Re: Why do many cooking utensils have wooden handles?

Date: Wed Mar 27 14:46:13 2002
Posted By: Kieran Kelly, Ex-consultant
Area of science: Other
ID: 1017104342.Ot

Message:


Wood is not a good conductor of heat so you are less likely to burn your hand 
if you use a utensil with a wooden handle.

Material:         Emissivity:
Polished copper     0.023
Planed oak          0.895
(from Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook, 6th edition)

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