BambooMN Brand - 6.3" Mini Bamboo Disposable Tongs - Toast Tongs - 100pcs

These bamboo tongs were perfect for the Baked Potato and Salad bar at my wedding. They were sturdier than i thought they would be. I was very worried about guests breaking them, so I ordered way more than we needed. I'm happy to say not a single one broke. My wedding was eco-friendly, with all compostable materials. These fit right in! The small size was really nice, the tongs were able to fit in all the different toppings but still large enough for guests to use the tongs without having to touch the food. The leftover tongs are still being used!(YouTube: good dog, bad dog)

We used the bamboo tongs for a neighborhood get together, each had their on tong or tongs for the food and made it easy to social distance and not use community serving ware. Combined with the bamboo plates the whole deal was sustainable and biodegradable. Love bamboo.

I was excited to get these and use them on my charcuterie boards. The picture shows them to be a brown bamboo color. They are a terrible green color. They will not look good on my brown wooden boards. Disappointing.

I use these tongs practically every day! Let me say that one does not last forever- but they do last quite a long time. I first ordered 10 pieces in 2011. A second order in 2013 of 20- is still going strong. I've even shared some with friends. I use these tongs to get toast out of the toaster, to toast tortillas and red peppers on the gas burner, in the pickle jar, to turn skillet items like bacon, hot dogs or chicken pieces. They give you the ease of tongs, but are even thinner- making flipping things like a piece of bacon super easy.To wash, I simply put them in the utensil rack of the dishwasher- putting each of the ends into a utensil slot so when the bamboo expands in the wash it will dry right back to the way it was without warping (the ends splay out if they get soaked).

I used these as serving utensils for wedding appetizers- veggies & fruit trays, crackers & cheese, rolled sliced meat, and pickle tray. They worked great. I did try to wash them (in the dishwasher) and save for a future use. If you dishwash them and then put elastics around the ends while they are hot, they will return to their normal shape. I'm sure hand washing would be fine, but after the hard worked involved in preparing for the event, I decided that I was either going to toss them or machine wash them. Great price for their usefulness. I thought about buying low cost stainless, but saw so many bad reviews about the tongs not having enough strength or spring, I'm glad I went with these.