Beechwood Cook Book Stand - Burstenhaus Redecker

Description

A folding cook book stand made from oiled beechwood, by Burstenhaus Redecker. Adjustable angle, wooden page latches, and considered enough in its design that you won’t want to put it away.

Why it’s here

Some objects don’t need improving. The rolling pin, the flour sifter, the mortar and pestle — these are forms that have been refined over centuries of daily use and arrived, long ago, at something close to perfect. Redecker understands this. Their kitchen and household tools are made from natural materials, designed without fuss, and built to reveal their character with use in a way that plastic never can. The kind of things you leave out on the counter rather than hide in a drawer.

We grew up with Redecker in English and Swedish kitchens, where the instinct has always been to reach for something well made and natural rather than something disposable and soulless. When we started Homestedt, carrying them was never really a question.

Burstenhaus Redecker have been making natural household tools in the Teutoburg Forest region of Germany since 1935. A family workshop, now in its third generation, that has spent nearly a century making things the right way. The designs haven’t changed much. They didn’t need to. Everything is made from natural biodegradable materials, ships plastic-free, and when a piece finally wears out, it goes back to the earth rather than a landfill.

What you’re getting

There is something to be said for cooking from a book. A recipe on a screen invites distraction — notifications, brightness adjustments, the temptation to look something else up entirely. A cookbook just sits there, doing its job, asking nothing in return. This stand makes that experience a little more considered.

The angle adjusts to wherever you need it. Wooden latches hold the pages open without damaging them, leaving both hands free for the work. It folds flat for storage, though the oiled beechwood looks handsome enough on a counter that you’re unlikely to bother. It’s the kind of object that earns a permanent place in a kitchen rather than a drawer.

Specifications

Material: oiled beechwood. Size: 13.5” x 11” (34 x 27.5cm).

Care

Hand wash with mild soap and dry immediately. Never soak or put in the dishwasher. When the wood begins to look dull, apply a small amount of food-safe mineral oil, beeswax, or Danish oil to restore the surface and protect the wood.