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Why a wooden spoon is kinder to a pan
Wood is softer than the film it meets, so the edge does not cut.
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From the opening
A wooden spoon is kinder to a pan because wood is softer than steel and usually blunter than a metal edge. It tends to wear down before it gouges a coating, a season of polymerized oil, or a brittle enamel. The opening covers the softer edge wears first, coatings are easy to slice, and wood conducts heat poorly.
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Inside
- The softer edge wears first
- Coatings are easy to slice
- Wood conducts heat poorly
- Porous is not the same as gentle
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Relative hardness of wood and cookware films
- Scratch damage to coatings and enamel