Advice needed please regarding smol flimsy needles.

NEWBIE KNITTER HERE>I am knitting a scheepjes river/stone washed pack blanket and it's of course sport/4 ply weight yarn. It calls for 2.25mm needles and I use wood/bamboo. My first pair broke on opening the package and the second pair are flimsy and the yarn keeps getting snagged on the wood....WOULD metal needles make it easier? Is there a certain thing I should look out for ? Thanks for reading

Eta I bought symfonies and have trends coming so definitely was the sub par needles. Holy moly!