What do you stir your food with when cooking?

ouraggie

Was cooking alongside someone earlier. Noticed we used totally different utensils to stir the mince and onions in the frying pan.
Just wondering out of curiosity what other people would use to stir stuff in a frying pan or wok and why?Plastic/metal/wood or what? Or do you use different for different foods?

Poppy1984

Wooden spoons to stir when cooking x

Callie22

Depends what I'm cooking. Wooden spoons for some things (sauces etc), a silicone spatula for scrambled eggs in my non-stick pan, a wooden spatula when I want something a bit more scrapy, like when I'm cooking porridge.

Whitefiver

Callie22 wrote: »

Depends what I'm cooking..... a wooden spatula when I want something a bit more scrapy, like when I'm cooking porridge.

Nah, you should always use a Spurtle for porridge, and only stir widdershins - natch.

Linda32

Wooden spoons.

What do you use and what did your friend use?

tori.k

I use stainless steel but don't have coated pans. I used to have decent wooden spoons until I found they were being put in the dish washer.

Rosemary7391

I prefer wood mostly. I find scorched easier to recover than melted! And hate the metal on metal sound.

kazwookie

Wooden spoons

WeeMidgie

I use wooden spoons. I have one each from my deceased parents' kitchens that I use, and love the connection with them through shared love of food, and the rhythm of everyday domesticity.

Mrs_Salad_Dodger

Wooden spatula for stir fry, silicone spatula for custard & sauces, wooden spoon for making cakes/biscuits

iammumtoone

never used metal. I used to use wooden until I got converted to silicone.


For mince/onions I would use my spoonula