Zoë Schlanger, a science writer at The Atlantic, was looking for a story last October when she got an email about a new study warning how the chemicals in black-plastic cookware could be leaching into ...

Take a peek into almost any kitchen drawer, and you're likely to find one: a trusty, often well-used, black plastic spatula. It's a kitchen staple, seemingly innocuous and always ready for flipping ...

You’ll flip for it too. Black plastic kitchen utensils have made a lot of headlines lately due to reports that they may leach toxic chemicals into food when exposed to heat. While I have done a great ...

Welcome to Plastic-Free Kitchen Week on the Strategist, where we’ve been obsessively researching and testing plastic alternatives — for everything from appliances to cleaning supplies to cookware. For ...

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A recent study adds to the evidence that black plastic household items — like the ubiquitous spatulas we all use to flip pancakes and turn steaks — are potentially harmful to our health, and that we ...

A passionate home cook since childhood, Mark Marino has covered food news for numerous national print and digital publications. He also served as the executive director of The Kitchn's shopping team, ...