Grooved Multi-Utensil Layout
The top of each pad is moulded with grooved slots that hold three or four spoons and spatulas side by side, each in its own lane. That solves the most common spoon rest annoyance, where a second spoon is laid across the first and drips onto it, or slides off onto the counter. Drips run down onto a ridged drip pad surrounded by raised edges, so sauce, oil and marinade collect on the rest instead of spreading. Cooler Kitchen lists brushes, tongs, forks, spatulas and ladles among the tools it takes, and in practice it is best with spoons and spatulas, whose heads fit the grooves neatly. It earns its keep on days when several things are on the go at once. One owner who cans relies on it for exactly that, and the ability to set down more than one utensil at a time is the practical reason it beats a single round rest.