Disposable wooden utensils

[disconnected]

I was working in a new office space today and I saw in the break room they offered wooden utensils. I thought it was cool enough to share!

 

[Progster]

They are a great idea, they won't make that horrible scraping noise on the plates that metal ones make.

 

[Fino]

I love disposable things! No cleaning!

 

[disconnected]

You can throw them in the backyard and they will decompose naturally.

 

[the_tortoise]

Disposable things made of biodegradable and renewable resources are the best, if you're going to use disposable things.

Those disposable wooden utensils look like they would be really nice to chew on.

 

[disconnected]

Disposable things made of biodegradable and renewable resources are the best, if you're going to use disposable things.

Those disposable wooden utensils look like they would be really nice to chew on.

It’s the first time I’ve ever seen anything like it, except chopsticks of course.

 

[china autie]

Yes they do look happily chewable.

And a wonderful idea too!

False teeth used to be made out of wood. My grandpa had a set of them.

 

[Pats]

Like the wood ice cream spoons.

 

[china autie]

Wooden ice cream spoons!!

 

[Fino]

Can you get splinters from chewing on wooden utensils?

 

[GrownupGirl]

I don't like that trees were cut down to make something that you just throw away after one use.

 

[BraidedPony]

 

[Theta.G]

When i saw your title i thought of chop sticks
You could probably wash those a few times before they have to be disposed of

 

[the_tortoise]

Can you get splinters from chewing on wooden utensils?

I suppose you could but I never have from chewing on popsicle sticks, stir sticks etc.

 

[Butterfly88]

Seems likes it's not the most eco-friendly. Bamboo is the way to go if you ask me.

 

[Pats]

I keep wondering how they would be made. Not poured into a mold. carved out?

 

[BraidedPony]

I would use them for something dry, like spooning sugar, so it could be used many times. Once they get wet, it could grow bacteria.
I wouldn’t trust eating off of a porous surface.

 

[Mary Terry]

I use wooden spoons for cooking. I hand wash them and air dry them in the dish drainer. Have never worried about bacteria or germs on them.

 

[Progster]

People often use wooden chopping blocks to chop things, including the butcher's shop. I dread to think about all the bacteria on those.

 

[the_tortoise]

People often use wooden chopping blocks to chop things, including the butcher's shop. I dread to think about all the bacteria on those.

Wooden utensils and chopping blocks can be sanitized using a dilution of chlorine bleach or by using hydrogen peroxide followed by vinegar after a regular washing and drying with mild soap and water.

I imagine there are also commercial disinfectants.

You could also put them through a dishwasher with a sanitizing cycle, but that would likely wreck them (especially in the case of chopping blocks).