How do I care for wooden kitchen utensils?

Let me count the ways:

1. Dry them by hand after you wash them.
2. Never let them soak.
3. Wipe them down with mineral oil once in a while.

Also best not to run them through the dishwasher if you want them to last. I guess that could be inferred by @pdworkin ‘s response though…

In our house the only way to get them to really last is to lock the dog out in the yard when we cook.

as @pdworkin said use mineral oil every once in a while, same goes for wooden cutting boards. Get a food grade oil, you can’t use a cooking oil because it will go rancid.

I don’t. they’re cheap. use ‘em up, buy a new one

@pdworkin beat me to the punch.

@janbb What are you, Kool-Aid?

Beats pdworkin over the head with a (clean?) wooden spoon.

What am I, a drum?

Where’s Jeruba? She’d bring all this nonsense to a halt.

~If you two do not stop you will both get a time out and NOBODY will get to lick the spoon!

@Dog Are you Jeruba?

@janbb Just helping her out ;)

if you lick them they will warp

@Dog After gailcalled and Jeruba retire, you can be Queen of Fluther!

@janbb No thanks :) I will just lurk about and try to inject humor when it is allowable.

@pdworkin You are right. Nobody lick that spoon!

@Dog We can do that together.

I’m gonna tell @augustlan

@pdworkin Oh no – don’t tell Mommy on us!

O.O

@gggritso Sorry- we got a bit out of hand :) .

I’m not sure if I should even answer after all of ^that^!! Certainly all of the care instructions are good but it could also be a quality issue. I have wooden spoons from the grocery store that are a bit cracked etc. I have some much nicer ones of olive wood that are standing up to use much better. I also like the bamboo ones.