Is wooden chopsticks better or bamboo chopsticks?
A dazzling array of chopsticks, blue, red, carved, painted, blue and white porcelain, cartoon, shaped, very beautiful. Want to buy them? Yeah, me too. I feel itchy every time I see it. But when I bought it, it was just a collection. I take it out occasionally to have a look, play and take a picture, that's all.
What material is the healthiest chopsticks?
Then, what kind of chopsticks are the healthiest, most suitable and most qualified to accompany us for three meals a day?
1, the best choice-bamboo chopsticks: When we choose chopsticks, bamboo chopsticks are the first choice and the best choice. Non-toxic and harmless, very environmentally friendly, it is the cheapest of all chopsticks. Good quality bamboo chopsticks will not deform at high temperature.
2, the second choice-natural color wooden chopsticks: wooden chopsticks Many chopsticks are made of wood, all wooden chopsticks, can they be used? Of course not! ! ! I recommend natural wooden chopsticks. On the contrary, those wooden chopsticks painted with colored paint are the least recommended.
3. It is not recommended that you use painted chopsticks: painted chopsticks are very beautiful and have many changes in shape, but even these beautiful chopsticks, I don't recommend you to use them in your daily life. Because heavy metals, lead, benzene and other organic solvents in coatings will have many unknown hidden dangers to the body and affect health.
4, don't be greedy for cheap, throw away plastic chopsticks: plastic chopsticks, a bag of 20 pairs, 10 yuan? Sounds, looks, cheap? The most important thing is that there are many colorful choices. You can distinguish the chopsticks of the host and the guests only by color, and put the colorful ones in the cupboard, which is kind and pleasing to the eye. Life but plastic chopsticks are brittle and easy to deform and melt after being heated, resulting in harmful substances. Do you still want to use it?
5. Chopsticks with different customs-silver chopsticks, ceramic chopsticks, stainless steel chopsticks: silver chopsticks, ceramic chopsticks with China flavor, and Korean stainless steel chopsticks, which have gradually become popular with the popularity of Korean food in recent years, are all beautiful, but they are a little heavy to use and do not feel very good, especially for children and the elderly. Moreover, it has strong thermal conductivity, and eating overheated food is easy to burn your lips. Ceramic chopsticks are fragile and can't resist bumping, so they are not recommended as common tableware.
How to choose household chopsticks
Characteristics and Selection of Five Kinds of Chopsticks
1, wooden chopsticks
Don't choose wooden chopsticks wrapped in colored paint, because once the colored paint falls off, it will enter the human body with food and affect health. Wooden chopsticks are prone to mildew, so they should be placed in a dry and ventilated place after each cleaning.
2. Bamboo chopsticks
Bamboo chopsticks should be in primary colors and covered with raw lacquer. If bamboo chopsticks are not coated with a layer of raw lacquer, they are easy to wear and crack, and food residues are easy to stay in gaps to breed bacteria.
The surface of bamboo chopsticks painted with raw lacquer is bright, while the surface of bamboo chopsticks without raw lacquer is dark.
3, stainless steel chopsticks
The advantage of stainless steel chopsticks is that they are easy to clean and not easy to breed bacteria. The disadvantage is that it is heavy and difficult to handle, and high-temperature food will burn your hands.
The models of stainless steel are 420( 13~0), 430( 18~0) and 304( 18~ 10), which means only these three types of stainless steel chopsticks are qualified.
At present, the unqualified products on the market are mainly model 20 1. This material has low nickel content, poor corrosion resistance and may contain heavy metals, which is harmful to health after long-term use.
4. Ceramic chopsticks
The advantage of ceramic chopsticks is that they feel good, do not burn their mouths, do not touch oil, and are not easy to breed bacteria. The disadvantage is fragile, so avoid bumping when using.
When buying ceramic chopsticks, look for bubbles and black spots.
It is best to choose pure white chopsticks without patterns. If you choose patterned ones, you should choose underglaze ones, not underglaze ones. Touch the pattern, if there is obvious concave and convex feeling, indicating glaze color; It is underglaze color that feels smooth and looks bright; You can also scrape the glaze with your nails. If it can be scraped off, it may be an inferior product with excessive heavy metals.
5, melamine chopsticks
Melamine, that is, melamine resin, is an organic raw material with vivid ceramic texture, bright color, non-toxic, tasteless, strong resistance, not easy to break and durable.
There are two kinds of melamine chopsticks, one is made of melamine powder and the other is made of melamine powder coating. The two products are different in use. The former can withstand the high temperature of 120℃, while the latter can withstand the highest temperature of 100℃. Newly bought melamine chopsticks can be boiled in boiling water for 2~3 minutes, or soaked in vinegar for 2 hours, so that some formaldehyde and melamine can be separated out.
Tip:
Another thing to add is that it is best to ensure that chopsticks are replaced once every three months or once every six months. Don't think that chopsticks can be washed, and the bacteria on them should not be underestimated. Hygiene in Summer: Don't put chopsticks directly in the cupboard or drawer after washing the tableware after meals every day. Before storing water, it must be fully dried, preferably in a ventilated place.
Chopsticks buckets sold in supermarkets have a sink at the bottom and a lid on them. Don't cover the chopsticks before they are dry, and clean the sink every day, otherwise it is a sanitary corner, which is easy to breed bacteria, mildew and long hair.