Cubkins Gentle-Bite Toddler Cutlery Set | 304-Grade Steel Spoon & Fork | Travel Case Optional | BPA-Free | Ages 9M+
The Take-Along Cutlery Set: 304 Steel Spoon and Fork, Soft Silicone Grips.
Built for toddlers learning to feed themselves, the Cubkins Gentle-Bite Toddler Cutlery Set pairs our 304-grade steel spoon and 304-grade steel fork, each with a chunky food-grade silicone handle. Choose it with a snap-shut PP travel case for restaurants, daycare and the diaper bag, or without the case for home. For ages 9 months and above.
🛡️ 304-Grade Steel (Not 202): The grade used in food-processing equipment and quality kitchenware. Rust-resistant, resists reacting with curd, lemon and tomato, and does not impart taste to food.
🖐️ Designed for the Palmar Grasp: Short, chunky silicone handles sized for a toddler's fist, the whole-fist grip toddlers use from around 9 months to 3 years.
🦷 Gentle Edges: Rounded fork tines and a smooth spoon rim, buffed smooth and gentle on gums.
🚫 Plastic-Free Cutlery: The spoon and fork are 100% plastic-free: 304 steel heads, food-grade silicone handles. With the travel case the set is Zero Plastic Contact: the PP case simply carries the cutlery, and no plastic touches your toddler's food or mouth during feeding.
✈️ Travel Case Option: A slim, custom-fit PP travel case with a centre divider, for dhabas, daycare and diaper bags. Hand-wash the case.
🇮🇳 Built for Indian Food: Handles turmeric, dal and curd rice. The spoon and fork are top-rack dishwasher suitable and steriliser suitable. Do not microwave the cutlery or the case.
FDA food-contact compliant materials. BPA-Free · Lead-Free · Phthalate-Free · PVC-Free. Weight: spoon 35 g, fork 35 g; spoon and fork in the travel case 125 g. For ages 9 months and above. For use under adult supervision.
Not all stainless steel is created equal — and for a utensil that goes into your baby's mouth multiple times a day, the difference matters enormously.
Most low-cost baby cutlery in India uses 202-grade stainless steel. It's cheaper to manufacture, and you wouldn't know just by looking at it. But over time, 202-grade steel reacts with acidic Indian foods — lemon rice, curd, tamarind-based dishes, tomato purées. It develops tiny pits (corrosion spots) that can hold food residue. India's hard water accelerates this process. Over time, these utensils can start to rust.
Cubkins uses exclusively 304-Grade (18/8) Stainless Steel:
🔬 Food-Grade 304 Steel — The grade used in food-processing equipment and quality kitchenware. Its non-porous surface gives food, stains and odours nothing to cling to.
🍋 Acid-Resistant & Rust-Resistant — Stands up to daily washing, sterilisation, humid Indian kitchens and acidic foods (sambar, rasam, curd rice, lemon). This is the key difference from 202-grade.
😋 Does Not Impart Taste — 304-grade steel resists reacting with hot or acidic food. Your baby tastes their food, not the spoon. No metallic aftertaste even with turmeric-heavy or tomato-based dishes.
🌿 Turmeric-Proof — Haldi milk, turmeric rice, beetroot purée — the steel head rinses clean without yellow stains. Compare that to a typical plastic spoon after a few weeks of Indian meals, where the yellow tends to stay.
🚫 Zero Plastic Contact with Food — The spoon and fork are 100% plastic-free: 304 steel heads and food-grade silicone handles (not PP, not TPE). BPA-free, phthalate-free and lead-free. Only the steel head and silicone handle touch your baby's food or mouth; the PP travel case (with-case option) simply carries them between meals.
🦷 But Won't Hard Steel Hurt Their Gums?
This is the most common concern parents have — and it's a fair one. Here's the truth: Every edge of both the spoon and fork is polished and buffed to a smooth, rounded finish. Run your finger over the fork tines right now (once it arrives) — they feel blunt, not sharp. The spoon rim is equally smooth. Firm enough to scoop thick khichdi and pierce paneer cubes, yet gentle on curious mouths and teething gums.
'304' isn't marketing speak. It's a material grade. We put it in the product name so you don't have to guess what you're buying.
Around 9-12 months, your toddler wants to try everything themselves. The regular teaspoon in your kitchen drawer is designed for adult hands — and that's exactly why toddlers struggle with it.
