Cooking Utensils?

[Greg Brunett]

I am wanting to start hunting for vintage steel spatulas to use with my CI. I like most beginning CI users was on the plastic utensil train of thought until it dawned on me that they didn't use plastic in the early 1900's. Plus with the size of some of the spatulas and lack of flexibility it is hard to get one to slide into a #3 skillet with 2 fried eggs to turn them. another thing I don't like about plastic is if the edge melts just a little bit, the spatula hangs up on every thing.

I want to see what everyone is using in their CI. post some pics and pointers on identifying them if possible please

 

[EdgarLopez]

Imlucky,to have a dollar store at my neighborhood,they sell 3 bamboo pieces for $1.09 one spoon and 2 spatulas,those last too long doesn't scratch the seasoning,my grandmother used to tell me on earlies 1900's she used wood spoons to cook,basically same principle cast iron skillet,bamboo (wood) spoon.

 

[Roland B.]

Good morning Edgar Lopez - Like you, I' long ago grew tired of wasting $ on plastic from BB and Beyond. I use one of two steel spatulas we keep in a drawer and a little common sense, like properly warming and lubing the pan just before tossing in my goodies. I did a quick search and found photos on lonehand.com/antique_utensils and laurelleaffarm. Pinterest has several listings as does Etsy. I hope that helps

 

[EricC]

Though I typically use wooden utensils for stirring and the like these days, when it comes to spatulas a stainless steel fish turner has far become my general-purpose favorite. It has the perfect balance of strength and flex and easily slips under food. I use the one by OXO, quality for a reasonable price. You can check it out here:

https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Fish-Turner/dp/B000YDO2MK/

---------- Post added at 03:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:55 PM ----------

it is hard to get one to slide into a #3 skillet with 2 fried eggs to turn them.

Another thing, for turning eggs specifically, with some time and practice you may learn how to do a utensil-free flip, just giving the skillet a little shake and jerk...

 

[Russell S.]

I have a bunch of kitchen utensils that I picked up at thrift stores. Here are a few of my favorite spatulas. The two on the left have handles made of Bakelite. The two on the right wood. They don't melt if they accidentally touch a hot skillet. They all were "made in USA" They are thin and slide under an egg not pushing it around. Look for Brands like Flint, Robinson Stainless, and EKCO. No telling how many of these quality USA beast were thrown away for the new shiny pieces of junk! https://i.imgur.com/uSCUGEF.jpg