Yesterday, a friend emailed me a recipe, ( I live a really exciting life) and got onto the subject of wooden spoons and how long they last. She had read that they should be discarded after a couple of years. They shouldn't be machine washed often, it causes them to crack and split. I always wash mine by hand. We have both had our spoons for many years, and not come to harm. I think I also heard/ read, somewhere, that wooden chopping boards were the more hygenic choice. Think butchers blocks! They were used and scrubbed and served a long life. Do you still use wooden spoons, or is it just old fogies like me and my friend? ?
