Wooden kitchen items have a rustic charm that a plastic bowl simply can’t compete with. It’s just a shame that they’re also far more expensive.
Not so for one Redditor, who stumbled on an incredible discount in a thrift store. In a photo posted to the r/ThriftStoreHauls subreddit, they showed off their new 11-inch salad bowl from The Great Alaskan Bowl Company, which cost them a mere $1. Wooden Wall Shelves
Those bowls don’t usually come so cheap; this one’s original market price was $119.
It’s not hard to see why. The wood comes in a rich hue with the knots and grain still visible, and it’s been sanded down to an enviable smoothness.
“Just in time for Big Salad Season,” the Redditor wrote in a caption.
Wooden bowls don’t just look good. They’re also much healthier for you to keep in your kitchen than plastic bowls.
Items made out of plastic, such as bottles, home furnishings, and carpet fibers, shed microplastics into the air in our homes, which we then breathe in.
Microplastics have been linked to declining sperm counts, brain toxicity, and potentially some cancers.
Kitchen Organizer When we are done with our plastic bowls, it is highly unlikely that they will be properly recycled. Only a tenth of all