Toddlers under 3 don't hold a spoon or fork like adults do. They use a natural developmental grip called Palmar Grasp — wrapping their whole fist around the handle. As they grow, they begin transitioning to Pincer Grasp (thumb and finger control). Long, thin adult handles make both stages harder, not easier.
What Makes the Cubkins Set Different:
🖐️ Short, Chunky Handles — Sized precisely for toddler palms, not scaled-down adult cutlery. When they squeeze the handle in a fist, the spoon or fork tip stays close to their hand, designed to reduce wobble. This is the single most important design decision we made.
💪 The Right Weight (35 g each) — Heavy enough that shaky hands can feel where it is (proprioceptive feedback), but light enough that little arms don't tire out before the meal ends. This weight was chosen specifically for the 9-month to 3-year stage.
🤚 Grippy Silicone Handle — Indian meals involve oily, greasy foods (ghee rice, dal tadka, sabzi). The food-grade silicone handle stays grippy even when slick with oil, where a plastic or plain steel handle can slip out of tiny hands.
🌡️ Comfortable Grip — The silicone handle stays comfortable to hold even when the steel head has been in hot dal or porridge.
🧠 Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) Friendly — Short, chunky handles suit the self-feeding stage. This set is designed for toddlers from 9 months.
The Real Win: "I Did It" Moments
When food actually reaches their mouth instead of flying across the room, mealtimes get easier for everyone. It's not just about cute mealtimes. The set is designed for this stage of learning to self-feed.
👶 Starting Out? Begin with larger, firmer pieces (apple cubes, paneer blocks). Bigger targets = more early wins. As your toddler's skills improve, introduce softer and smaller pieces. Snack time is practice time.
Turn mealtime battles into mealtime wins — one small spoon at a time.
Fork-Friendly Foods — The Honest Guide:
A fork is a specialist snack-time tool, not a replacement for hands or spoons. Here's what actually works:
✅ WORKS GREAT:
🍎 Cut Fruits — Melon cubes, apple slices, banana pieces, papaya chunks
🧀 Paneer and Tofu Cubes — Excellent for protein snacks
🥦 Steamed Vegetables — Broccoli florets, carrot coins, baby corn
🫓 Idli Pieces — Cut into bite-sized chunks for a familiar, easy start
🍝 Pasta and Noodles — The tines grip slippery pasta surprisingly well
🟡 Dhokla, Cutlets, Bread Pieces, Paratha Strips
❌ NOT IDEAL:
🍚 Dal-Rice — Use the spoon. That's what it's there for.
🫓 Roti and Sabzi — Too soft and saucy for a fork to grip securely.
🍖 Whole, hard, or round foods — Always cut into small, bite-sized pieces first.
One simple rule: If you would struggle to eat it with a fork yourself, your toddler definitely will. Start with the easy wins first. Every successful bite is a small win.
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✈️ Bonus: The Travel Case Is a Game-Changer
Choose the with-case option and your set comes with a custom-fit, slim travel case, so clean cutlery doesn't rattle loose in the diaper bag.
🍽️ Restaurants & Dhabas — Skip the panic of wiping down shared restaurant spoons. Your toddler uses their own, every time.
🎒 Diaper Bag Ready — After the meal, utensils go straight back into the case. Your bag stays clean.
🏫 Daycare & Tiffin — Your child uses their own cutlery, not a shared classroom set.
✈️ Travel-Ready — Snaps shut securely, designed to stay closed at the bottom of your bag.
Care Note: The case is designed to carry used utensils during transit, not for overnight storage of food-soiled items. When you get home, rinse the utensils and hand-wash the case. PP (polypropylene) plastic dries quickly and doesn't retain odours when kept clean.
Q: Is this suitable for a 6-month-old starting solids?
A: We recommend it from 9 months onwards. At 6 months, babies are just beginning solid food introduction and often do better with soft silicone starter spoons. From 9 months, as they begin to chew and want to self-feed (roti pieces, paratha, soft fruit), this set is the natural next step. It's designed for Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) at this stage.
Q: Can I put this in the dishwasher or steriliser?
A: Yes. The steel cutlery is top-rack dishwasher suitable and steriliser suitable. For the travel case, we recommend hand washing to keep it in good shape for longer. Important: Do NOT put the cutlery or case in the microwave.
Q: Will the fork tines hurt my baby's gums?
A: No. The tines are rounded and buffed smooth at the tips. Run your own finger across them before your baby's first use — you'll feel that they are blunt, not pointed. They're designed to be narrow enough to pierce food securely, gentle enough for soft gums and developing teeth. The spoon rim is also smooth-finished for the same reason.
