Woman reading from a cookbook propped in a wooden recipe book stand in a kitchen
Hard maple cookbook stand with a laser-engraved measurement conversion chart across the face.
Mountain Series

Capitol Peak Cookbook Stand 2.0

Cookbook stand

$59.99

Blond, fine grain. Takes engraving crisply.

Food-Safe Finish
Made in USA
Heirloom Quality
Mountain SeriesCookbook stand
$59.99

Capitol Peak Cookbook Stand 2.0

Woman reading from a cookbook propped in a wooden recipe book stand in a kitchen
Food-safe Finish
Made in USA
Heirloom

Steady on the Knife Edge

Cooking from a book means fighting it the whole time — pages that won't stay flat, a spine that snaps shut the moment your hands are covered in flour. The Capitol Peak Cookbook Stand ends that argument in three pieces of solid Colorado hardwood: a locking foot that carries the book, dowel rods that pin the pages open, and a measurement conversion chart engraved into the face. Named for the Elk Mountains fourteener whose knife-edge ridge rewards a steady footing, it holds its ground on any counter.

Maple cookbook stand with an engraved measurement conversion chart on an outdoor grill side shelf.
Rear view of a walnut cookbook stand showing the one-piece ledge and foot and the dowel rod holders.

Three pieces, one solid stand

The Capitol Peak Cookbook Stand comes together from three pieces of solid hardwood, joined by a locking block that seats into the base and stays there. No hinge to creep, no friction joint to slip, nothing that folds flat under the weight of a heavy hardcover. Carry it from the counter to the island and it arrives in the same shape it left in.

Walnut cookbook stand with the dowel rods holding open the pages of a hardcover book.

The page stays where you put it

Dowel rods slot into the face of the stand to hold your book open, and multiple slot positions let you match whatever you're cooking from — a slim paperback or a hardcover carrying up to 350 pages per side. When you're working from a tablet or a loose printed sheet instead, the rods stow in a dedicated slot built into the stand, so they aren't rattling around in a drawer.

Hard maple cookbook stand on a kitchen counter, engraved measurement conversion chart facing out.

The chart you stop looking up

A measurement conversion chart is laser-engraved into the face of the stand — teaspoons, tablespoons, and cups at a glance, permanently there instead of buried in a browser tab you'd have to open with flour on your hands. Engraved, not printed, so it won't wear off with wiping. Cut, engraved, and oiled in our Colorado shop from hard maple or American black walnut, finished with a food-safe butcher block oil.

Specifications

Dimensions 10" W x 6" D x 13" H
Material Solid American hard maple or black walnut
Finish Finished with food-safe butcher block oil
Hardware Hardwood dowels
Capacity Holds up to 350 pages per side
Includes Laser-engraved conversion chart
Made In Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Frequently asked questions

Does it keep the pages open?
Yes. Two hardwood dowel rods slot into the face of the stand and pin the pages open. Several slot positions handle different book thicknesses and page sizes, up to 350 pages per side on a hardcover.
Does it hold a tablet?
Yes. The face of the stand is about 10 by 11 inches and a tablet can be larger than that, since it only needs to rest against the face. Anything you can hold in one hand fits, including a 2-in-1 laptop folded into tablet mode. The page-holder rods stow in a slot built into the stand when you are not using them.
What is on the conversion chart?
Teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, pints, quarts, gallons, milliliters, and ounce-to-gram conversions, laser-engraved into the face so it is readable at a glance while cooking and will not wear off with wiping.
Does it fold or come apart for storage?
It does not fold, but it does come apart. The stand is three pieces joined by a fixed locking block that seats into the base, so in use it lifts and moves as one piece with no hinge to creep under a heavy book. Pull the block and the three pieces store flat; it goes back together the same way.
How much counter space does it take?
10 inches wide, 6 inches deep, and 13 inches tall.
Can it be personalized?
Custom engraving is available on request. Contact us before ordering so we can confirm what you want and where it will go.
How do I clean it?
Wipe it down with a damp cloth and dry it. It is finished with food-grade butcher block oil; rub in a little more when the wood looks dry. Do not soak it.
Is it made in the USA?
Yes. The stand is made in the USA at our shop in Colorado Springs, Colorado, from American hard maple or American black walnut.

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    5 Stars

    The camera did not capture the pure beauty of this book holder. The color is even it's the lighting.

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    4 months ago
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    Mom's day gift

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