A Board Carries Everything Except What Runs
Two small bowls turned from the same olive wood, for the oil, the olives and the pits that should never sit straight on the grain.
Alba Olive Wood Dip Bowls (Set of 2)
$49.00
Oil on Bare Wood Is a Stain, Not a Serving
Everything good on a board eventually runs. The oil spreads into a dark patch, the honey goes sticky in the grain, the olives leave pits with nowhere to go and guests end up stacking them on the edge of a plate. The board is not the problem. It is just the wrong shape for anything liquid.
For the Host Who Already Owns the Board
You put the olive board out because it looks like something. Then you reach into the cupboard and land a white ramekin on it, and the whole thing goes back to looking like a Tuesday. Two bowls in the same wood keep the table one object instead of three.
One Bowl for the Oil, One for What the Oil Leaves Behind
Two is the number that works. Oil in the first, olives in the second, and the pits go back into it as the evening goes on. Swap them for honey and nuts at breakfast, mustard and cornichons with charcuterie, jam and butter on a Sunday. They come off the board and go straight onto the table.
Four Reasons These Belong on the Board and a Ramekin Does Not
What separates a turned olive wood bowl from the ceramic dish already in your cupboard.
What Separates These From the Ramekins in Your Cupboard
Five things a white ceramic dish gets wrong on a wooden board.
Alba · Olive Wood Dip Bowls
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Ceramic Ramekin
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| Same olive wood, same grain as the board | ||
| Dense closed grain, made to hold oil | ||
| Sits quiet on wood, never clatters | ||
| Will not chip on the rim in the cupboard | ||
| $39.99 for the pair, not sold as singles | ||
| No two bowls carry the same figure |
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What Owners Say After the First Table
Real notes from American kitchens about the two bowls that stayed out.
Turned From the Offcuts of the Boards Themselves
A board is cut from the widest, flattest part of the trunk. What is left is the curved, knotted, most heavily figured wood, and that is what these bowls are turned from. It is why the grain in them often runs wilder than the grain in the board they sit on, and why no two are the same.
Get the Pair Today $39.99 Instead of $59
Here is what ships to you:
· 2 olive wood dip bowls, about 3.5 inches across.
· Free US shipping included.
· 30-day risk-free trial.
· Turned from the same wood as the Alba board.
Common Questions Before You Order
Clear answers for anyone setting a wooden board properly.