OXO Good Grips Good Cookie Spatula

This is a really great cookie spatula. The end is very flexible so that you can slip it right under your cookies--even in a tight cookie sheet. It has a nice non-slip handle that is slightly soft to the touch, it has a perfect bend in the neck to avoid damaging other cookies on the sheet, and the "Be a Good Cookie" on the front and the website address for Cookies for Kids' Cancer on the back are laser etched on the stainless steel before getting coated with silicone, so it won't be coming off. And best of all, it supports an amazing charity dedicated to helping kids fight cancer. Buy this with the Cookies for Kids' Cancer Best Bake Sale Cookbook to make an even greater impact on the fight against childhood cancer. And thank you OXO for caring!

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Surprisingly good for stir-frying. Size and shape are perfect.

This is hands down the best for STIR-FRYING in teflon pans that can't handle metal or wood (sharp splinters). The spatula never melts even at red high coil burner temps so I can stir fry super fast. It is soft so there is no damage whatsoever to teflon. It will also wipe the pan/wok/pot clean because there are no gaps between the spatula tip and the pan. You can scrape with it and not worry about scratching the pan. Easy to clean (no holes where food gets stuck as in some other spatulas).

It is a tad soft on the edges so it is not as easy to say, mince and dice ground meat as it is browning in the pan. The handle also should be longer and made of material that won't melt if you set it on the side of the pan for a long time (right now it is fine if you set it on the side of a hot pan for about 10 seconds...I haven't tried longer). I wuold suggest putting a metal plate at the underside of the handle, or just making the handle all metal.

If there is too much hot oil and little food material, it may splatter on your hand since the handle is short, but I actually tied a long stick to the handle so I can really fry up stuff.

But the cons are easily adpatable. This is still my favorite stir-frying untensil.

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I purchased 4 of these spatulas from OXO after reading Gretchen Holt-Witt's story in my local paper. I've lost so many family members, along with my best friend, to cancer and wanted to help in some way. I'm keeping one spatula for myself and giving the other three as Christmas gifts. It really is a good little spatula: flexible but sturdy head, good metal neck and it feels good in your hand. I've used it a lot for things other than cookies. And it's just great for cookies, too.

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I love supporting this cause so regardless of whether this spatula met my exact need, I knew I'd be happy with the purchase.

As it turns out, it isn't exactly what I was looking for. The edge, though tapered, is simply not thin and sturdy enough to really rock those sticky cookies off my sheet. Instead, I found myself resorting to the other thicker, but metal, spatula I'd purchased for lasagna to do the job. I bake enough though that I'm sure another use will present itself, like scooting out brownies or other bars from the casserole dish when a regular-sized spatula is just too wide.

The green shade pictured is an accurate depiction of the color of the actual product.

**Update**

I've learned two more things.

1. Or rather I'd like to emphasize a word I used earlier: sticky. When I baked a different recipe, one a little less sticky, the little flipper got right underneath. So it seems to depend on the recipe; the more recent recipe had a higher butter ratio, so it stuck less. (This caveat is relevant for gooey as well, but I actually consider that a slightly different condition, one where I underbake the cookies a bit, and in that case, it's usually nothing to do with the spatula; you just have to leave them on the cookie sheet a minute or two while they firm up.)

2. I was right! Other uses have presented themselves, and, ironically, this "cookie" spatula has turned out to do just the job for both lasagnas and casseroles. I cooked a savory spinach and artichoke bread pudding last night and I don't think any tool other than this spatula could have lifted out a slice as easily.

Thus, I'm upgrading to 4 stars.

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This spatula comes in handy for the holiday baking! We used it to get cookies off the cookie sheets, and also as a serving for jello dessert! It's small and flexible, and I am sure we'll find more use for this!