used to help him," he says, adding that he loves the work. He has been an artisan for at least 20 years.
Olive wood is not only utilitarian ... but fun, too.
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Olive Wood Tops
These cute little olive wood tops (dreidels) make a great gift
