Ditch the wooden spoon: Safer alternatives for scrambled eggs
In stores, we can find kitchen utensils made of wood, plastic, metals, or ceramics. It turns out that when it comes to stirring scrambled eggs, choosing a wooden spoon or spatula is not the best idea.
Wooden kitchen utensils are very convenient to use, safe for health, and do not scratch pans. Their choice is also definitely more environmentally friendly than using, for example, plastic products. Unfortunately, using wooden spatulas or spoons carries some risk. What exactly is the problem?
Making scrambled eggs? Don't stir them with a wooden spoon
Firstly, wooden kitchen utensils, due to their porous nature, are much harder to clean thoroughly. Small particles, such as bits of egg, can easily get into the small crevices and be very difficult to remove. However, this is not the only problem.
Germs multiply quickly in wood. The absorbent material is an ideal breeding ground for them. If we neglect wooden utensils, they will quickly be overrun by bacteria, which can infect us and cause food poisoning. If you want to stick with wooden kitchen utensils, always clean them thoroughly immediately after cooking.
A good choice would be to replace your favorite wooden spatula with its silicone equivalent. Utensils made from this material are durable, easy to wash, and safe for our health.
Do you have these utensils in your kitchen? It's better not to use them
On Facebook, Sylwia Panek once wrote about harmful kitchen accessories. The blogger warned against those made of black nylon. She also noted that it's safer to avoid all products offered by sites like Aliexpress.
"Firstly, it often becomes apparent only after years that something was not safe, and then it gets banned. Secondly, there are also products available in stores that shouldn't be there, and inspections cannot catch everything. Or they catch them and withdraw them, which is usually reported on the website of the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate," Sylwia Panek explained.
