Wok spatula
A long shovel-shaped turner contoured to the curve of a wok
Wide, shallowly scooped paddle on a long handle, shaped to sit flush against a sloping wok wall so it lifts food instead of scraping past it. Steel is the restaurant default. Wood is quieter and will not gouge a seasoned surface. The job is constant motion, folding food off the hot base and back through it, so handle length and balance matter more than the blade. Asymmetric wooden models come left or right handed, and the wrong one is awkward to hold.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- J. Kenji López-AltDoes it
Chef and food writer · The Food Lab
Earlywood's carved wooden turners, rolling pins and tasting spoons have been his defaults since he found the company. He says they draw more questions than almost anything else in his kitchen. Dozens of iterations went into the spatula he made with them, which follows the curve of the 14-inch wok he cooks in most. His ethics page lists it among his own collaborations.
Source: kenjilopezalt.com: 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
Aimed at the same thing
Other entries filed under productivity.
- Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.
Home gym
A private training space at home, from a garage rack to a fully equipped room
On record from 7 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it, 2 recommend it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 6 do it
- Gear$$$Expensive: Several hundred dollars and up.On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 4 do it
- Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.
Standing desk
A desk that raises, so part of the working day happens on your feet
On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it, 1 recommends it - Gear$$$Mid: Roughly $50 to $500, or up to $50/month.On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it
- Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Paper notebook
A bound notebook for thinking on paper away from a screen
On record from 3 of 62 tracked people: 3 do it
Gear entry · notes paraphrased from cited sources, quoted excerpts copied from the transcript they link to. Not medical advice. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or reviewed by anyone listed. How this works.