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Kitchen Starter

The pan, spoons, board and sponge you use every day, swapped for cast iron, uncoated beech, one-piece sapele and a loofah-and-cellulose sponge.

  • Fewer chemicals
  • Less plastic

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  1. Non-stick pan, the old item this swap replaces

    Non-stick pan → Cast iron or stainless steel pan

    Mercer Culinary 10.25" skillet

    Meets our bar

    Cast iron, carbon steel or stainless steel. There’s no coating to wear off, and a well-made pan can last for decades.

    • Fewer chemicals
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  2. Black plastic spatula, the old item this swap replaces

    Black plastic spatula → Wooden or steel utensils

    ECOSALL beech spoons 6-pc, uncoated

    Meets our bar

    Solid hardwood such as beech, with no glue or varnish, or all-stainless steel.

    • Fewer chemicals
    • Less plastic
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  3. Plastic cutting board, the old item this swap replaces

    Plastic cutting board → Wood board

    Brosisincorp one-piece sapele board, 14×9.5"

    Our pick

    Solid hardwood, ideally one piece with no glue. Our pick is sapele, which its maker says is cut from one piece with no glue or joints. It sheds wood fibre, not plastic.

    About 14 × 9.5 inches, cut from one piece of sapele with no glue, the maker says. Pre-oiled with olive oil; small silicone feet sit on one edge, away from the cutting surface.

    • Fewer chemicals
    • Less plastic
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  4. Plastic sponge, the old item this swap replaces

    Plastic sponge → Cellulose sponge

    With scrubber: Full Circle loofah sponge, cotton-stitched, 2-pk

    Our pick

    Cellulose (wood pulp) or loofah (a dried gourd). Both are plant-based.

    Loofah scrub side stitched onto plant-based cellulose with cotton thread, no glue. The maker says it’s 100% plastic-free. (Full Circle’s walnut and coconut sponges are different and contain recycled plastic.)

    • Less plastic
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Good to know before you buy

  • Cast iron or stainless steel pan: Cast iron is heavy; it and carbon steel need seasoning. Stainless needs none and suits tomato and other acidic dishes. Ceramic ‘non-stick’ is still a coating, not bare metal.
  • Wooden or steel utensils: Stainless scratches non-stick pans. Many wooden and bamboo sets don’t say what glue or finish they use, but our pick uses none.
  • Wood board: About 14 × 9.5 inches, cut from one piece of sapele with no glue, the maker says. Pre-oiled with olive oil; small silicone feet sit on one edge, away from the cutting surface. Many wood and bamboo boards are strips glued together. Use one board for produce and bread and a separate one for raw meat, poultry and seafood, as USDA suggests. Hand-wash with hot, soapy water and oil it monthly.
  • Cellulose sponge: Loofah scrub side stitched onto plant-based cellulose with cotton thread, no glue. The maker says it’s 100% plastic-free. (Full Circle’s walnut and coconut sponges are different and contain recycled plastic.) Many ‘cellulose’ scrubbers have a polyester scrub layer. Replace every 1–2 weeks.
Sources (8)
  1. IARC Monograph 135: PFOA Group 1 carcinogen
  2. FDA: PTFE still authorised for food contact
  3. Liu et al. 2024, Chemosphere: flame retardants found in some utensils
  4. Retraction Watch: corrected exposure is ~50× below the US safety limit
  5. ECOSALL: beech spoons 'non coated, not varnished and not glued'
  6. Yadav et al. 2023, ES&T: est. 14.5–79.4M particles per person per year; no toxicity in the cells tested
  7. USDA FSIS: consider one cutting board for fresh produce and bread and a separate one for raw meat, poultry and seafood
  8. Hamann et al. 2026: 0.68–4.21 g of microplastic per person per year

General information, not medical advice. Ask your doctor, especially if you’re pregnant, nursing or have a health condition.

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