My FavoriteTM Scoop & Drain Slotted Spatula, Black,One Size Fits All

I instantly fell in love with this slotted turner! Firstly, I love the size. I don't like big, long cooking utensils & this one isn't! It flips eggs & chops ground meat perfectly. I highly recommend this turner.

A similar spatula was included in a set we got almost 15 years ago. I just had to get another one after my daughter melted the original one. 😞 It has become a favorite and is used almost daily. This is lightweight but good quality. It is perfect for cooking scrambled eggs or stirring sauces and gravy. The slanted end and square shape make it perfect for stirring around the edge of the pan.

I have one similar that I have been using for years. This one is a little less rigid, but I love it.

This is seriously the best spatula ever! I don't mean for eggs or flipping pancakes, but specifically for browning meat!! It does so well chopping up and browning meat! I use it almost every dinner and will even wash it if it's dirty (and I'm making dinner) because it works so much better than most of our other spatulas! My little sister just got married and I specifically made sure that she had this on her wedding wishlist!

I confess, I'm something of a fuss-pot when it comes to kitchen tools: I like to purchase and use tools which are (at least close to) perfect for the job, and I'm what marketing whiz-kids might call a "cautious early adopter". With that bias, I award a solid four stars to this tool, taking into consideration usability and value (quality vs. price). In fact I'd give it four and a half if I could. My primary search criterion was shape: a large slotted area with a flat edge, but with a shallow but distinct bowl - a cross between a spatula and a spoon (a spatuloon, or a spoonula, maybe? You heard 'it here, folks! Perhaps I should trademark those names!) important for draining poached eggs and depositing them on buttered toast - not the kitchen floor - without making the toast soggy from residual water. This spatula was the best I have found to date (far better than either a classic slotted spoon or a conventional slotted spatula) and very nearly fits the bill perfectly: the thin, flat edge releases eggs from the bottom of the pan, the curve of the bowl portion is just right for preventing eggs from sliding off, and the slots drain water effectively for all but the largest spread of egg white. While the slots extend sufficiently across the width of the bowl, I would have liked them to extend just a little further up toward the handle. Having said that, I realize that from a mechanical design perspective, the larger the total area of the slots, the weaker the tool would be, so this design is a very reasonable compromise. The second criterion was sturdiness. Despite the deceiving lightness, the material still holds a very agreeable stiffness that does not weaken under the influence of hot water, like nylon and other cheaper plastics, but which conforms nicely to the inner surface of pans. Third, durability (resistance to wear). The material used is tolerant of high cooking temperatures, and the front edge shows no sign of deforming with reasonable use. I certainly wouldn't use the tool to clean burnt food from pans, but I have no qualms about using it in fry pans up to about 350F and maybe a squeak beyond. (A general note of advice here: don't leave this or any other non-metal tool sitting in a heating pan, touching the bottom. With direct contact of the tool against the bottom of any pan heated with gas or resistance electric, there is no food at the contact point of the tool with the pan, so the temperature at that contact point will rise dramatically - potentially above the working temperature of the tool. This is less of an issue with induction cooktops, but is still a consideration. Similarly, don't leave the tool in a pan with a high gas flame under it: the high temperature fumes licking up the outside of the pan will destroy anything non-metallic, and at very least remind you with a handle that is too hot to touch.) Price was my fourth criteria, and the price of this tool, while a little higher than I'd have liked, given the one-piece design with no assembly costs at least reflects the quality of its design, and after having spent the money I don't begrudge having paid for it. The only real criticism I have of this tool (and the reason for the fall from a five star rating) is that the underside of the handle is hollowed out along its length, making for a slightly uncomfortable feel to someone with, shall we say, "elevated sensory intolerance". I have a "thing" about handles and user interfaces in general: they matter to me - a lot. On the other hand, the hollow underside _does_ make the tool lighter than it would be with a solid handle, so again, it's a reasonable compromise. There is probably a manufacturing process aspect to it, but I'm not a materials engineer, so I'll give the manufacturer the benefit of the doubt. The lightness does actually impart a feeling of precision, control, and dexterity which was new for me, and quite agreeable, so... OK. Users who have come to terms with living in world with fast food restaurant grade plastic flatware won't care about the feel of the handle anyway. The other notable feature (I cannot call it a fault) is that because of the angle of the blade it is most definitely a right handed tool; but, just like the rest of us lefties, I have learned to live in a predominantly right-handed world, and can face the challenge with fortitude and just enough grace to keep my lips zipped so as to not annoy my wife. In summary, this tool appears to have been designed, with real thought, for a specific purpose - that being a hybrid slotted spatula/drainer spoon - and it performs that job excellently. For such a seemingly simple tool this spatula is surprisingly pleasant to use, and I have taken to using for far more cases (involving cooking in oil, not just water) than its original purpose of lifting poached eggs out of a poaching pan and I happily recommend it. Now I just have to decide which of those two silly names I'm going to call it... ;-)

My favorite utensil.

This has become my favorite cooking tool! It’s a spatula and slotted spoon. And it goes in the dishwasher.

This has become one of the most useful utensils in our kitchen! I plan on buying more to give with kitchen gifts!