Black-colored plastic used for kitchen utensils and toys linked to banned toxic flame retardants

If you look at them up close, you can see that every time you cut on them with a sharp knife, lots of small micro plastic pieces are cut off.

Ugh, at this point I'm resigned to the fact that there's always going to be something.

Notwithstanding their impressive feats for the time, Ancient Romans had lead pipes for example.

Today we have microplastics (and some lead issues still, too, from lead solder, etc.) Among other things.

Tomorrow, it'll be something like nanites accumulating in our body, or gamma radiation exposure from faulty shielding in whatever spacecraft futurehumans are flying in.

Plastic cutting boards are sadly the cheaper and less work requiring option for restaurants/ larger kitchens. Wood just doesn't survive going through an industrial dishwasher that many times and nobody is going to hand wash 10+ wood boards a day. I haven't properly looked into what plastic our kitchen's plastic boards are, but it seems to be more durable than the usual home ones.

I made the mistake of buying a plastic cutting board exactly one time lol

I know this is irony but I still feel the need to tell you and the world that the bits of non stick coating are not toxic in itself if digested. it fucks up your pan but nothing more. It's high temperatures that release toxic compound from the coating.

Good point, we need non-stick food, or maybe non-stick arteries

Stainless steel is lighter, and more importantly doesn’t contain flame retardant.

Carbon steel is great too. Many of the advantages of cast iron with lower weight and still no PFOA.

There's more ways to cook than just a stovetop. There is nothing wrong with baking and roasting meat and vegetables. Roasted broccoli is delicious with just some butter/oil and salt.

If you're having mobility and strength problems, active cooking with flipping and stirring hot ingredients may be a safety issue regardless of material of cookware.

Are they good? I try to avoid buying future trash, even if it costs more money.