This spoon was purchased from Target after 2021. It is made from one solid piece of stainless steel. The metal is thick and feels very durable. The Made by Design logo is etched and not painted.
The brand offers several cooking and serving options and they are all affordable, considering the quality.
How do you think our serving spoon tested via XRF?
Reading on the Etched Metal Logo:
| Element of Interest | Parts per million (ppm) | Error Range |
|---|---|---|
| None detected | +/- | |
| Other Elements | +/- | |
| Chromium (Cr) | 182,041 | +/- 674 |
| Nickel (Ni) | 81,034 | +/- 703 |
| Copper (Cu) | 334 | +/- 99 |
| Manganese (Mn) | 10,275 | +/- 485 |
| Iron (Fe) | 722,815 | +/- 1,071 |
| Vanadium (V) | 1,464 | +/- 174 |
| Cobalt (Co) | 2,000 | +/- 551 |
The sample was tested in consumer goods TestAll mode using a Niton XL3t 700S for at least 30 seconds. Results are rounded to the nearest whole number.
Testing Summary:
No elements of concern were detected.
Well, if you know our blog you know we are fans of stainless steel for cooking and serving. This spoon works great, it’s economical, and it’s from Target, which isn’t a perfect retailer but offers many great non-toxic options and is currently phasing out intentionally added forever chemicals from its textiles by 2025.
The item tested is below the federal lead restrictions for children’s products which limits products intended for use by children 12 and under to 90-100 parts per million lead.
However, the item is not a new children’s product and is not subject to these regulations.
We think this is a great product and works as advertised.
We Prefer:
We like stainless steel or natural wood spoons for preparing meals. We try to avoid scratching stainless steel utensils on metal pans while cooking to minimize leaching of chromium and nickel. We’ve had good results using uncoated wood utensils.
To avoid lead in kitchen utensils we recommend passing on vintage and antique utensils made of unknown metals, mixed metals joined with solder, brass, or decorative enamel, crystal, or ceramic accents. We avoid painted markings or finishes and etched logos are preferred.
We recommend avoiding vintage plastic utensils, which can contain high levels of lead or BPA.
When possible, we recommend that all items used by children in the kitchen be lead free, with the exception of trace lead in products that are leach tested, preferably under 90 ppm lead on surface coatings, which is considered to be within legal safety limits for children’ s products.
Recommended Cooking/Serving Spoons:
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The knife tested above is available direct from Target’s website here. It is not available on Amazon.
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Disclaimer: These items have not always been personally tested by us but are likely to be lead free or low lead and/or cadmium based on our research into the materials, discussions with manufacturers, and/or testing on similar products. We recommend items we would use ourselves.
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