What are the types of spoons

Spoons are common tableware used to drink soup and serve rice. According to different materials, there are mainly five types: wooden spoons, porcelain spoons, stainless steel spoons, plastic spoons and silicone spoons. Different materials have different uses. For example, silicone spoons are suitable for babies. For feeding children, use stainless steel spoons for cooking hot pot and soup pot.

1. Wooden spoon

The spoon made of natural wood is the most primitive kind of soup spoon. It has a history of using wooden spoons since human cooking food. The natural color and texture of wood have the original ecological beauty, environmental protection and safety, and basically no harm to human health. Wooden soup spoons are large or small, suitable for Chinese food soup, and can also be used to scoop porridge.

2. Porcelain spoon

People like to use ceramic bowls and dishes, and they look elegant and beautiful with ceramic spoons, which can improve the quality and temperament of dining. Ceramic spoons are not only used at home, but also essential tableware for Chinese food in restaurants and restaurants. Everyone knows that when you eat Chinese food in a restaurant, you will definitely give each customer a ceramic spoon. This shows that it has a very important position in Chinese food etiquette.

3. Stainless steel spoon

Since its invention, stainless steel has been widely used in tableware. The advantages of stainless steel tableware are smooth and stylish, corrosion-resistant, drop-resistant and durable. Stainless steel spoons are most suitable for boiling soup. They are more resistant to high temperature than wooden spoons and will not deform and crack; they are lighter and more flexible than ceramic spoons, and they are not afraid of being broken. Be sure to use stainless steel spoons when cooking hot pots and soup pots.

4. Plastic spoon

Plastic spoons are lighter than other materials, colorful and inexpensive. Plastic spoons are mostly small spoons for drinking soup, and disposable plastic spoons are purchased in fast food restaurants and snack bars. However, plastic is a chemical material, and you must pay attention to the environmental protection of the material when purchasing. Among them, PVC material is a toxic chemical material and cannot be used for tableware.

5. Silicone spoon

Silicone is an environmentally safe and durable material. Silicone spoons are mainly tableware designed for infants and young children.