YOYTi. (Why titanium?)

[Pattree]

@forrestdweller
If we are really talking about coconuts made into into cups then this might help

Food grade paraffin wax as used by cheese makers can substitute for beeswax.

 

[John Fenna]

sorry for going somewhat off-topic, but do you treat (=seal) the coconut shells somehow?! plenty of coconut palms of various varieties over here (and gourd "trees") so shells are easy to come by. however i had several shells leaking on me when used as cups -- i presume when removing the flesh the "waterproof" layer gets removed, too.... (only sealant which comes to my mind is bees wax, but that's as common as hen's teeth around here...)

I oil them with flax, tung or walnut oil - as I do wooden items - more maintenance than Ti I am afraid

 

[spader]

The only Ti kit I have and use is a Ti chopsticks. It is paper light, has good balance and control. It is also supposed to be rust free and most durable. I am happy with it.
It wasn't also insanely expensive unlike Ti sporks I have seen.

Some of the Ti sporks for sale were around 4 - 8 times more expensive than SS sporks, and looked really ugly having rough corners and edges.

 

[Great egret]

I don't like sporks, i find them to short. I have a long spoon and a separate fork. If i prepare adventure food in a bag i can eat that with the spoon. Both are titanium, my cup is also titanium. I like the touch of titanium to my fingers better when its cold. The pan/pot i use is SS, and i use a muurika. Other then boiling water in my titanium cup i cannot see myself using titanium for pans etc.

 

[spader]

I have read many folks don't like sporks. I tried my SS spork eating the grilled chicken wings and rice. It worked quite well. I like sporks.

I have not tried any Ti cups, bowls and pots. If they change taste of drinks and food, then it shall be big No No.

My Ti chopsticks don't change taste of food at all.

 

[Great egret]

Titanium does not change the taste of things, it is tasteless and odorless.

 

[spader]

A titanium tool I really like is my small Titanium folding snow shovel. It had been bought for snow scooping and clearing in the winter on the road or driveway, but it can be used for gardening or moving soil, sand and pebbles too.

It is so light, it works a lot easier, better and faster. If you are going to build a temporary shelter in the woods, this titanium shovel is one to take with you.

 

[spader]

I tried a spork for buttering toasts, but it didn't work at all. The butter kept escaping via the spork prongs refusing to stay and spread on the toast. So, when buttering toasts, you need a proper butter knife.

 

[Ystranc]

I’m very happy to say that I don’t own a spork, what I would add is that with cutlery it is as much about the manufacture and finishing as it is about the material. Aluminium and titanium cups are the devils work. Currently I use a twin wall insulated s/s mug by eagle products. It’s only downside is the handle that doesn’t fold.

 

[spader]

Aluminium and titanium cups are the devils work.

Why are they the devils work?

 

[Ystranc]

They burn your lips because they conduct heat too effectively. If you’ve ever had tea out of one of those French canteen cups you’ll know exactly what I mean. The cup burns your lips right up until the drink and cup reach a kind of temperature equilibrium

 

[spader]

They burn your lips because they conduct heat too effectively. If you’ve ever had tea out of one of those French canteen cups you’ll know exactly what I mean. The cup burns your lips right up until the drink and cup reach a kind of temperature equilibrium

I see. Yes, I can imagine it. SS cutlery is the best I feel. My Titanium chopsticks get hot trying to burn my hand off when it is whisking the boiling hot the instant noodle. I usually change over to the wooden chopsticks for the hot food.