Eating utensils?

[mbarnatl]

What do you use... your knife, spoon, spork, fork or whatever you use to eat your meal out in the outdoors? I noticed on several sites that they are selling chopsticks as well. Just curious if someone uses chop sticks.

[Tony uk]

I carry a KFS set to use when eating, Chop sticks are very easy to make but hard for some people to use, i like a KFS better than chop sticks anyday

[Sarge47]

I've chopped sticks with an axe.:D I've also eaten with chopsticks before but prefer KFS; preferably Lexan. Wal-Mart sells an "all-in-one" utensil very light-weight, for about $3. It's also available in bright colors so you won't lose it if you set it down.:cool:

[Smok]

I use all of the above

[carcajou garou]

I use "chopsticks" all the time at home, and on the trail when the need arises.
I do carry a long SS spoon for most of my eating needs that the chopsticks don't handle well, plus my camp knife of course.

[sh4d0wm4573ri7]

I use mostly a spork (made by light my fire) as sarge mentioned it sells at walmart for bout 3 dollars comes in several colors virtually indestructable is a cross between a spoon and a fork with a serrated edge also for light duty cutting

[Borelli]

Just curious if someone uses chop sticks.

I have used chop sticks many times out in the bush, but i always carve them myself when i am out there because it gives me something to do and it makes it so i dont have to keep track of one more item

[Rick]

GI knife, fork, spoon.

[tfisher]

I use a titanium spoon and fork set and chop sticks

[Sourdough]

Large table spoon with lots of taper. Only the front 1/3 or tip needs to fit in the mouth. Large because it can be used for digging, mixing food (like pancake), serving food, attracting fish, or Predrill a small hole on the tip of the handle and the spoon part, then you can attach a hook to the spoon and a line to the handle for jigging or casting.:)

[RobertRogers]

Just break off two sticks!

[Sarge47]

Screw it! Just eat with your fingers!:rolleyes:

[Tony uk]

To the 2 above posts

If you just break any old 2 sticks then they may be contaminated (Altho unlikely) put them over a flame to kill surface bacteria first

If you eat with your fingers then if you have prepared the food raw with them then there may be contaminants, i would wash my hands with a iodine rich solution before i touch mr grub with them

[tfisher]

Nope just put your fingers in the fire for about a minute to kill the bacteria.
add salt a pepper to taste

[Tony uk]

Would you not have bad burns from half cooking your skin ?

[Rick]

Snap. Snap. Tony. Wake up. He was joking. Hence the salt and pepper.

[Tony uk]

Its 2 in the morning Rick, go to sleep

[Nativedude]

I use the Hickory chop sticks that I made about 10 years ago. I have made some, in the field, out of willow, from time-to-time, just for fun, but I carry my Hickory sticks all the time! ;)

[Elkchsr]

1 stainless steel cup...

Every thing else can be roasted on a rock or stick... :)

[Jay]

In SL we traditionally eat with out fingers. (of the right hand) Needless to say you need to wash them well with soap & water. However I do carry a spoon and a fork just in case I injure my fingures. If water is scarce I use the spoon....clean it with sand and wash it later when water is available.

[RBB]

I always like to have a crooked knife. You can quickly make a spoon with it, or a bowl (not so quick). That and a hunting knife will do me for camp eating utensils on solo trips.

For "basecamp" type camping trips (with the wife, kids, aunts, uncles and cousins) we have ten or 12 sets of old US military utensils.

[FVR]

Chop sticks, never thought of that. I usually use my knife and fingers, but now I will be making field chopstiks.

Great idea and I'm pretty good with them.

[wildWoman]

I use a spoon and a knife. Never been talented using chop sticks at home, so not much point for me in letting supper get cold out on the trail while vainly trying to scoop up some food molecules with them.

[Rick]

Hey, aren't chopsticks made out of trembling aspen? I know it was used for tent poles. Seems like I read somewhere Mitsubishi had a big mill in BC someplace making zillions of the things. Northern area maybe. Anyway, aspen would be a good wood for chopsticks. I'm not very good with them although I suppose it would make good dinner time entertainment watching me.

[granite]

Taco Bell spork for just about everything. They are individually wrapped, very sturdy, burnable, easily cleaned and replaceable. Very cost effective.

[Rick]

Spork = the worst spoon, worst fork, worst knife. How can you get so many things wrong in one convenient little package?

[Rick]

Been in the shine again, haven't you?!

[Sarge47]

The plastic spoon packed in the MRE pkg. is pretty tough.:cool: