"James Silverton" > wrote in message
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> blake wrote on Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:37:56 GMT:
>
>>> blake wrote on Sun, 01 Mar 2009 17:49:10 GMT:
>>>
>>>>> blake murphy wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> i see the wooden spoon called for in many recipes, but i
>>>>>> can't remember seeing any rationale behind it. does
>>>>>> anyone know?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> your pal,
>>>>>> blake
>>>>>
>>> One of the great things about bamboo spoons and spatulas is
>>> that they can be washed in a dishwasher, tho I guess that was
>>> not originally an advantage :-) I just did an estimate and I
>>> believe my bamboo spatula is in good shape after going thro
>>> the dishwasher over 100 times!
>
>> i think i'll take a look at these the next time i'm at an
>> asian store.
>
> It's perhaps an intimidatingly expensive place in general but I got mine
> at Williams-Sonoma and it wasn't expensive.
>
>
That's weird, W-S is usually a bit high priced... I've always found Asian
market housewares cost less than half the price of W-S. How much can bamboo
spatulas cost anyway, probably $2 each on line and half as much at any Asian
market.

http://www.chefscatalog.com/product/...e=22-7482369-2

W-S doesn't even carry bamboo tools