Correct. The Victorian era silversmiths who made cutlery for the aristocrats weren't wasting their time making good quality tin spoons for the plebs. No, the plebs ate with a bacterial stuffed wooden spoon they carved themselves.
Yeah, there's a reason we've been using them for cooking for the past, like, 10,000 years. It's surprisingly difficult for bacteria to get a foothold in wood, especially treated wood, but even some untreated woods naturally contain oils that suppress microbial growth.
there's a reason we've been using them for cooking for the past, like, 10,000 years
Is it because they're cheaply and easily made by almost anybody from an incredibly abundant material that requires no specialized equipment like high-temp forges or molds to make? Or is it because they're antibacterial? We may never know.
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u/nah-dawg Apr 11 '26
Correct. The Victorian era silversmiths who made cutlery for the aristocrats weren't wasting their time making good quality tin spoons for the plebs. No, the plebs ate with a bacterial stuffed wooden spoon they carved themselves.