Roasting sticks · Review
Bamboo Marshmallow Roasting Sticks Review (Bought & Tested!)
I bought these bamboo roasting sticks with my own money and put them through 7 hands-on tests.
- Length 35.5in
- Weight 0.4oz
- Material Bamboo
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Test scorecard
The big win with bamboo marshmallow roasting sticks is that there’s no clean up after roasting, and you just toss them into the fire when you’re done. Bear in mind they’re naturally less sturdy than stainless steel, so multiple hot dogs and heavier meats will flex them.
- No clean up
- Environmentally friendly
- Not for heavy duty roasting
- Price can add up if you roast often
Discontinued I bought the bamboo sticks in this review from Jungle Stix back in 2020, and they’ve since been discontinued. Everything I found still applies to bamboo roasting sticks generally, so I’m leaving the review up. The buttons above are the bamboo sticks I’d buy instead.
If you prefer watching to reading, check out my video here instead.
See the 7 tests
In the Box
The Jungle Stix set I bought comes in a pack of 110.
Specifications
- Length 35.5in
- Diameter 0.2in
- Weight per stick 0.4oz
- Material 100% bamboo
Features
They’re 100% biodegradable, and the tips are semi-pointed rather than sharp.
At 35.5in they keep you a good distance from the fire.
Sturdiness
They hold 1 marshmallow without flexing, but bend quite a bit at 4.
Hot dogs are worse. Here is 4, which is frankly ridiculous:
They’re bamboo, so they’re naturally less sturdy than stainless steel.
Ease of Use
Hot dogs didn’t slip into the fire hanging straight down, probably because I skewered them vertically rather than horizontally.
Marshmallows slipped a little, and you can see the goo, but nothing fell in the fire.
For an even roast I have to turn the whole stick, and at 0.2in across they’re harder to grip than my stainless steel ones. Not a big deal for me, and it’s the same thickness I clamped my GrandPa’s FireFork onto.
They also held up better over the fire than I expected. Here is one after roasting a hot dog, still good as new.
The semi-pointed tips skewer hot dogs and marshmallows fine. I wouldn’t try meat, because they already flex with one hot dog.
Clean Up
There is no clean up. I snap them and throw them straight into the fire.
Quality
The stick is 100% bamboo, solidly made, smooth and with no splintering. They stayed splinter-free and cool to the touch throughout roasting.
They’re not as durable as steel though. Hit one hard enough and it splits. Here’s what happened when I caught one on a wall.
Pros and Cons
Now, what are the pros and cons, and would I recommend bamboo marshmallow roasting sticks over stainless steel telescoping ones?
No clean up at all
Snap them, throw them in the fire, done. That’s the whole reason to buy bamboo.
Environmentally friendly
100% bamboo and 100% biodegradable.
Not for heavy-duty roasting
They’re fine for marshmallows, but bend noticeably with even 1 hot dog.
The price adds up
They aren’t reusable, so roasting often with a big group gets expensive.
Overall recommendation
These bamboo sticks are great if you want to eliminate the clean up after a campfire roast. For me that’s the whole point of them.
But if you roast often with a lot of people, or you like roasting heavier meats, bamboo roasting sticks are neither as cost effective nor as sturdy as my stainless steel sticks.
To compare every option I’ve tested, here’s my roundup where I bought, tested and compared 9 of the best roasting sticks.
I measured every number on this page myself.
