Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: Splinters and Odors

Before using the bamboo spoon and stir-fry spatula, I washed it about 3 or 4 times and dried it carefully because there was such a strong smell -the bamboo smell was minimal. It was a strange plastic coating smell (and the utensils are pretty glossy looking too so it's coated in something cheap that contributes to the cheap look as well). Now, this set has vanished somewhere in the depths of the forgotten utensils cabinet.The first time I cooked with it, I did a taste test on my dish with the bamboo spoon and all I could taste was that weird off combination taste of wood and lacquer. So, I scrubbed gently with a washcloth and washed again -never with anything harsh or with metal -, and this odor was still dominating for the next 3 times I used them. This utensil set is completely disappointing. With a coating over the utensils, you'd think that it wouldn't splinter easily. The very first time I cooked with it, it was already starting to splinter.