/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>15954651
Just get some 99¢ reusable ones from Ikea.

>>15954651
You want as hard a wood as possible, and a good shape / design. Lignum vitae chopsticks are nice. IMO they should be unstained and unvarnished, just cut, polished, and oiled wood, nothing else. I got a big set of them from some Chinese company, and while I can't 100% confirm their authenticity, they are noticeably harder than my others, are attractive if a bit plain, and work well for me.

>>15954651
I don't know about brand, I got mine at a korean grocery store. I'd recommend wood over metal though, and square over circle.

just use a fork omg what is your problem?!

>>15954842
Forks are inefficient 90% of the time, you're just constantly scraping the bottom of your bowl or plate and constantly jabbing at things like a ham-fisted caveman. Chopsticks let you actually pick up your food.

>>15954910
>feeding the fork troll
o.k. weeb, this is OP, too

>>15954651

>>15954773
What company?

>>15955012
Seethe harder, chang.

>>15954651
take the sujeo pill. will last a lifetime, will grip better than anything, and will never have any off-tastes from previous endeavours.

>>15955082
They were actually Ebony not Lignum Vitae, I wasn't able to find any in Lignum Vitae (though I'm still considering commissioning some): https://www.etsy.com/listing/253701788

I bet you can find them cheaper somewhere else, since like I said they're shipped from China. Wouldn't be surprised to see a better listing on Alibaba. I got the 9" Japanese style because I like the smaller tips, but I'd have preferred 10" with the smaller tips if it was available. No complaints, they're great so far.

>>15955185
>will grip better than anything
why would someone just lie, on the internet?!

>>15955299
>why would someone just lie, on the internet?!
This is peak ESL.

>Chinese
>Korean
No
Recommended Japanese chopsticks?

Can anyone recommend some thick cooking chopsticks that aren't going to cut into softer stuff like tamagoyaki or tofu

>>15954651
If you want “not disposable” chopsticks with “texture” at the end, then your best bet is to go with Korean metal chopsticks that have ridges/knurling toward the tips.

You aren’t really going to find grippy/textured Japanese chopsticks unless you buy literal toddler training-chopsticks, or the metal-with-insulated-plastic-handle frying chopsticks.

That is 5 pairs not 10

>>15956110
If you’re cutting your tamagoyaki with chopsticks, you’re doing it wrong.

If you're okay with handwashing fiberglass, you can get a set of these for really cheap. I don't want to look up the price as they were a gift, but they're insanely comfy to hold and grip things great.

These aren't the kind you can grill with obviously.

>>15954651
I have pic related and I love them.
idk why everyone hates metal, and claims they can't grip anything.

>>15958161
>why everyone hates metal
I just prefer bamboo.
I can afford the 1.6 cents per pair.

I enjoyed the nice Jade chopsticks I used to have, until someone snapped them, but bamboo is more practical for my current lifestyle.

>>15958330
who the fuck snaps other peoples chopsticks?

>>15958462
Someone dropped something heavy on them, and the tips broke off.
Senseless, vicious cruelty.

You're overthinking things, just use anything.

>>15958161
Metal's fine, but I find it easier to use lighter chopsticks.

>>15959373
its not like they are made out of cast iron, anon...

>>15959628
>...
In the entirety of human history I don't think that a good point has ever been topped off with an ellipsis. Depending on the exact composition of that stainless steel it's possible that cast iron would be lighter. Not in any practical sense though, they'd be damn near identical.

Not him BTW.

>>15960242
Not that other anon, but I can assure you my titanium chopsticks are significantly lighter than the materials you mentioned.

>>15958705
sawse?

>>15960256
Because they're titanium and not either of the metals the guy I'm replying to was talking about. He posted stainless steel and mentioned cast iron. Titanium is a different game entirely and towards that I'd like you to tell me how you like yours and who they're from. I've been considering some recently.

>>15960242
>possible that cast iron would be lighter
Doubtful.
Cast iron is likely to be larger diameter, more material for a given length.

>>15960376
Generally speaking when people make comparisons like this it's implied that the dimensions remain the same. Why would those chopsticks need to be thicker if made out of cast iron? They're not undergoing significant stress so unless there are casting quirks with items that thin I don't see a point.

