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Wood utensils are often coated to improve their stability (just like the inside of cans is coated in plastic, so joke’s on you if you choose cans for that reas
by n8cpdx 2y ago
Wood utensils are often coated to improve their stability (just like the inside of cans is coated in plastic, so joke’s on you if you choose cans for that reason).
Have you considered the safety profile of the ink used for any markings, the stain on the wood, and any oil or wax coatings?
- simonsarris 2y agoHaha, well, yes. I actually made all of my wood cooking implements from scratch. I cut down the trees and carved them. eg: https://twitter.com/simonsarris/status/1473049577905401859 https://twitter.com/simonsarris/status/1473049577905401859 I use Tried and True linseed oil or linseed oil + beeswax for my coatings. Occasionally I'll use pure walnut oil. I understand that not everyone likes to make such things! But I don't suspect its hard to find pure wood ones. Lots of people make them. Even just searching "unfinished wooden kitchen utensils" yields a lot of results.
- lucianbr 2y ago> It is easier to never have to worry about it if you simply decline to use plastic cooking utensils. > I actually made all of my wood cooking implements from scratch. I cut down the trees and carved them. Is this trolling? "It's easy, simple, just carve your own tools out of trees". Sounds like "just don't be poor" to me.
- simonsarris 2y agoI'm not trolling, the commenter asked me if I had considered something, and it happens I have actually made them myself. Not because I think its necessary, it certainly isn't, I simply like to make things by hand and use things that I've made. It is inexpensive to buy unfinished wood utensils, anyone can search for them. And in the context of the problem, silicone is just as well if wood seems too difficult to find.
- UnFleshedOne 2y agoTo be fair, making wood utensils from scratch is multiple orders of magnitude easier than not being poor.
- afh1 2y agoIf you are a regular city dweller, not necessarily...