HOW TO UNDERSTAND UNKNOWN WOOD UTENSIL FOR FOOD GRADE

by Shivani
(Gurgaon ,India)

Hi,

We are using some wooden utensils in our restaurants to serve the food and the thing is that I want to know that how would get to know that wooden material is food grade or not as I'm taking care of hygiene and quality.

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Arbutus Ron here...

Good on you for wanting to know this!

Well the best way is a laboratory. If it is used for cooking then the concern is greater as the heat will cause some melting of a finish. If it is not for cooking but serving only, then it may be safer to use even with a high tech finish.

If the wood finish is glossy then most likely it has a synthetic finish. For salads that would be OK, for hot food items not sure! Try it and see what it feels like after.