Blog Posts for Soapstone Products

Outdoor Dining Inspiration: Elevate Your Entertaining with Teak Grazing Boards

As May arrives, the temps are rising, flowers are blooming, and you can finally take your gatherings outdoors. Whether hosting a spring brunch or bringing friends around the fire pit, outdoor dining should be laidback and fun. One of the most versatile and visually stunning centerpieces for any outdoor meal is the grazing board, and with our handcrafted teak boards, you can easily make your evening memorable.

These teak wood serving boards, made from wood grown in Costa Rica, are a luxurious yet down-to-earth centerpiece for your gathering. Here’s why you’ll bring out a teak serving board for your next outdoor party.

Why Teak?

Teak wood is known for its natural durability, striking grain, and weather-resistant qualities. Our serving boards are made from a single plank of FSC-certified teak, meaning there are no glue joints, just natural wood. Each board is unique, with different shapes, wood grain patterns, and tones based on the tree.

Soapstone Wax and Soapstone Oil: How should you be using them?

Busy homeowners love soapstone for its beauty, heat resistance, and non-porous surface, making it ideal for cleaning and quick cooking.

But one of the top questions we hear is: should I use soapstone oil or wax on my countertops and tiles? Both treatments enhance the stone’s appearance and patina but differ in application, durability, and effect on the stone’s surface.

Soapstone Oil: Traditional Treatment for Enhancing Color

What is Soapstone Oil? Soapstone oil is a 100% organic natural oil that enhances the stone’s natural darkening process (or patina). Soapstone in its raw, untreated state is typically dark to light gray with veining, but applying oil brings out its rich, deep hues of charcoal, black, or green hews.

Mastering Outdoor Cooking with a Pizza Stone on the Grill

As we look forward to spring and getting outside more, it's time to clean up the grill and prepare for another outdoor cooking season. While grilling burgers and steaks might be your go-to, using a pizza stone on the grill is a game-changer for making crispy, restaurant-quality pizzas right in your backyard. Not only does a pizza stone transform your grill into an outdoor pizza oven, it also allows for baking bread, roasting vegetables, and more. Here’s how to prepare for outdoor cooking this spring and make the most of your pizza stone on the grill.

Why Use a Pizza Stone on the Grill?

Why Coasters Make the Perfect Housewarming Gift

When it comes to finding a thoughtful and versatile hostess gift, coasters are an option that combine functionality and form. Whether you’re attending a dinner party, a housewarming gathering, or a holiday event, gifting a set of high-quality coasters is a practical gesture that anyone can appreciate. Our coasters are made from natural materials like teak wood, soapstone, and slate and packaged in eco-friendly burlap bags for a ready-to-gift experience. Here's why coasters are a fantastic choice as a hostess gift.

Function Meets Form

We all know coasters are an essential household item, protecting surfaces from water rings, heat marks, and scratches. 

Will a Chopping Block Help You Reach Your Kitchen Goals in 2025?

The kitchen is the heart of the home, and for those who plan on cooking more in the upcoming year, having the right tools can transform a meal prep session into an enjoyable and efficient experience. You know you’ll need a good cutting board, but an end-grain chopping block made from sustainably sourced teak or monkeypod wood combines functionality, durability, and beauty. These impressive cutting boards are not only a statement piece for your kitchen but also a game-changer when it comes to improving your cooking routine. Let’s explore the benefits of these materials, the importance of sustainability, and how a large chopping block can take your culinary experience to the next level.

The Beauty and Strength of Teak and Monkeypod Wood

Care for Your Surfaces Better in the New Year

As we enter a new year, make sure you know how to refresh and revitalize the natural surfaces in your home. Wood, soapstone, and slate add warmth, beauty, and character to any space, and with a little maintenance, they’ll always look their best. Regular care and attention not only extend the life of these natural materials but also enhance their beauty over time. Here’s how you can keep them in prime condition all year long.

Caring for Wood Surfaces

Natural wood surfaces—whether your kitchen counters, cutting boards, or dining table—make your home warm and inviting. However, you want to avoid drying out, scratching, and staining the wood due to improper maintenance. Here’s how to keep your wood surfaces looking beautiful and well-protected:

Building the Perfect Gift Set Starting with Natural Materials

Finding the right gift can be challenging, but building off pieces made of high-quality, natural materials like soapstone, slate, and teak wood ensures you’ll pull together a beautiful and functional gift. Each product in our collection – from soapstone pizza stones to teak wood cutting boards – offers unique beauty, functionality, and craftsmanship. With the holidays right around the corner, here’s how you can build an unforgettable gift set using gifts from Soapstone Products.

Soapstone Pizza Stone – The Perfect Base

No gift set for a culinary enthusiast is complete without our Soapstone Pizza Stone. Soapstone is known for retaining and distributing heat evenly, making it perfect for achieving a golden, crispy pizza crust. This pizza stone can be used in ovens or grills, offering versatility for pizza lovers who want to experiment with different cooking techniques.

Combine it with pizza dough ingredients, a cookbook, or your favorite recipe to give a thoughtful, personalized, but elegant gift.

Slate Cheese Board – For the Host

Caring for and Maintaining Wood Countertops

Wood countertops bring warmth and beauty to any kitchen. Unlike other countertop materials such as marble or quartz, wood has a rich, organic texture that only gets better with age if you take care of it properly. While wood countertops do require some maintenance, the effort is well worth it for the character and charm they add to your space.

If you're considering wood countertops or already have them in your home, understanding how to care for and maintain them will ensure they stay beautiful for years to come. In this guide, we’ll cover all the best practices to keep your countertops looking stunning and functional.

Routine Cleaning

Upgrade Your Dining Experience with a Custom Teak Flower Petal Table

When it comes to selecting the perfect dining table, you’re looking for a blend of aesthetics, durability, and sustainability. Our Teak Wood Petal Dining Table checks all these boxes and more. This beautiful, one-of-a-kind piece is meticulously crafted from sustainably sourced Teak Wood, providing a beautiful, sustainable choice for your home.

Long grazing boards  and cheese boards have become the centerpiece of entertaining, offering an elegant yet practical way to serve a variety of foods. When crafted from beautiful woods like teak or mango, these boards not only provide durability but also add natural beauty to your dining experience. Here’s how to make the most of these versatile boards for both special occasions and everyday use.

Received our order yesterday, thank you.

Very well packaged and even better looking Soapstone!

Really nice end product and couldn’t ask for a better fit or function

It really does cook the pizzas faster and better: crust comes out nice  & brown now before the top is burnt which was close to impossible with the original Ooni pizza stones.

Minimal temperature drop between pizzas as well.

We use wood & charcoal in our Ooni oven and the temperatures used to swing wildly (over 1,000 deg. at times) throughout the preheat / cooking time and very hard to maintain any kind of even temperature, whereas with your Soapstones in the oven instead  of the Ooni pizza stones, the oven came up to temperature very slowly and steady and seemed to stop rising at roughly 800 deg., which is absolutely perfect, couldn’t ask for better results!.

Could you use a pizza peel?

Achieving the perfect pizza at home can be a challenge without the right tools. If you’ve been making pizzas (even frozen directly on your oven rack) without a pizza peel, you’re missing out. Here’s when you should be using a pizza peel and how a pizza stone can make every custom pizza creation better.

When to Use a Pizza Peel:

A pizza peel, also known as a pizza paddle, is a large, flat tool with a long handle to transfer pizzas in and out of the oven. While it may seem like a simple tool, using a pizza peel can significantly improve your pizza-making experience.