{"id":3159,"date":"2020-02-10T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T09:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3159"},"modified":"2021-02-21T14:43:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T14:43:51","slug":"plastic-free-kitchen-essentials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/interior-details\/plastic-free-kitchen-essentials","title":{"rendered":"Plastic Free Kitchen Essentials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There\u2019s a surprising amount of plastic in the average\nkitchen, and I don\u2019t just mean food packaging and cling film. Chopping boards, utensils,\nstorage containers and mixing bowls are just some of the items commonly made of\nplastic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t recommend throwing away perfectly good plastic\nutensils for the sake of ridding your home of plastic. However, if something\u2019s\nseen better days and you\u2019re planning to replace it anyway, now\u2019s the time to\nchoose an alternative material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To prove just how stylish, innovative and downright good for\nthe environment alternative materials can be, I\u2019ve rounded up some of my\nfavourite plastic-free kitchen wares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Lewis &\nPartners Stainless Steel Kitchen Utensils in Rose Gold, \u00a325<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Rose<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

John\nLewis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Metal or wood utensils are much better for the environment\nthan plastic. I prefer metal because it\u2019s easier to clean and maintain. Also\nyou can\u2019t accidentally melt or set fire to metal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These rose\ngold utensils<\/a> from John Lewis are beautiful and practical. At \u00a325 for a set\nof four, they\u2019re not cheap but they will last a lifetime if you look after\nthem. They are also available in standard gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hokan Bowls, from\n\u00a323.95 <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Hokan<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hokan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hokan bowls<\/a> are\nan innovative way to reduce both plastic and food waste in the kitchen. The\nstackable stoneware range is designed for multiple uses. The idea is that the\nbowl can go from oven to table, table to fridge (to store leftovers), and\nfridge to oven. They totally eliminate the need for plastic Tupperware or cling\nfilm. Oh, and Nigella Lawson loves them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IKEA 365+ Glass Jar\nwith Bamboo Lid, \u00a36<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"glass<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

IKEA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These glass\njars<\/a> by IKEA are mostly plastic free (there\u2019s a silicone seal around the\nlid to keep things fresh) and have a multitude of practical uses. They\u2019re great\nfor storing dry foods but can also be used for leftovers, growing herbs, making\ncold brew coffee and anything else you can think of. Pictured is the 3.3 litre\njar, but there are other sizes and shapes in the 365+\nfood storage collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Wood for Food\u2019\nWooden Chopping Board, Paul Hodgkiss Designs, from \u00a3105<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Chopping<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Paul Hodgkiss Designs<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This wooden chopping board<\/a> is handmade in Scotland using responsibly sourced local timber. It\u2019s basically ticking all the eco-friendly boxes and it looks incredible to boot, so it\u2019s great for prepping and serving food. If you look after wooden chopping boards (don\u2019t<\/strong> put them in the dishwasher; do<\/strong> oil regularly), they last a very long time which makes the cost of this board more than worthwhile. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a surprising amount of plastic in the average kitchen, and I don\u2019t just mean food packaging and cling film. Chopping boards, utensils, storage containers and mixing bowls are just some of the items commonly made of plastic. I don\u2019t recommend throwing away perfectly good plastic utensils for the sake of ridding your home of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3162,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interior-details"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3159"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3164,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3159\/revisions\/3164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clairstrong.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}