Impressed. I am really bad at oiling my wood utensils. Which oil do you use ?
plain old non-descript mineral oil is just fine - I use Howard’s blend of beeswax and mineral oil.
which, one can DIY make - I simply find it more simplier to buy the blended stuff.
it is interesting to watch - the oil soaks in very quickly - leaving a thicker film of wax.
that is when I apply a second dose of the wax/oil mixture - and when that has soaked in, buff off the excess wax . . .
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I also use wooden spatulas. I was rooting around in the cookware drawer, and found two black plastic spatulas buried under other stuff. I haven’t used them in years.
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I have a wooden spoon I use for almost anything. It’s been around forever, and it’s my favorite. Dumping the black plastic stuff once we’re back in the boonz.
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Silicone is not plastic. If you read the whole article, you’ll see that it suggests swapping your plastic utensils for silicone (or stainless steel or wood or something else). So any color silicone should be okay.
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Thank you
Another fan of antique hardwood wooden spoons! I think I’m up to about 42 or 43. Some are display, sone are used regularly. But I don’t wax and oil like you do!
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That’s what I figured, and I’m not throwing out all my silicone utensils, 'cause that would be 80% of my utensils.
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I don’t recall what was said about nylon utensils, but my problem with those is their relatively low melting point, and the fact they seem to develop a whitish coating, so I’m gradually shifting to silicone. Alas, I can’t seem to find a decent sized silicone ladle at a reasonable price, just small ones more suitable for gravy than soup or chili. (Not looking to order online, as the shipping makes it more than I think reasonable.)
The other problem with silicone is its lack of rigidity. (Maybe that’s what I can’t find a big ladle.)
I also use bamboo chopsticks a lot in my non-stick cookware.
I never liked plastic utensils.
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Speaking of black plastic utensils…. Many air fryers use the same black flame retardant plastic.
A lot of glass bowl air fryers are coming on the market now.
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I was just gifted a set of stainless steel so my black plastic can go in the junk drawer.
I’m using this as an excuse to throw away the horrible black plastic colander I got. Horrible, because it doesn’t have feet to stand on, which I learned the hard way when a batch of pasta ended up in the sink.
Also, a black plastic cooking spoon. I’m hesitating on the slotted spoon and ladle, but I’ll look for alternatives and then toss them.
I think this is the SS one I own
Bellemain 5 Qt Metal Colander with Handle | Pasta, Spaghetti, Berry, Fruit, Vegetable, Kitchen Food Strainer Basket | 18/8 Stainless Steel Colander Bowl | Pot Drainer for Cooking, Sifter Strainer
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Thanks. I already had two SS and one yellow plastic. I don’t know what I was thinking of when I got the black plastic one.
I just realized that I do have a black plastic “utensil”–a pour-over coffe make that I got twenty years ago. I’m not giving it up.
I have a few sets of ancient (older than me!) wooden utensils (spoons, shovels, butter paddles) that I use regularly. One favorite, is not an antique, is a batter spoon the roomate made for me 15 years ago. It is sturdy enough to beat rugs with, too. Many of the surplus wooden utensils are used to keep the kitchen cabinets from opening in the event of an earthquake.
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I wish I had kept my grandmother’s wooden masher when we emptied my parents’ house. I’m reduced to mashing potatoes with the bottom of a jar.
I always use a ricer for mashed potatoes.
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