It’s 8.45am on a Thursday at Fran’s Cafe in east London, and customers are tucking into the stream of beans, eggs, sausage, ...

Thanks to a number of winning qualities, a trusty wooden spoon can help you make a safer and tastier homemade sauce.

The average spend on modern spoons is between £30 and 40 but can be hundreds of pounds It became a habit reserved for craftsmen - and they were almost always men - who would make spoons for sale ...