Best spoon device?

GSI makes a tiny spatula, too

I would rather have a spoon that is an inch too long than one that is an inch too short.

–B.G.–

We are having the Boxing Day sales here in Australia( they last two to four weeks..) and as usual I go into a buying frenzy.
Today I bought some chop sticks ($2) and this wooden spoon (75c).
I been meaning to look for something like this for over a year but keep forgetting.
I would prefer a longer handle version but this is close
The Ti long handle is the one I normally use.

Franco

Sarah,
Since we are so weight aware, this is a seeming contradiction. Heck, we chop the handles off tooth brushes, yet we like them on spoons.

1) They are good for FB cooking, so they say…I like to eat so, I cook.
2) They are good pot stirers (My pot is just about 6" high.)
3) Nicer in colder weather for grabbing on to with gloves. (25F is about my limit)
4) Makes an OK pancake flipper
5) Makes an OK poker for the fire
6) Makes a good pot handle for pouring.
Anyone else?

jdm

just use the DQ spoon if .4oz is too heavy for you. a knife is too heavy for me so i carry the extra .2oz in my spoon and leave the 1oz+ knife at home. Cutting the bag makes it messy when i pack it out (said already) cutting the bag makes my knife sticky, can't have that. cutting the bag (with ziplocks for FBC) runs the risk of spilling my food on the ground (won't stand for that) so for me the assurance obtained by the extra .2oz (comparing long vs short Alpha light spoons) is well worth it, and like i said i can leave the knife at home and still be lighter. but i use the DQ spoon so i am just chiming in because i can.

-Tim

I have a few to choose from

Love the spork. I have the regular and large sizes depending on what I bring to eat. Weigh nothing and durable as hell. Stepped on mine once or twice and no damage.

Sarah's point is a good one. If you use the empty bag as your trash container, surgical alterations to it are right out. As an alternative, why not simply squeeze and fold the bag from the bottom to force the food upward as you eat, once again eliminating the need for a foot-long spoon?

When I eat from freezer bags held in a cozy (the practice of which I am indebted to Sarah for popularizing) I will often squeeze the cozy or even fold the bag top over the cozy to shorten the reach. The reason I do this is due to my own quirky insistence that all of my cooking and eating gear be able to fit in whatever cookpot I am using at the time. Long spoons don't adapt to this practice very well.

BTW, though they have their detractors, I am a fan of sporks in general, as they work well with the foods I eat on the trail. I really wanted to like the LMF version, but found it too unsanitary. I was always having to put my grubby mitts on an end that either had just been in food or would soon be, and then would wind up in my mouth. My lightweight and free Taco Bell spork works just fine for me.

Michael

Most spoons are about the same weight – be long or short, so it isn't a major issue. For example the Rehydrate spoon by GSI is the same as other spoons.

Btw, on bamboo? http://www.to-goware.com/ is the company to seek. They make great bamboo tools for hikers.

I like to keep my eating/cooking gear together in one place – usually in the pot. When I started using the MSR Titan Kettle I had to trim some of the handle off my spoon to make it fit inside. I also had a fork I never used that came from the same utensil set, so I cut the handle off of that and added a 1-inch length of tubing that I use to join the two pieces together whenever I need a long-handled spoon.

The setup works rather well, and it all still fits in my pot.