A friend of mine once came home from a year spent in Edinburgh bearing a gift of a curiously carved wooden stick. “It’s a porridge-stirrer!” she declared, and while it went into the jar next to the ...

My husband and I met in culinary school about 15 years ago, and we both work in the food industry. He’s a chef at a fabulous steakhouse, and I’m a food writer constantly testing kitchen tools and ...

The tool’s been around since the 15th century. A few years ago, I received a care package from the mom of one of my close ...

I’m no stranger to an unusual kitchen gadget. A Danish dough whisk is part of my regular bread-making routine, and I reach for my dumpling dowel (a small type of rolling pin) every time I make ...

In 2015, Lisa Williams was vacationing in Scotland when she stumbled across a glitzy bagpipe procession and a line of people in aprons holding flags from countries around the world. She took a closer ...

"The star of the show should always be the porridge itself. Just let the oats sing!" Dogwoof has revealed the official trailer for a Scottish documentary film titled The Golden Spurtle, set in the ...

Anyone who's proud of their porridge has just a few days left to enter the Bob's Red Mill contest for a chance to win a berth at the world oatmeal-making championship in Scotland. ... Looking for an ...

An Scottish man won the prestigious 21st Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championships on Saturday. We learn from Dr. Izhar Khan about his secret to winning porridge. Goldilocks had no respect ...

There once was a time, many years ago, when the sounds of bagpipes struck fear into the stomachs of Englishmen. But today mine was responding differently. Because, come sunset, I will have tasted the ...

Calle Myrsell and Per Carlsson, both from Sweden, were given the title at the event at Carrbridge in the Cairngorms. It is the first time in the competition's 25-year history that more than one person ...