All About Silicone Kitchen Tools

After starting my zero-waste journey I decided to swap out a lot of my houseware items for better quality, reusable, and longer lasting options. Right from the outset, silicone seemed like a great replacement for a lot of single-use plastic items around my home — especially in the kitchen. It seemed to be the default heat safe, food grade alternative to a lot of cheap plastic tools but if I’m being totally honest I didn’t know much about the material beyond that. I wondered Is silicone really safe … or even environmentally friendly?