In times past, many consumers were only interested in four things when making a purchase; cost, style, reliability and maintenance of the desired product. Now however, due to our increasing awareness of environmental issues and rapidly depleting resources, a fifth consideration has emerged; we want to know whether the goods that we seek are constructed from environmentally friendly materials.
Our collective eco-conscience has seeped into every area of our lives, we have positively changed many of our habits, and, whereever we can, look towards using sustainable and recycled materials in an attempt to negate the effects of our previously laissez-faire and throwaway lifestyles.
And this is certainly the case when we consider our kitchens and the utensils which we have bought and then discarded. In fact, we only have to take a look around the kitchens of yesteryear to find an abundance of plastic and stainless steel. These products were functional, hard wearing and, of course, quite cheap.
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Comments
Hi Dustytoes,
I like that lemon squeezer too and the garlic press. They would look very nice in my kitchen. :)
Hi 2uesday,
I've never seen a pizza cutter like the one above. Mine is a roller cutter, it's really old. But yes, you can just hang it up or store it in a cutlery draw. :)
I love that lemon squeezer! I had never thought about it, but I've begun using lemon wedges a lot and get all messy. I might need that ;) Great ideas!
Hi Wournos,
I think you may be right, I should add a Scandinavian cheese slicer to the article. Ski slopes are fine by me! :)
Hi Elias,
Thank you, I like the lemon squeezer too, and the garlic press!
Cool stuff indeed. I don't see a Scandinavian cheese slicer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_k...), though. :P
But then, I suppose the cheese cutter board could be an alternative. No "ski slopes" on the cheese.
Great article! Very useful and inspiring piece! That eco-friendly lemon squeezer would look great in my kitchen! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Sheilamarie,
I think bamboo is really attractive as well. I know that bamboo is a great natural resource, and lots of efforts have made to ensure the products are produced from bamboo which is panda friendly too. I love pandas :)
These are all really nice products, HolleyT. Bamboo has really become such a popular material from which to make things. Did you know that it's one of the fastest growing plants on the planet, making it an even more attractive resource? I think I'll get a bamboo cutting board the next time I need a new one.
Hi Mira, I love bamboo, too. I've heard that before about using different boards for meat and vegetables, but I'm vegetarian so everything's pretty safe on my board. Thanks for commenting and stopping by. :)
I just read one piece of advice: reserve one cutting board for meats. This is very good advice, since you cook the meats but may not cook the vegetables you cut on it.