Q: What is the handle made of — silicone or plastic?
A: The handle is 100% food-grade silicone — not hard plastic. Silicone is soft, grippy and BPA-free, and is less prone than many plastics to cracking or turning sticky over time. It also provides a better grip for small, developing hands than hard plastic.
Q: Will food get stuck between the steel head and the silicone handle?
A: This is a genuine concern with composite utensils, and it's a fair question. Our utensils are designed to minimise seam gaps. We recommend rinsing under running water immediately after use and checking the joint when washing. Like all multi-material kitchen tools, avoid soaking for extended periods. If you ever notice discolouration at the joint over time, that's a sign to replace the utensil.
Q: My baby just throws the fork. Is this going to be useless?
A: Completely normal for the first 1-2 weeks. A fork is a skill, not an instinct. Many toddlers get the hang of it after a few weeks of daily practice at snack time. Here's what helps: Keep offering it with easy-to-pierce foods (apple cubes, banana pieces, paneer). Let them explore. Supervised practice is key. Throwing is part of learning — it doesn't mean the fork isn't working.
Q: Is this suitable for Baby-Led Weaning (BLW)?
A: Yes. The 304-grade steel tines are firm enough to pierce whole pieces of food — which plastic and silicone forks often fail to do. The short handle supports the fist grip toddlers naturally use during the BLW stage. If you practise BLW, this fork is made for it.
Q: Is this a good baby shower or Annaprashan gift?
A: Yes. In Indian tradition, gifting steel to a child carries meaning around longevity and purity. The with-case option comes in a clean, giftable travel case. If you'd like a gift message added, leave a note at checkout and we'll do our best to include one. Available in Raspberry and Blue Olive.
Q: What's the difference between buying the bundle vs buying the spoon and fork separately?
A: Great question. Here's the honest maths:
- Spoon alone: ₹259
- Fork alone: ₹259
- Total if bought separately: ₹518
This bundle: ₹474 with the travel case included.
With the travel case (₹474) you save ₹44 and the case is included. Without the case (₹449) you save ₹69. Both pieces always match in colour (Raspberry or Blue Olive).
WHAT'S IN THE BOX
1 x Spoon with Stainless Steel Head & Silicone Handle
1 x Fork with Stainless Steel Head & Silicone Handle
1 x Travel Case (PP polypropylene; with-case option only)
MATERIALS
Spoon & Fork Head: 304-Grade Stainless Steel
Spoon & Fork Handle: 100% Food-Grade Silicone
Travel Case: PP (Polypropylene) Plastic
MATERIALS & COMPLIANCE
✅ BPA Free
✅ PVC Free
✅ Phthalate Free
✅ Lead-Free
✅ FDA food-contact compliant materials
✅ Spoon and fork 100% plastic-free (travel case is PP)
AGE SUITABILITY
Suitable for 9 Months and above. Always use under direct adult supervision.
DIMENSIONS
Spoon & Fork: 14 cm (length) x 3.3 cm (width)
Travel Case: Custom-fit for spoon and fork
Weight: Spoon 35 g · Fork 35 g · Spoon and fork in travel case 125 g
CARE INSTRUCTIONS
✅ Top-rack dishwasher suitable (spoon & fork)
✅ Steriliser suitable (spoon & fork)
✅ Hand wash recommended for travel case
❌ Do not microwave (cutlery or travel case)
❌ Do NOT use abrasive scrubbers or steel wool on the steel head
WARNINGS
⚠️ Always supervise your child while eating. Never leave unattended.
⚠️ Inspect the spoon, fork, and travel case before each use. Do not use if any damage, cracks, separation at the joint, or sharp edges are noticed.
⚠️ Not suitable for children under 9 months.
⚠️ Keep out of reach of children when not in use.
⚠️ This is a feeding utensil set, not a toy.
⚠️ Cut all food into appropriate small, bite-sized pieces before serving.
⚠️ Discontinue use immediately if you notice any separation between the steel head and silicone handle.
MARKETED & IMPORTED BY
Cubkins Products Private Limited
GR2 Josephine Villa, Josephine Apartments,
44 St. Andrews Rd, Bandra West,
Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400050
CONTACT INFORMATION
📞 Customer Care Number: 8591385067
📧 Customer Care Email: connect@cubkins.com
🌐 Website: www.cubkins.com
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
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