The right utensil: I use no metal utensils when cooking with my cast iron skillet. No. I use plastic spatulas or plastic or wooden spoons. Any tool that's safe for Teflon is safe for cast iron.

You may have a stainless steel carving knife beside a plastic spatula. Perhaps Homo habilis carried an equally varied tool kit made of a variety of materials, each suited to a different purpose.

Avoid using metal scrubbers that will damage the cast-iron surface. Beware of rubber and plastic spatulas, especially cheap ones, as they may melt against the hot metal. From a glance at your ...

We all know the feeling of looking at a skillet, cutting board, or spatula — not to mention your black plastic utensils — and thinking, “Dang, I need to replace that thing sometime.” ...

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They include polyethylene (the most common type of plastic, used in plastic bags and milk jugs), polyvinyl acetate (a plastic also found in glue), and styrene-butadiene rubber (commonly used in ...

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She’s had clients who’ve said the locking mechanism ended up breaking. This has resulted in the hard plastic piece hitting dogs, scaring them, and making them run away. If this happens ...

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