Thanks for the input everyone! I don't brew anything else at home so that's not an issue....I do still use those particular spatulas, though. And I do love to eat bamboo in stir fries and salads. I really appreciate the comments - I have one batch going right now and today I buy another large...
Thank God I'm not a surgeon, right? It was several months ago and I have resisted just throwing out my scoby.....it has been sitting "dormant" for a while and smells just fine. A friend suggested bamboo isn't necessarily poisonous.... does anyone have an opinion on this? I'm excited to start...