Laguiole Soup Spoons, Set of 6

Juniper, ebony or thuya

Juniper grows in the mountains of the Mediterranean, and its wood is pale and finely grained, with a light peppery scent that comes out as you hold it. Ebony handles use nothing but the black heartwood, polished to a deep shine. Thuya comes from burls gathered when large gardens across Europe are pruned, and shows a warm blond colour with a fine, figured grain. Juniper and thuya suit a light, informal table, while ebony gives six dark handles that stand out against white china. Our Complete UK Buyer's Guide: 6-Piece Laguiole Dining Spoon Sets goes into more detail.

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Six spoons with pale, finely grained juniper handles.

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Dining spoons to match your forks and knives

These dining spoons share their handles with Laguiole en Aubrac's forks and steak knives, so you can lay a full place in one wood or horn. Buy the spoons first and the forks later, or the other way round: each handle material is available for both. A full British cutlery set usually includes soup spoons as well as dessert spoons, and all the wood and horn designs come in both. Stone handles come in forks and knives too, though not in dessert spoons. When matching pieces, go by the maker: nothing protects the Laguiole name, and plenty of factory cutlery uses it.

One material or a mixed set

The mixed set brings together six different animal materials, from black horn to cream, so the six places never look quite the same. For a classic table, stick with one material. Stone handles, in deep blue or green, add a touch of colour. Since the handles are natural, grain and colour vary a little from spoon to spoon, and a set you add later may differ slightly from the first. Laguiole en Aubrac makes these spoons by hand in France.

Soup spoon questions

You'll receive care instructions with each order. Hand wash the spoons, dry them at once, and never let a wooden or horn handle into the dishwasher.