Cooking utensils

[cristinab]

My 8 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with coeliac. Do I need to change the plastic and wooden cooking utensils that were previously used with food containing gluten? Also, do I need to change my non-stick pots and pans? Thank you.

[trents]

Welcome to the forum, cristinab!

You will likely receive different answer from different forum members with regard to your question. The reason being that there is a wide rage of sensitivity among the celiac population as to how much gluten it takes to trigger a reaction. I would say the key here is how thoroughly you wash non stick cookware and how consistent you are about that. I would also say the greatest risk of cross contamination will be with wooden utensils and cast iron non stick pans. Beyond that, the greater risk will be with consistency in not using the same utensils in stirring/cutting/serving gluten containing food as you use for non gluten containing foods. It can be very difficult to avoid the occasional accident. It is much easier if everyone in the family is eating gluten free. And realize there is 44% chance that the first degree relatives of your daughter (parents, siblings and later on, her own offspring) will have or will develop celiac disease.

[Scott Adams]

Some celiacs, especially those with dermatitis herpetiformis, can be super sensitive and should consider such changes. Switching to stainless utensils will allow complete cleaning without the concern of contamination.

[cristinab]

On 7/17/2021 at 3:09 PM, trents said:

Welcome to the forum, cristinab!

You will likely receive different answer from different forum members with regard to your question. The reason being that there is a wide rage of sensitivity among the celiac population as to how much gluten it takes to trigger a reaction. I would say the key here is how thoroughly you wash non stick cookware and how consistent you are about that. I would also say the greatest risk of cross contamination will be with wooden utensils and cast iron non stick pans. Beyond that, the greater risk will be with consistency in not using the same utensils in stirring/cutting/serving gluten containing food as you use for non gluten containing foods. It can be very difficult to avoid the occasional accident. It is much easier if everyone in the family is eating gluten free. And realize there is 44% chance that the first degree relatives of your daughter (parents, siblings and later on, her own offspring) will have or will develop celiac disease.

Thank you very much for your information. Yes, in fact we discovered that my husband has the hereditary gene but is currently not coeliac. 

On 7/17/2021 at 10:55 PM, Scott Adams said:

Some celiacs, especially those with dermatitis herpetiformis, can be super sensitive and should consider such changes. Switching to stainless utensils will allow complete cleaning without the concern of contamination.

Thank you very much. I have spent the past week moving things around the kitchen, washing and wiping everything and getting risk of utensils that are not safe anymore. I have decided that my husband and I will also eat gluten free food, as I was getting too anxious about cross contamination. 

[trents]

3 hours ago, cristinab said:

Thank you very much for your information. Yes, in fact we discovered that my husband has the hereditary gene but is currently not coeliac. 

Thank you very much. I have spent the past week moving things around the kitchen, washing and wiping everything and getting risk of utensils that are not safe anymore. I have decided that my husband and I will also eat gluten free food, as I was getting too anxious about cross contamination. 

Wise courses of action. This may also help prevent your husband's latent celiac disease from becoming the active form.

Edited July 20, 2021 by trents

[cristinab]

On 7/20/2021 at 4:13 PM, trents said:

Wise courses of action. This may also help prevent your husband's latent celiac disease from becoming the active form.

Thank you for your support.