Plastic Dough Scraper

Available at: Sur La Table
Price: $2.50
More Info: surlatable.com

One of the most cherished utensils in my kitchen is also the cheapest: it is a plastic dough scraper that must have cost me about 75 cents. It is shaped like a half-moon, which means I can use the flat side to scrape dough and flour off of my counter, and the rounded side to scrape clean the inside of my mixing-bowl. And because it is flexible, I use it as an extension of my hand to fold sticky bread dough over itself, a necessary step to develop flavor and improve crumb structure when making pain au levain (natural starter bread) —Clotilde Dusoulier of Chocolate & Zucchini.com