They make them! Eco-Friendly Stainless Steel Spork

We posted a week or so back about the Kuma Spork Kickstarter project. Well it turns out a very very similar product already exists and is for sale. The Eco-Friendly Stainless Steel Spork has a slightly different design with longer tines and less color options and maybe a smaller spoon bowl. But I think I like this one a little better, I wish I could do a eating test with both. You will have to decide which is better by the photos like me. This does falls under our category of Everyday Carry Cutlery.

This Eco-Friendly Stainless Steel Spork is 1/4 inches long made of 18/10 stainless steel. Dishwasher safe and Made in China.

PS – Looking at the photo, are the bowls facing up or down? Weird optical illusion 🙂

Eco-Friendly Stainless Steel Spork (Set of 4)

GAO denies funding for disposable flatware – No cutlery for you!

This must be big new as I’ve got three different articles about it sent to me in the last two days. I’ve listed the articles below but in brief the highlights are:

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report that categorized disposable silverware, cups and plates as “personal items” that should no longer be bought by federal agencies for their employees unless they have “specific statutory authority to do so”.
In 2009 the Department of Commerce had allowed the weather offices to supply hand sanitizer, paper goods and plasticware in response to the H1N1 flu outbreak. In 2013, Commerce determined that those offices could no longer provide “disposable plates, cups, and cutlery.”
Now you have to bring your own disposable flatware; “It is axiomatic that pubic funds are generally not available for the cost of personal items for the public’s employees,” GAO wrote.

So, is this a good thing? Are we getting rid of disposable cutlery which is bad for the environment? Should we start using Everyday Carry Cutlery?

Washington Times Article

Washington Post Article

Federal Times Article

Fiesta 20-Piece Merengue Flatware Set – Color, Colour, Color!

Color, Colour, Color! (The extra spelling is for my Canadian readers). Finally some cutlery with a splash of color that fits the style and function of the piece. I really do love the way the dishwasher safe ABS plastic (safe for us but not for very high heat) is surrounded by the 18/0 stainless steel handles. The service for four includes the quaintly named lapis salad forks, scarlet dinner forks, lemongrass dinner knives, tangerine dinner spoons, and slight frighteningly named cobalt teaspoons.

This fun flatware is guaranteed to lighten up any dinner room table or picnic, the bright color makes them easier to find, except the lemongrass knives in the lawn 🙂

Fiesta 20-Piece Merengue Flatware Set

The Kuma Reusable Spork

We are not the biggest fan of Kickstarter projects as so many tend to fail due to the large mass of them launching everyday. But this spork from Kuma, even if doesn’t go to production, could be created by almost anyone with a old spoon and a file.

The Kuma Reusable Spork falls under our category of Everyday Carry Cutlery and keeps it super minimal. The spoon fork hybrid has a real primitive feel to it. Choose either hardcoated anodized aluminum or stainless steel for your Kuma. I would have preferred some sort of hardened plastic or Melmac to avoid heat transfer to your fingers. Either way, check out what Kuma has to offer:

Kuma Resusable Spork Kickstarter