What is the ruling on using gold-plated utensils

Question : Hello, yes, peace be upon you. And upon you be peace. If you please, I have a question. Yes, Shaykh, he says: What is the ruling on using a tray if it is gold-plated?

Answer : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment. First, I say to my Muslim brothers: How has extravagance reached the point where we eat from gold-plated utensils? It is established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he forbade eating and drinking from silver and gold utensils, and he informed that the one who drinks from a silver vessel is merely dragging fire from Hell in his belly. As for what is gold-plated, if it is merely a color and nothing comes off it when exposed to fire, then it is permissible. However, even so, we forbid it because of the extravagance and waste involved. Yes.
And if something does come off it when exposed to fire, then it is not permissible. In this matter, one should refer to the goldsmiths. If they say that it is thick enough that something comes off when exposed to fire, then it is forbidden. If they say it is merely a color with no thickness, then it is permissible, but it should not be done.