I knew the sickness had taken hold when a week after ordering an expensive 14 gram titanium spoon, I promptly ordered another singularly because it was only 9 grams. That's right, an "extra" 5 grams was simply too much for me to lug around a moment longer.And shortly thereafter following months of evasive therapy, I learned that these kinds of little things didn't really matter, that much, most of the time, to some people.
That was several years ago and I'm feeling better now.So today I decided to find an alternative to the 9 gram spoon. A lighter alternative. Using a readily available plastic bottle, I cut a spoon-pattern incorporating the ridge at the bottom. The result - a surprisingly functional spoon.
Cost - $0 (not my bottle) Weight - 0 (or at least it wouldn't register on my scale)
Easy of DIY - plenty easy as long as a pair of scissors are within reach
Functional - To a degree. Using a bottle with thicker sides actually works nicely to strengthen the handle portion. By design, the bottom of a bottle is already more dense, so the "spoon" part is plenty. The spoon part is actually deeper than a standard spoon and works well as a scoop.