Cutlery

[clifford]

Thank you.
I do not expect as you say ,bamboo or plastic on a full service carrier. Have seen the decline of service. EK or QR is a breath of fresh air. Thanks.

Fair enough, but what's much worse IMO is non-metal cutlery in Premium Economy. I flew JL in PE HEL-HND-SYD last year, and the meals were from the Y cabin (quite poor) and had plastic/wooden cutlery (I only remember it wasn't proper cutlery). Never again, JAL...

 

[TheRealTMA]

Fair enough, but what's much worse IMO is non-metal cutlery in Premium Economy. I flew JL in PE HEL-HND-SYD last year, and the meals were from the Y cabin (quite poor) and had plastic/wooden cutlery (I only remember it wasn't proper cutlery). Never again, JAL...

It’s hilarious. Never met a terrorist who flew Y. Metal in J plastic wood in Y. Go figure,

 

[clifford]

It’s hilarious. Never met a terrorist who flew Y. Metal in J plastic wood in Y. Go figure,

But how many terrorists have you met?

 

[Rich]

There was a thread that went along the lines of "seemingly trivial reasons you choose an airline". Surely this belongs there.
If I was that bothered with the cutlery, I would pack my own rather than travel a longer route.. Before anyone says it would fail security screening, then I'd nick some from the lounge. This would work at most airports.

 

[leadman]

I carry my own tea/sugar and, on some trips, my own travel jug and mug, including a spoon (stainless steel 18/8!). I'm an early riser and from 4:30 to 6 I will have at least 3 cups of tea. Simple reasons; hotels seem to only give you 2 teabags, Lipton yellow label is cough!, using those coffee machines in the US the water never gets hot enough and the taste of coffee lingers, hate drinking out of the "thimble cups" some hotels supply and a lot of European hotels don't give you tea, coffee or even a jug.

 

[Rich]

I carry my own tea/sugar and, on some trips, my own travel jug and mug, including a spoon (stainless steel 18/8!). I'm an early riser and from 4:30 to 6 I will have at least 3 cups of tea. Simple reasons; hotels seem to only give you 2 teabags, Lipton yellow label is cough!, using those coffee machines in the US the water never gets hot enough and the taste of coffee lingers, hate drinking out of the "thimble cups" some hotels supply and a lot of European hotels don't give you tea, coffee or even a jug.

I hate those tiny cups!

 

[andye]

I carry my own tea/sugar and, on some trips, my own travel jug and mug, including a spoon (stainless steel 18/8!). I'm an early riser and from 4:30 to 6 I will have at least 3 cups of tea. Simple reasons; hotels seem to only give you 2 teabags, Lipton yellow label is cough!, using those coffee machines in the US the water never gets hot enough and the taste of coffee lingers, hate drinking out of the "thimble cups" some hotels supply and a lot of European hotels don't give you tea, coffee or even a jug.

The andye family always travel with a supply of Yorkshire teabags too

 

[leadman]

So, go back to the OP, how many of us have these "little" idiosyncrasies????? And my tea is no joke, I need that caffeine in the morning!!!

 

[VPS]

I carry my own tea/sugar and, on some trips, my own travel jug and mug, including a spoon (stainless steel 18/8!). I'm an early riser and from 4:30 to 6 I will have at least 3 cups of tea. Simple reasons; hotels seem to only give you 2 teabags, Lipton yellow label is cough!, using those coffee machines in the US the water never gets hot enough and the taste of coffee lingers, hate drinking out of the "thimble cups" some hotels supply and a lot of European hotels don't give you tea, coffee or even a jug.

my friend carried her own teapot and tea leaves - she won't use tea bags

 

[Lynda2475]

I do not believe security is the reason airlines do not provide metal cutlery in Y and W, more so a cost thing to reduce weight and reduce cleaning costs. Bamboo cutlery can just be binned and weighs much less.

 

[MARTINE]

So, go back to the OP, how many of us have these "little" idiosyncrasies????? And my tea is no joke, I need that caffeine in the morning!!!

@leadman - my impression was OP was frustrated by not having access to metal cutlery when travelling in Y on certain airlines = outside his control.

V

Carrying tea bags, sugar, jug etc I perceive as our own personal triptuals (travel rituals) = within our control

I dont know the answer to the Q of where to be served in Y with metal cutlery.

I promise I will NOT make a comment along the lines of Storm in a Teacup.. !!

Hope he or she finds an answer but my cup is empty….

 

[leadman]

Agreed, the Q was certainly way, way out in the left field. I've never even thought about the cutlery and probably still wont. I was just glad the "green angle" wasn't dropped into any of the posts!

 

[MARTINE]

Agreed, the Q was certainly way, way out in the left field. I've never even thought about the cutlery and probably still wont. I was just glad the "green angle" wasn't dropped into any of the posts!

Yes
Its bad enough that when we travel in F and J that most of us do not have our meal served from the right with soiled items removed from the left.. but I take one for the team

 

[andye]

@leadman - my impression was OP was frustrated by not having access to metal cutlery when travelling in Y on certain airlines = outside his control.

V

Carrying tea bags, sugar, jug etc I perceive as our own personal triptuals (travel rituals) = within our control

I dont know the answer to the Q of where to be served in Y with metal cutlery.

I promise I will NOT make a comment along the lines of Storm in a Teacup.. !!

Hope he or she finds an answer but my cup is empty….

It does beg the question as to which airlines provide the best crockery. Presumably CI does well

 

[p--and--t]

Jeez I feel left out. Where is my red line, where is my outrageous demand, where is my idiosyncrasy.

Oh thats right I refuse to travel anywhere including domestically without my little blue adapter

 

[MARTINE]

It does beg the question as to which airlines provide the best crockery. Presumably CI does well

I kept a plastique Phillipe Stark knife travelling Air France one. Lost it in the move but it was really cool

 

[markis10]

Jeez I feel left out. Where is my red line, where is my outrageous demand, where is my idiosyncrasy.

Oh thats right I refuse to travel anywhere including domestically without my little blue adapter

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You need to update that to a GaN version, along with a power board that’s all I need these days. In the unlikely event I am on a cruise, I will leave the power board at home. I do usually have some wooden cutlery, just in case.

 

[Bayside Flyer]

Cutting

that was sharp

 

[MARTINE]

Ooh Goodie
This souffle of a thread is rising again!
And I see we are also recycling which is always to be appauded!!(@Bayside Flyer - see #23)
Time for some more piercing wit..

PS - I did try to research metal cutlery in Y and the ‘newest’ article was about 2007
But this ine took my fancy

A Mini-History of Modern International Aviation as Told in Stolen Spoons

For a journalist covering the travel industry, this was the ultimate scoop: I recently inherited my Dad's vintage collection of airline spoons.

skift.com

 

[mannej]

I was having a forking hard time trying to eat the Chinese noodle stir fry with bolognese sauce last night. This thread has stirred up a bit of a laugh from me!