Having a long handle titanium spoon in your camp kitchen cook set is a no-brainer. You might be thinking a spoon is a spoon is a spoon? Plastic, wood, bamboo, metal, short handle, long handle, or fast-food extras, there are a lot of options. Leave the good stuff at home; get yourself something even better.
Today we are talking about the long handle titanium spoon. It has that high-tech titanium “wow” factor.
Why titanium? Well, titanium is primarily used where strength, temperature extremes, and weight are of critical importance.
When packing a load of camping gear through the backcountry, weight is of critical importance. I am all about getting the weight down to something easy to manage. Shaving off ounces here and there adds up to pounds saved.
Long Handle Titanium Spoon
Using a long handle camping spoon lets you stir and dig around at the bottom of those freeze-dried food pouches without getting your dirty mitts all covered with food bits and pieces. Yes, you could lick off those bits and pieces, but don’t. Just use that lightweight long handle titanium camping spoon you have brought along.
The REI long handle camping spoon shown on the bottom, and the TOAKS long handle camping spoon on the top. Both are nearly identical except for a few minor details as we have talked about here.
Engineered to Be Better
The simple spoon has been around since the Paleolithic times.
So, you might think there are no spoon features that could stand improvement.
But someone did figure out a way to make it better, besides adding that longer handle we all like.
The long handle camping spoon we like best has been reimagined to have a slightly boxy end. This nifty feature will help you get in and scoop out those last remaining bits of your food from the depths of those tuna, chicken, or freeze-dried food pouches.
The boxy end also amps up the stirring, mixing, and scooping capability needed for outdoor food-prepping tasks.
Comparing the business end of each spoon. Both look nearly identical, except the TOAKS has a bit more of an angle.
Once you try one, you’ll wonder how you managed to go all these years without having this must-have item in your outdoor kitchen set. Now you can forget about stopping for a handful of those disposable bendy plastic spoons you get from that fast food place on the way out to the trail.
Clean-up for this long handle camping spoon, as you might expect, is a breeze! If you’re so inclined, just lick it clean, wipe it off, then tuck it away for the next meal. Otherwise, give it a quick wash and a rinse.
You have options, a spoon or a spork? Whether it’s food from a freeze-dried food pouch or from a camp mug, a spoon outperforms a spork. Spoons are an easier clean-up versus a spork. Sporks also tend to poke holes in your freezer bag cooking pouches.
Long Handle Camping Spoon Materials
Plastic, aluminum, and stainless steel are other popular camping spoon materials.
Although titanium is about two-thirds heavier than aluminum in weight, its inherent strength means that you need less of it. In fact, you need just a fraction of the amount of titanium to get the same physical strength you would get with aluminum. When compared to steel in a strength-to-weight ratio, titanium is far superior, as it is as strong as steel but 45% lighter. However, steel is much harder than titanium. You don’t see any titanium knife blades?
Steel is an alloy. Titanium is a metal, although it’s mostly alloyed to increase its strength and corrosion resistance. Aluminum is a metal. Long handle camping spoon manufacturers don’t really provide these details on their packaging.
Plastic is certainly an option, but melts, bends, stains, and breaks. Plastic might be good for some things, but not camp cookware.
Aluminum has a weird mouth feel, it bends, and it’s not an easy clean up.
Stainless steel, while durable, does weigh a bit more than titanium. It cleans up like the good stuff back home in the kitchen.
Titanium out performs them all and at a comparable and very reasonable cost.
No, this long handle titanium spoon does not rust or stain. I know you were wondering about this.
Specifications
Our first long handle titanium spoon was the REI Ti Ware titanium long spoon. Its specifications are 8.5 inches / 217 millimeters long and weigh in at .5 ounces / 15 grams on our digital kitchen scale. The bowl or the business end of the spoon is roughly ½ tablespoon or 6 milliliters in volume averaged over 10 measurements using water. Sadly, REI no longer sells them.
My own REI Ti Ware titanium long spoon is still going strong after years and years of use.
The TOAKS titanium long handle spoon is another popular lightweight offering. We have several. It also has mostly the same specifications as the REI, 8.5 inches / 217 millimeters long and weighs .7 ounces / 19 grams on our digital kitchen scale. The bowl or the business end of the spoon is roughly ½ tablespoon or 7 milliliters in volume averaged over 10 measurements using water.
It’s nearly identical in every way to my REI spoon. The TOAKS metal appears to be a tad bit thicker, which would account for its additional 3 grams of weight. The bowl angle of the TOAKS long handle spoon is more pronounced.
The business end of the long handle titanium spoons compared. Note the TOAKS spoon, in the back, is much more angled than the REI spoon.
Where to Find a Long Handle Titanium Spoon
At the time of updating this post, the TOAKS long handle spoon is running just under $11.00 on Amazon.
As we review this, the TOAKS titanium long handle spoon has over 1200 of mostly 5-star customer reviews. Which is evidence of a very good product with many happy customers.
TOAKS makes two versions, one with the polished bowl, and one without. Go for the polished bowl. You’ll be glad you did. The polished bowl makes for an easier clean and has a much better mouth feel.
So, look no further; this might be the last long handle camping spoon you will ever need. Unless you buy several as we did.
Push that skepticism aside, along with your collection of plastic fast-food spoons. This isn’t a ridiculous camp kitchen luxury extravagance or some short-lived novelty item. It’s a real grub shovel and you’ll be glad you have one. You’ll probably come back and pick up another couple to have on hand in the camp kitchen, your bug out bag, or the road trip emergency kit.
Be sure to check out our list of Mountain House freeze dried meals available on Amazon, where we track the daily price and product availability so you don't have to. We also link to our comprehensive Mountain House freeze dried meal reviews. We track the same for Peak Refuel freeze dried meals on Amazon, don't forget to check it out before you go.