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Other than the hygiene argument of bacteria build up what is wrong with just using wooden spatulas for example?
by DoingIsLearning 2y ago
Other than the hygiene argument of bacteria build up what is wrong with just using wooden spatulas for example?
- shiroiushi 2y agoI don't think I've ever even seen a wooden spatula, and I don't see how you could make one thin enough to flip pancakes (or worse eggs) and it stay durable.
- Saline9515 2y agoIt's very common in Europe, I have several at home. If you properly wash them, there is no bacterial danger either.
- Glawen 2y agoSome people even carve them from lumber. If you are into DIY and you have no Christmas gift ideas :)
- Moru 2y agoIt's a common thing in woodworking class at school. We have a spoon, butter knife and a cutting board made by our daughter. We also have a bunch of other wooden kitchen utencils since half the family works with wood on their free time... :-)
- dotancohen 2y agoI use wooden spatulas, and gladly take the short-term biological risk over the long-term hormonal risk. In any case, in a modern kitchen where utensils are washed thoroughly and regularly I don't see an issue with wood.
- astura 2y agoThey are common in the US too.
- astura 2y agoExcuse me? I find it hard to believe you've never seen a wooden spatula, it's like claiming you've never seen a wooden spoon. I use a wood spatula at home. I flip pancakes and eggs. I opened an incognito tab and googled "spatula" and this is literally the second result https://www.target.com/p/acacia-wood-solid-turner-brown-figmint-8482/-/A-87710887 https://www.target.com/p/acacia-wood-solid-turner-brown-figm...
- shiroiushi 2y agoOk, I think I've seen those before, but that looks too thick for flipping eggs or pancakes effectively.
- kazinator 2y agoYou can use a well made, smoothly polished metal one with round edges. Your eggs are not sticking to your non-stick pan, right? So you will never use any of the kind of force that will gouge the surface.
- askvictor 2y agoDo you have any sources for wood cooking implements being unhygienic? I recall one a few years ago finding that wooden cutting boards are _more_ hygienic than plastic as they pull bacteria into their pores and trap and kill them: https://news.ncsu.edu/2014/09/cutting-boards-food-safety/ https://news.ncsu.edu/2014/09/cutting-boards-food-safety/
- Aachen 2y agoI don't cut into my spatula, though. It doesn't have the same grooves as a plastic cutting board