Various Spatulas to Make Your Kitchen More Functional and You More Efficitent

A spatula is a simple-looking kitchen tool which is tremendously helpful to us for safely stirring, flipping or moving hot food items while they are still being cooked on fire in a pan or pot. However, spatulas are not just of one type; they are of many types and you can use all of them for an increased convenience. For example, the newly available 4-in-1 spatulas are multi-functional and therefore very convenient. Let’s see various types of spatulas available on the market.

Scraper Spatula

A scraper spatula, also known as rubber spatula, is used to scrape any type of batter out of bowls. These are one of the commonest types of spatula in any kitchen, along with the flipper type of spatula (given below). Usually they have a rubber head, with a handle made of plastic, metal or wood.

Half Spatula

Half spatula is a variant of the scraper spatula. As its name implies, its head portion is just a little more than half of a normal spatula. This half spatula is highly useful. Its main task is to get foods like jam out of a small jar, as the normal scraper spatula can’t enter in such a jar.

Flipper or Turner Spatula

As the name implies, a flipper spatula is used to flip anything which is being cooked on a frying pan. So, an omelet or pancake is turned with the help of this type of spatula. It is usually made of wood, metal or plastic, either with a single metal or in combination.

Giant Spatula

Giant spatula is a variant of flipper spatula and is used to turn large food items which cannot be turned with the normal small flipper spatula with ease. It is used to flip large cakes and breads, and other larger things.

Cake Spatula (Frosting Spatula)

Cake spatulas are used to smooth the frosting applied on cake, therefore it is also called frosting spatula. Its head is usually of the same length as that of its handle. Most commonly, it has a thin metal head and a handle made in wood. These are only usable for frosting and not for any other kind of spatulaing.

4-in-1 Spatula

Kolme Kitchens has created this innovative 4-in-1 kitchen spatula, which is multipurpose. It has a slotted spoon on one side, a spoon on the other side and a serrated edge. This is very useful while making pancakes or hamburgers. It has also an angle scraper (or spoon) with which you can taste items like soups. It is also perfect for mixing brownies, stir frying in your wok or also as a serving spoon. The slotted spoon can be used to drain raviolis and other types of pastas. With its serrated edge you can cut eggs and other types of soft foods. It s made up of heat resistant nylon which can withstand up to 375 degrees of temperature, therefore it is great to use on grill, stove or oven. It has got a tough, nonstick surface resembling silicone, vinyl or rubber spatulas.

It is available in 4 pleasant colors to choose from and is great for taking for camping, RV and barbecue parties and also great as a gift. Take a look at its pictures in this article and you will feel that it is a must-have for your kitchen.

So, with these various spatulas, cooking is made easy and fun. Bring them home if you have not yet, and make your kitchen more functional and yourself more efficient.