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A spatula is a kitchen tool that is typically made of plastic, silicone, wood, or metal with a long, flat and narrow blade.
They are used for a variety of tasks in cooking, such as flipping, turning, or transferring food items like pancakes, eggs, and hamburgers from one surface to another.
Spatulas are also useful for scraping the sides of bowls or pans to ensure that all of the ingredients are incorporated evenly.
They come in different shapes, sizes, and materials to suit different cooking needs. View different spatulas below.
There are spatulas whose sole purpose is to turn or flip food, these tools can also be called turners or flippers. They have a long handle and a flat surface on the end designed to get underneath of the food and assist you in turning it over.
These types of spatulas are used when making burgers on the grill or flipping pancakes in the skillet. They come in various sizes that are suited for different cooking methods.
Extra Long Spatulas/Turners are great for grilling because they keep you further away from the heat source.
Mini spatulas are wonderful for air fryers because their small size fits into the air fryer to flip food easier.
There is also a fish spatula which is specifically designed for flipping delicate foods like a fish filet. The design is slightly different from other turners or flippers with long holes in the base and a thin end that makes it easy to get underneath of the fish and turn it without it breaking apart.
Spatulas can also be flat-sided or slightly curved and are designed to scrape the sides of mixing bowls. They are usually made out of silicone or flexible material. They also come in all kinds of shapes and sizes and sometimes are called scrapers.