>>15960279
>how you like yours
A lot. The matte finish of the metal gives it just enough ‘grip’ without having to be ridged or knurled like most metal chopsticks.
For fun I just threw them on my kitchen scale to compare.
The titanium pair is 14g. My standard pair of stainless Japanese frying chopsticks are 41g. A pair of the faux-ivory (resin) ones I have are 26g.
Of course they still weigh more than bamboo, but that’s simply because bamboo is bamboo.
>who they're from
I doubt it matters; when you look up titanium chopsticks on Amazon, it seems like they all come from the same few factories in China, and they’ll just stamp whatever “brand” you want on it. Except for the name on it, it’s mostly the same chopsticks in an identical metal container with tethered silicone ‘stopper’, and they’re all around $15 give or take.
I see some for a few bucks cheaper without the metal container, but I think it would be silly to not have that.
Mine look identical to this but have different ‘branding’.

>>15960417
>Why would those chopsticks need to be thicker
Practicalities of the casting process.
Stainless chopsticks can basically be skewers; cast iron will need a bit more of a taper.

>>15960462
This would likely explain why cast iron chopsticks don’t really exist outside the hypothetical in this thread; at least not in any meaningful quantity.

>>15960485
Yeah; cast iron chopsticks would make a decorative piece, not a functional object.
They're gonna be big around, like cooking chopsticks, but the thermal conductivity would be inconvenient for dunking in 400f oil.

They're gonna sit in the trophy case, if they exist at all.

>>15955606
why is japanese cuisine so hilariously bad?
the main staple dish of nipponland is sushi which is literally just fish on rice
their curry is just watered soup
ramen is just inferior version of authentic Chinese noodles
even instant noodles is taiwanese (Chinese) and not from japan

why could the nips not make a satisfactory cuisine?

>>15960544
You post this constantly, mix it up a little normalfag

>>15960242
>In the entirety of human history I don't think that a good point has ever been topped off with an ellipsis.

>...

aww come on.
are you fucking serious?!
you are the third person who told me this today.
not just on 4chan, in real life too.

it's just my writing style, fuck off y'all.
wtf man...

>>15960575
Why do you have to type like a faggot

This was what I got from Amazon. I use the bamboo chopsticks to cook and use the stainless steel ones to eat.

Just get chinese style plastic chopsticks
The best chopsticks you'll ever need
Fuck weebs and koreaboos

>>15960604
because I'm drunk.
fuck off, english isn't even my first language, so please excuse my lack of knowledge.

>>15955185
Korean metal chopsticks are the worst thing that Korea has ever invented.

>>15960741
>because I'm drunk.
IDK why people think this is an excuse for anything other than the occasional misplaced letter.

>>15960741
Where are you from? I've never heard of a place that speaks faggot as it's native language

>>15960454
Yeah that's pretty much exactly what I was looking at, the container's a big part of it since I plan to keep them in my car. Thanks for the QRD my man.

>>15960454
Have you checked these "titanium" chopsticks for lead?

>>15960887
I wonder why,
sounds like it's right up your alley...

>round tips
no
square or flat tips only

>>15961255
Does the tip even matter? You lift food using the sides...

>>15961327
>...

>>15961255
flat tip > round tip > square tip. square tip is spineless. you gotta commit to the flat tip.

>>15961447
wtf is flat tip??
like pic related?

>>15961518
korean chopsticks, but they're more like chopstrips of metals

>>15954773
>authenticity
The absolute state. They're two pieces of wood you use to grasp food.

>>15954651
try bad dragon, it's a pretty popular brand for traditional chinese chopsticks, they have different sizes and designs

>>15962264
I mean "authentic" as in "genuine", ie I'm getting the Ebony wood I'm paying a premium for.

>>15962284
bro wtf

>>15958161
>and claims they can't grip anything.
Because they don't.

>>15958161
>I have pic related and I love them.
>idk why everyone hates metal, and claims they can't grip anything.
because they don't in comparison, also you got textured tips, not full metal, you dinkfuck

>>15955185
conducts heat

>>15960769
wrong
>>15963282
not in any impactful way

>>15958489
RIP