StarPack Basic Silicone Spoon for Cooking - Dishwasher Safe Mixing Spoon for Baking - Rubber Spoon with Heat Resistance up to 480°F - Hygienic Mixing Spoon for Cooking & Serving (Teal Blue)

I purchased this Starpack silicone mixing spoon two years ago, it has been in constant rotation in my utensil jar next to my cooktop. I have not experienced the issues that some other reviewers have had at all. I have two different Starpack sppons and just recieved my larger Starpack Spatula/Spoonula and am happy to report that it seems to be the same high quality as the other Starpack items I have purchased.I have had no chipping, splitting and, no handle breakage and in fact these silicone tools seem to be much heavier quality than other brands I have in my kitchen arsenal. I have a number of the Tovolo silicone utensils also, and although I would purchase those again too, I did have one piece melt after dropping through onto the coil of my dishwasher during use (not a failure of the silicone per se) and I cut one spatula on the blades of my food processer (also my fault)BUT no issues with the Starpack ones so far. I think that perhaps some of the other customers who report issues, have made silly mistakes like I did with my Tovolo pieces, or who have subjected thier tools to too much heat, rather than the tools themselves failing!Please see the info on silicone heat tolerances below - it is extremely likely that the reviewers have experienced issues due to leaving the tools in a high heat environment for lengthy times leading to hardening and then chipping. I don't cook with my silicone tools sitting in the pot, maybe others do. This would be the most likely cause of the reported issues, and just requires a different approach (I recommend purchasing the high heat version of this spoon which wasnt available when I purchased mine) for your silicone tools to last a long time.My research into the heat tolerances of silicone shows the following:If silicone is heated up to 302F you would see very little change in the silicone, even if held at this temperature for a very long time, At 392F the silicone will slowly become harder and less stretchy with time, and if the silicone was heated up to a temperature beyond 572F, you would quickly see the material become harder and less stretchy in a very short time, due to such extreme temperature conditions but it would not melt. Special grades are available to further increase silicones already naturally high resistance to heat which can be used intermittently at temperatures up to 572F.So the important take away is that the non-high heat silicone version of this tool would become brittle if heated up to 392F regularly. Especially if that temperature was held. I haven't experienced any issues with my lower heat one, but if I purchased another I would opt for the higher heat version.Special grades are reported to last if heated to 572F intermittantly - the all important word being again, intermittant! The high heat version of this Starpack Spatula/Spoonula states that it is suitable for up to 600F. This would mean intermittant 600F heat. Don't leave your silicone tools in a heated environment. Invest in a spoon rest and take the utensil out of the pot during cooking, and your silicone tools should last a long, long time (unless you use it to clean the food processor with the blades in like I did - duh)If the seller explained the intermittent heat clause then they would get a less negative reviews about chipping, splitting and snapping, I'm sure. Hope this helps!I have been known to taste test 10 different soy sauces in one sitting. I recently purchased 9 different lemon zesters just to determine which one was best (you can view the results on my profile page) I enjoy writing reviews and this hobby of mine gives me an outlet to share my culinary explorations.If this review has been helpful to you would you please click the helpful button? I like to think that my reviews help filter out the crap for other like-minded buyers who are hunting for the same products that I am :) It makes my day to see that my kitchen insanity helped a fellow customer.You might also like to visit my profile page and check out some of my other ingredient and recipe book and kitchen tool reviews and idea lists. You can also click to follow me on my profile page to be notified when I post a new review.

Good spoon just shorter than anticipated.

Works amazing, flimsy in all the right places and hard as needed in the rest. Makes getting the sauces off the rim easy and satisfying. Perfect length and feels great in my hand. Good weight and perfectly balanced performance. 10/10 recommend.

TL:DR -Pros:Fun Color - (not red, black, or white)Silicone outer layercomfortable to useCons:Fairly smallpicks up residue from washing easilyMy biggest pet peeves about this is that the spoon itself is fairly small even though it has a deep curvature. I also don't like how even after rinsing well it seems to show every bit of residue from washing. I often have to rinse it off again before I use it even though I know its clean.I love how long the handle is (about 12" total) and can get to the bottom of all my current pots and pans. Its obviously a hard material with a silicone outer shell. I like that because the silicone still has give, but its stiff enough to get through the thickest foodstuffs I can cook (IE: My cheese grits)Overall I would get this spoon again. The peeves are outweighed by the pros.

I bought this spoon to replace a favorite of mine that is years old. I love the heftiness of this spoon, but wish the spoon was a little deeper. It is a bit shallow. However, I see this lasting a very long time, and it will get used a lot. I love the color, too.

Worked well for a few months but the silicone split after 5 months of light use.Update: The company was great and reached out after posing this review. They sent out a replacement spoon.

I got this spoon from Star Pack, along with a spoonula, back in August 2016. This is the BEST SPOON EVER. I was not interested in silicone before- it only seemed to come in bright colors, and I had only seen utensils with wood or stainless handles, and silicone heads. I’ve seen those fall apart during use, so no, thank you! After finding this spoon, completely encased in silicone, I decided to give it a try- I’m so glad I did! This a very sturdy spoon, and it never gets hot. I’ve used it to make toffee (which gets screaming hot) and the handle stays cool. I like the finish on the Star Pack silicone, as well- it’s slightly shiny, so it’s easy to clean, and comes out the dishwasher looking new. My silicone from another company comes out of the dishwasher looking powdery. If you’re looking to try just one silicone utensil, I would recommend this one! But, fair warning, you will want to buy more...

Great overall quality. Looks great, feels great in the hand, and has a nice heft to it. Only complaint is that the handle isn't quite long enough to comfortably use in larger pots.