Toaks vs Optimus long handle spoon

"I replaced the Optimus long spoon (see below) with the folding version because it's so much easier to pack. It's a keeper. I also suggest a spoon with a polished bowl…the Toaks has a rough bowl that doesn't feel good in the mouth and is harder to clean up." +!

My optimus spoon is also 8.5" in length. I would hate a non polished spoon. Keep in mind the Toaks spoons are available with either a polished or a rough bowl. The polished generally costs about a buck more. I know some folks around here have used a series of progressively finer sandpapers to polish their own spoons. That seems like a fair bit of work for what might cost an extra dollar or two.

A long handled bamboo spoon. Wander through kitchen tools till you find the right one. Sand and adjust as desired. Doesn't clank on teeth, is never cold and won't scratch pots. I own many types of bamboo utensils. Some are made for the outdoors, others were not.

Personally, I have settled on using a plastic long handled spoon. Easy on the mouth, easy on the pots, weighs less than some of the ti spoons, costs less, no metal scraping sounds, and heat transfer doesn't cause for an uncomfortably hot spoon in the mouth. my plastic spoon (plastic) – 8.5", 0.56oz, $2 sea to summit alpha light (aluminum) – 8.5", 0.4oz, $9 (not polished) vargo long handle spoon (titanium) – 8.5", 0.5oz, $15 (not polished) optimus long spoon (titanium) – 8.5", 0.67oz, $10 (polished) toaks long spoon (titanium) – 8.625", 0.65oz, $11 (polished) toaks long spoon (titanium) – 8.625, 0.57, $10 (not polished) I'm sure I missed some in the list above. But, for the absolute lightest long spoon, go with the sea to summit hard anodized aluminum spoon. The spoons with the polished bowls weighed in at the heavy end of the spectrum. Odd that the toaks polished is listed as heavier than the unpolished. Maybe they have to use a thicker piece of titanium to stand up to the polishing. I have used a couple of the folding/collapsible spoons in the past, but I got annoyed that there were joints and hinges that could get gunked up with food and it made it harder to clean. So I stopped obsessing about having my spoon fit in my pot, and just toss it in my food bag with everything else. Isn't it silly to obsess over something like a spoon. But, I have! And after trying a half dozen spoons, I returned to the first one I bought….

One thing about commercial bamboo spoons (for eating, not cooking ones) is they are finished. So they clean easily….

"If I ate out of a freeze dried food bag (I tried once and never again)" A bit of drift.. Jeffrey what was the biggest issue there for you?