Cleaning wooden spoons

[kitchengoddess8]

Is it okay to wash them in the dishwasher?

 

[ThePurpleChef]

Is it okay to wash them in the dishwasher?

Hm... Well, I've come to learn that you shouldn't really soak wooden rolling pins in water, because the wood can rot, so I would just wash and dry your wooden spoons by hand. Especially if they're good ones, or if you can't afford to replace splintering wooden spoons.

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

It depends on the type of wood. I put my bamboo spoons, spatulas, chopsticks, etc. in the dishwasher all the time with no detrimental effects.

 

[pacanis]

I put mine in the dishwasher with no ill effect.

 

[Andy M.]

I put the in the DW all the time.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Hm... Well, I've come to learn that you shouldn't really soak wooden rolling pins in water, because the wood can rot, so I would just wash and dry your wooden spoons by hand. Especially if they're good ones, or if you can't afford to replace splintering wooden spoons.

I'm with you kid!

 

[ThePurpleChef]

I'm with you kid!

Better safe than sorry, right?

 

[justplainbill]

I'm with you kid!

+1
I occasionally scour many of my wood spoons (particularly the beechwood and heirlooms) with kosher salt or baking soda and sometimes treat them with a mixture of beeswax and mineral oil.

 

[bakechef]

I've had my wooden spoons for about 12 years (a lot of my stuff is 12 years old, since that's when I got my own place after having roommates.) and always toss in the dishwasher. They have held up quite well over the years. They are nice thick ones from restaurant supply.

 

[taxlady]

I have had no problems with washing wooden spoons in the dishwasher.

I haven't had any problems with bamboo chopsticks in the dishwasher. I just decided not to put my bamboo spatula in the dishwasher any more. I got a splinter. A small piece is coming off the side of the handle. I think the glue might not be able to take the dishwashing.

 

[Dawgluver]

My elderly wooden spoons and spatulas all go in the DW. No problem.

 

[Fabiabi]

I just give my wooden utensils a good scrub and dry them off that way I know they're clean.

 

[kitchengoddess8]

Thanks everyone! Seems like many people have had no problems with putting their wooden spoons in the dishwasher.