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4 kitchen items that cardiologists want you to avoid—and what to replace them with

Learn how to phase these out of your kitchen.
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Black Kitchen Utensils May Contain Cancer-Causing Chemicals—Learn How to Protect Yourself

If you own any black plastic kitchen utensils, you might want to reconsider using them—recent studies have shown that black plastic is contaminated with harmful fire retardants. Poor recycling ...
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Replacing your plastic cutting board and utensils with wood? Here's how to properly care for and clean your kitchen staples.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Working with a wooden cutting board? Experts break down the pros and cons, and best ways to keep it clean. (Getty Creative) ...

These Everyday Habits Are Secretly Destroying Your Wooden Utensils

The Fix: Use the rough side of a sponge or a dish cleaning brush with stiff bristles to clean your wooden utensils. For deep ...
Food & Wine

Swap Your Black Plastic Kitchen Tools for These Non-Toxic Wooden Utensils, From $3

Grace Cooper is a writer who specializes in shopping. Her work has appeared in The Kitchn, Apartment Therapy, Culinary Hill, and more. I have a complicated relationship with wooden kitchen utensils.
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When to replace kitchen utensils, according to experts

Kitchen utensils like spoons, spatulas, whisks and knives have a lifespan — but knowing when to replace these items can be a bit of a mystery. In addition to basic guidelines for how long these ...
CNET

Microplastics Are Hiding In These 7 Common Items Found in Your Kitchen

If you're trying to reduce the number of plastic kitchen utensils you own this year in favor of nontoxic options, it's probably not the worst idea. plate of microplastics are found in many common ...