"mark thomas" <marycoy4@execyulinky.comy> wrote in
news:kOqdnSnTCsJjB-TfRVn-tw@golden.net:
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> Stupid question but...
>
> Why do the instructions say to use a plastic stirring spoon
> instead of a wooden one? Does it really matter?
>
> Thanks.
>
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> MT
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Wood is a lot more porous (however you spell that) and could have lots
of bacteria etc. lurking where you can't wash them off. If you're
stirring boiling wort it probably doesn't matter.

peter