Diference 'tween plastic & steel

Factual Questions
1

This might not be a cosmic question, and if it isn’t, let it vanish i the big void.

I enjoy cooking. I usually cook dinner every day for myself, and tend to overachieve when I have house-guests. Ít’s a hobby.

With more and more stuff being tefloncoated, I use plastic utensils. One of them is that sort of long tweezer, that’s good for flipping steaks or bacon or whatever in the frying pan.
I friend of my, said: “You gotta get one in steel instead. It’s a more live material.”
I didn’t argue, but picked one up, a lo and behold, he was right.
Of course, both materials are equally dead, but somehow I get a better feel using steel, instead of plastic. Poking the steak to check if it’s done works with steel, but not with plastic.

So why, some sort of feel-conductivity? Why does steel feel more alive?

2

Steel is less alive. Plastic is make from formerly living things. Steel has never been alive.

3

Steel also conducts heat and vibration better. Maybe that’s it. Plastic pretty much insulates you from everything.

4

Short explanation:

Steel is stronger and much more rigid. Plastics are weaker, less rigid, and tend to damp vibrations.

When you poke a steak with a steel utensil, you’re feeling just the way the steak reacts. With a plasitc utensil, not only are you feeling the deflection of the steak, but also that of the tongs.