Thread: Spatulas for the kitchen

Wow!! Very beautiful utility items Ironwood. Maybe too nice to use.
Love them!

Originally Posted by Euge

Wow!! Very beautiful utility items Ironwood. Maybe too nice to use.
Love them!

Thanks Euge.
They will get regular use, like the old ones they will replace. My wife's favourite one which is also made from Khaya, has been put in the dishwasher at least twice a week for nearly 20 years, apart from some colour loss, it still looks pretty good really.

Nice work there my friend I'll have a set thanks. Saves me a job for the boss woman in my life[emoji1787]

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Originally Posted by Ironwood

Thanks Euge.
They will get regular use, like the old ones they will replace. My wife's favourite one which is also made from Khaya, has been put in the dishwasher at least twice a week for nearly 20 years, apart from some colour loss, it still looks pretty good really.

Very interesting, any chance of a picture of the one that has endured 20 years of dishwashers?

Mick.

Try this, copied from a post from a couple of years ago. If it doesn’t work I’ll take another photo tonight.
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Well that didn't work. Heres a new photo.
The old one would have been made between 2000 and 2002 I reckon. Pictured here beside a new one made from Khaya so you can see how much colour it has lost.
It was coated with Olive Oil originally, but not put in the oven like the new ones. Goes to show how durable Khaya is.
I reckon it has been put in the dishwasher at least twice every week since I made it.

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Thank you for that, very impressive. I never would have thought timber of any kind, could withstand twice a week in a dishwasher over decades.

Mick.

I have another survivor that was made at the same time, this one from Sandpaper Fig, it’s not as popular with the head chef so hasn’t been in the dishwasher as frequently as the Khaya spat, but it still looks relatively good for its age. I made 4 or 5 at the time, obviously not all have survived as well.
It will be interesting to see how this next generation fares. I made another one from Camphor Laurel today, as well as another from Khaya, they still need the finishing regimen but will wait until I have a few more to make a full cake tray.
Family members will receive some of the extras.

Originally Posted by Ironwood

Well that didn't work. Heres a new photo.
The old one would have been made between 2000 and 2002 I reckon. Pictured here beside a new one made from Khaya so you can see how much colour it has lost.
It was coated with Olive Oil originally, but not put in the oven like the new ones. Goes to show how durable Khaya is.
I reckon it has been put in the dishwasher at least twice every week since I made it.

DSC_9672.jpg

Lovely work.

Based on my experience with wooden spoons in the dishwasher, exactly what I would have expected. Do you refinish your utensils over time?

Cheers
Redbeard

Originally Posted by Redbeard

Lovely work.

Based on my experience with wooden spoons in the dishwasher, exactly what I would have expected. Do you refinish your utensils over time?

Cheers
Redbeard

Thanks Mate. It’s good to hear I am not the only one who puts their wooden utensils in the dishwasher. I see posted so many times, people saying that you shouldn’t do it or there will be a catastrophic failure.
If they had to be handwashed every time, I would probably start using plastic ones

BRAVO!!!! Those are drop-dead beautiful. Well done!
Finish: I just use very hot water on the ones in my kitchen.
Not even boiling can move the oil in the wood.

Thank you for showing the "dish-washer" finish. Always thought that the detergent was XXX caustic.

Originally Posted by Ironwood

Thanks Mate. It’s good to hear I am not the only one who puts their wooden utensils in the dishwasher. I see posted so many times, people saying that you shouldn’t do it or there will be a catastrophic failure.
If they had to be handwashed every time, I would probably start using plastic ones

I just recently had to "prune" a wooden spoon which had been chewed on by an errant puppy. The wood inside was still dark and hard. I figured while doing this I should hit it with some oil, for the first time in twenty years or more.

We should have more faith in our favourite material.

Originally Posted by Robson Valley

BRAVO!!!! Those are drop-dead beautiful. Well done!
Finish: I just use very hot water on the ones in my kitchen.
Not even boiling can move the oil in the wood.

Thank you for showing the "dish-washer" finish. Always thought that the detergent was XXX caustic.

Thanks RV. My wife wouldn’t have it any other way than the dishwasher, so if they didn’t last long , I would be making new ones much more often.

Originally Posted by Redbeard

I just recently had to "prune" a wooden spoon which had been chewed on by an errant puppy. The wood inside was still dark and hard. I figured while doing this I should hit it with some oil, for the first time in twenty years or more.

We should have more faith in our favourite material.

Gotta love those puppies
What type of wood are yours made from ?

Iron wood, my spoons are ones I bought (or stole from my mother) before I got married. They could be anything really. Certainly unidentifiable now. But certainly apart from some remnant teeth marks they're fine.