Rubber spatulas are useful for cooking with pots and pans that scratch easily, and can be washed in a dishwasher. They are flexible and have a curved head, making them ideal for stovetop cooking and baking. Sets often include spatulas with different sizes and shapes. Metal spatulas are best for grilling.
A rubber spatula is a cooking tool that has a rubber head. The handle can be made of plastic, metal or wood. It is common for these spatulas to be used when cooking with pots and pans that are easily scratched by metal utensils. Also, it’s common for people to use these types of spatulas instead of ones with a metal head because they can generally be washed in a dishwasher instead of requiring hand washing.
A metal spatula is most commonly used for grilling while a rubber spatula is often used for stovetop cooking and for baking. The slightly curved head is useful when removing batter or dough from a bowl or transferring dough into baking pans. In addition to having a curved head, this type of spatula is also slightly flexible, a quality that helps in these processes. This type of spatula can also be used during a mixing process if mixing is to be done by hand. A metal spatula, however, wouldn’t be ideal for either of these uses.
In addition to the solid curved head design, there are also rubber spatulas designed with wide, flat heads with open staves in the center. These types of spatulas are ideal for cooking on the stove, for turning ingredients in a pot or pan, and for stirring ingredients that are being sauteed or caramelized. In addition to being slightly flexible, the wide heads of these spatulas allow cooks to turn large quantities of ingredients at once, more so than with a spatula with a solid curved head. There is also a kind of rubber spatula with a thin flat head which is used specifically for ice cakes and cup cakes.
It’s common for kitchenware companies to sell a set of rubber spatulas. These sets include a variety of spatulas with heads of various sizes and shapes and handles of different lengths. Palette knives can come in almost any color, but the most common colors are black and white. Many times spatula sets will have same colored handles but different colored heads.
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