7 Alternatives to Black Plastic Kitchen Utensils Starting at $12

Home cooks, listen up! It might be time for a kitchen utensil overhaul. A new study found that black-colored plastic — common in spatulas, tongs, and other kitchen tools — may contain potentially cancerous chemicals due to mistakes in recycling practices. 

According to the study, published in the journal Chemosphere, kitchen utensils made with black-colored plastic have been linked to health concerns including carcinogenicity, endocrine disruption, neurotoxicity, and reproductive and developmental toxicity. The study only evaluated black colored plastic, so they were unable to determine if other colored plastics could also be an issue. 

Not to worry, though! There are plenty of non-plastic kitchen utensil options on the market. We’ve rounded up our top picks from Sur La Table, Crate and Barrel, Our Place, and more top-rated cookware brands. Keep reading for 7 cooling utensil alternatives, from wooden spoon sets to stainless steel options, starting at $12.

Best Alternatives to Black Plastic Kitchen Utensils

Cb2 Brushed Gold Kitchen Turner

Give your cooking utensils a luxe upgrade with Cb2’s collection of gold-brushed tools. In addition to a sleek, stainless steel spatula, you can also shop the coordinating kitchen skimmer. Both utensils have an angled end that’s easy for resting and storing. The best part? They’re on sale for $12 right now.

Sur La Table Viking Stainless Steel 8-Piece Utensil Set

If you’re looking to splurge a bit, consider this set of Sur La Table eight-piece stainless steel utensils. The sleek, dishwasher-safe set has all the handheld tools you’ll need to safely whip up your favorite dish. It comes with a spoon, slotted spoon, pasta fork, deep ladle, spatula, slotted spatula, meat fork and skimmer. There’s no better time to overhaul your kitchen utensils, especially since this set is marked down to $100.

Sur La Table 5-Piece Wood Cooking Spoon Set

Swap out your plastic-coated coated kitchen utensils for this five-piece wood cooking spoon set from Sur La Table. Crafted from solid beechwood, this set comes with a slotted spoon, solid spoon, solid turner, solid ladle, and a serving fork. Plus, each spoon has a hanging loop at the bottom for easy storage.

Keep reading for more kitchen utensil options to shop, with picks starting at just $12.  

Quince Italian Olivewood Utensil Set

Crate and Barrel Beechwood and Stainless Steel Serving Tongs

Our Place Beechwood Spatulas

Oxo 3 Piece Wooden Utensil Set