What kind of chopsticks are good for eating? How to choose the right chopsticks?

Introduction: In our daily life, each of us will eat with chopsticks. Chopsticks on the market now are made of various materials, such as bamboo, wood, stainless steel, plastic and so on. It's dazzling, so which kind of chopsticks is the most suitable tableware?

Chopsticks are very important tableware in our life, so it is very important to eat with proper chopsticks. Now, there are many kinds of chopsticks. What kind of chopsticks should we eat with? Let's take a closer look!

Types of chopsticks

1, painted chopsticks: painted chopsticks are very beautiful, and their shapes have changed a lot, but these beautiful chopsticks are the least recommended for everyone to use in their daily lives. Because heavy metals, lead, benzene and other organic solvents in coatings will have many unknown hidden dangers to the body and affect health.

2. Bamboo chopsticks: When we choose chopsticks, bamboo chopsticks are the first choice and the best choice. Non-toxic and harmless, very environmentally friendly, it is the cheapest of all chopsticks. Good quality bamboo chopsticks will not deform at high temperature.

3. Wooden chopsticks: In fact, there are not many wooden chopsticks and bamboo chopsticks, and they are very safe. However, there is a difference in choosing wooden chopsticks. You should choose natural wooden chopsticks because you choose beautiful processed wooden chopsticks. Paint or other unknown substances on chopsticks can easily enter the body through food.

4. Plastic chopsticks: Plastic chopsticks have bright colors and unique shapes. Many young people and children like plastic chopsticks very much, and colorful chopsticks also make it easy for us to distinguish the chopsticks of the host and the guests. They also look good in chopsticks boxes, but plastic chopsticks are brittle, and they are easy to deform and melt after being heated, resulting in harmful substances.

5. Stainless steel chopsticks, ceramic chopsticks and silver chopsticks: In recent years, with the popularity of Korean food, Korean stainless steel chopsticks have gradually become popular; China-style ceramic chopsticks and silver chopsticks are beautiful, but they are a little heavy to use and feel bad, especially for children and the elderly.

From this perspective, when we choose chopsticks, bamboo chopsticks are the best, safest and most natural. Chopsticks made of other materials also have some shortcomings. In contrast, you should choose bamboo chopsticks.

How to choose chopsticks

There are all kinds of chopsticks in the market. How can I choose the right chopsticks? Then next, we will teach you how to choose chopsticks.

1, painted chopsticks should not be used, because heavy metal lead and organic solvent benzene in paint are carcinogenic, and once the paint on chopsticks falls off with food, it will enter the human body with food, which will seriously endanger people's health. In particular, some families like to use colorful painted chopsticks for their children. Children have low tolerance to lead and benzene, so they must be avoided.

2. Secondly, plastic chopsticks are fragile and easy to deform and melt after being heated, resulting in substances harmful to human body; Bone chopsticks have a good texture, but they are easy to change color and expensive. Metal chopsticks such as silver and stainless steel are too heavy, feel bad and have strong thermal conductivity. When eating overheated food, it is easy to burn your mouth;

3. I suggest you choose natural chopsticks. Bamboo chopsticks are the first choice, which are nontoxic and harmless, and very environmentally friendly. You can also choose natural wooden chopsticks. However, bamboo chopsticks and wooden chopsticks are not easy to clean due to material reasons, and will be contaminated by pathogenic microorganisms. Attention should be paid to frequent disinfection and cleanliness.

How to maintain chopsticks

Let's take a look at how to maintain chopsticks and extend their service life as much as possible.

First of all, the family should try not to mix chopsticks. Because if mixed, it is easy to cause cross-infection of some diseases. Studies have shown that nearly half of people have Helicobacter pylori, which causes stomach diseases, and most of these bacteria are spread through families, and chopsticks are one of the important media. Therefore, it is best to have someone to use chopsticks at home.

Secondly, wash chopsticks thoroughly. Many families in China are generous in washing chopsticks. The whole chopsticks are rubbed under the faucet and then inserted into the chopsticks tube for washing. As we all know, chopsticks are easy to breed bacteria and enter the human body with food, which is harmful to people's health. The correct washing method should be: wash chopsticks carefully with detergent, drain the water, and then put them into the chopsticks tube. Moreover, the chopsticks tube should be hollowed out, and there is no water at the bottom, so it should be cleaned and disinfected frequently.

Third, chopsticks should be changed frequently. In many families, it is common to use a pair of chopsticks for two or three years. But once chopsticks are used for a long time, the surface is no longer smooth, and it is easy to make chopsticks rough, with many tiny grooves, which are very easy to leave bacteria. So it's best to change chopsticks once every six months.

Finally, the maintenance of chopsticks is partly due to the chopsticks cage, which should be cleaned frequently.