Customer Reviews

Ateco Ultra Medium Sized Offset Spatula, 9.75 Inch Blade

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This a nice offset spatula, but small. The description says the "blade" is 9.75 inches, however, this is actually the full length of the knife, thus making it much smaller than I expected, making this somewhat expensive for such a small size. I guess I need to order the largest available, or go with the Oxo.

If you're a baker who frequently makes brownies, bar cookies, and cakes, you need to have an offset stainless-steel icing spatula in your collection. The blade is the ideal combination of strength and flexibility, and using an offset spatula means that you don't end up dragging your knuckles through your frosting as you work around a cake. It's useful for leveling brownie and cake batters to ensure even baking and is a must-have for spreading frosting, particularly on quick-setting sheet cakes like Texas cocoa cake. It's also my tool of choice for spreading fillings and frosting layer cakes. When you're finished, you can either hand-wash or pop it in the dishwasher.

Found in bakeries everywhere, it's the perfect size, weight and feel for icing cupcakes and other tasks that require this size tool. As a professional pastry chef, I often have to use it for hours at a time. No brainer if this is the size offset you need. Don't listen to Suzy homebakers who think it's not big or stury enough. They have no clue. And I'm just a pastry chef, I don't represent Ateco!

bought this a while ago because I was tired of icing cakes with a short knife and boy is it way easier. Not only that but it also comes in handy when you need something rigid to run under something to loosen it from it's pan. Definitely suggest this product.

I found this easy to put icing on the cake and moving it around after it has cooled off..

I don't even know how I used to ice cakes without an offset spatula. This one has made it much easier to make a smooth job of it! I found the size to be a bit unwieldy on smaller cakes, I think I'll have to spring for a range of sizes from Ateco.

Can't bake without this tool. We even named it. It is little Ricky. Without little Ricky we could not decorate the beautiful cakes we bake.

I bought this 2 months ago and finally had a chance to use it this weekend. It claims to be stainless steel, but after one usage the spatula is starting to rust. What a waste of $, now I can't even return it.

So I bought this cause I had one exactly like it, but lost it. :[ So now I had to buy a new one for school and work.... But its good for decorating small cakes or just spreading anything like chocolate or something. Its very still to me. When I am using it, it doesn't move like some of the big ones do. Its solid enough that its great to use.

I think I have used this spatula for everything but icing cupcakes. For any odd job you would have attempted to perform with a butter knife this spatula is usually the better option.

For instance, just a few weeks ago I was making marshmallow that I let set up in half-sphere molds. Even though the molds were silicone the marshmallow still stuck to the mold. Since this spatula is thin and has a gentle, curved tip, I was able to run it down the side of the molds to help detach the marshmallow without doing any damage to the mold and keeping the marshmallow in good shape too.