Reddit reviews Totally Bamboo 3-Piece Bamboo Flatware Set, Dishwasher-Safe Fork, Spoon and Knife
We found 3 Reddit comments about Totally Bamboo 3-Piece Bamboo Flatware Set, Dishwasher-Safe Fork, Spoon and Knife. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
A natural, Earth-friendly alternative for home silverware; includes a fork, spoon and knifePerfect for picnics, barbecues, school lunches, parties or everyday mealsReusable: bamboo flatware washes easily for continued useDishwasher safe: clean easily in the dishwasher or with a quick hand washGreat for the environment: made of organically-grown Moso bamboo; bamboo is a renewable resource which grows back quickly, preserving hard wood forests
I got a bamboo fork/knife/spoon set. Really light, like 5g for the spoon or something insane like that. I also prefer to eat with two hands if I can..
Amazon is wonderful
You can also get a set that has chop sticks and napkins but this is more what I wanted
Except this is quite obviously a “buy more shit” kind of thing. Real advice is to make use of what you have, such as flatware. Is that recommendation anywhere on here? Nope. Similarly, is the advice of considering thrift store or other second hand purchases on here? Nope. Instead it gives VERY specific advice to avoid the plastic devil, which is a really good indicator that it’s targeting the “buy more shit.”
For example, a metal lunchbox. Really? Use one of your existing bags. There’s a ton of lunchboxes you can get secondhand. And it has to be metal, specifically? Additionally, a “plastic free” scrubber. Plastic is actually a fantastic material for dish washing equipment. If it ends up in standing water you don’t have to worry about it. Bamboo, not so much... it won’t come out great. I’ve also had the same things for washing dishes for over a decade now. Plastic is not bad. Single use plastic is bad. People peddling plastic is bad do so because they want you to buy more shit.
An average metal spoon weighs 25g - https://en.m.wikiversity.org/wiki/Average_weight_of_a_conventional_teaspoon_made_of_metal. Some can weigh as little as 15g. This top search result on Amazon weighs 68g for an entire bamboo set https://www.amazon.com/d/Flatware-Sets/Totally-Bamboo-3-Piece-Flatware-Dishwasher-Safe/B001V7RBYE. Assume each metal piece weighs 25g on average you’re going to be at 75g for the set. That’s a whopping 7g or 0.25 ounce difference. That’s not a back breaking difference by any means. Once again, this is clearly a case of buy more shit because pretty much everyone has flatware already and if you don’t it’s really, really easy to find secondhand. There is zero reason to buy some trendy “zero waste” option, it is the exact opposite of zero waste.
Most people don’t use straws. A small number of people with specific medical conditions need to. Straws are a symptom of wasteful activity for most people. When do you get a straw? When you go to Starbucks, some fast food restaurant, etc. If you cut out the actual wasteful behavior you will find that straws become a total non-factor in your life. Of course, the real answer of “stop consuming” isn’t profitable nor trendy so instead Starbucks et al hop on the anti-straw bandwagon.
People need to stop buying shit to satiate the consumerism that you’re force fed.
There is some bamboo stuff here - individual pieces or a set of three (spoon, fork, knife):
or on Amazon: