Customer Reviews

Calphalon All Purpose Nylon Spreader

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Great for scooping or scraping out jars or cans (especially LARGE ones) of peanut butter or Crisco, for example. Only utensil I've found so far that cuts-spreads sticky stuff like cinnamon-roll filling, cookie dough, etc without a fight. Serrated edge handily slivers off 'just a tad' off a cold stick of butter, and cuts a head of lettuce without browning the leaves. In a pinch it even makes a great spackling tool and paint stirrer [not to worry, I do have more than one!]. ... What I *really* wanted was a spreader exactly like the wood-handled one w/ the broader, oval, less-flexible, noncutting blade, something I recall being in nearly every '40s-50s kitchen. However, this appears to be the only thing made today that's even vaguely similar.

Nice balance and a broad blade in this little spreader makes it a breeze to smooth butter, honey, and cream cheese onto slices of bread, crackers, etc. The blade of the spreader is lined with little teeth which helps when cutting into a bar of butter or cheese. Like Calphalon's other kitchen utensils, this comes in very handy in the day to day routine.

This Calphalon All-Purpose Nylon Spreader and Spatula is such a handy utensil to have around the kitchen. I keep mine, along with some other matching black nylon utensils, in a pottery crock near my range top. The blade of this spreader/spatula has two different edges, one smooth and the other serrated. I use the serrated edge around the insides of my nonstick bakeware pans to loosen baked goods before removing them for cooling on racks; also, I use it as a knife for cutting wedges of cheesecake from the bottom of a nonstick springform pan. I use the smooth edge for removing baked goods from nonstick cookie sheets. I've not had one scratch on any of my nonstick bakeware since using this spatula. Sometimes I do use it as a spreader for cream cheese, peanut butter, jam, or marmalade, but I find it slightly bulky for that purpose. I wash it and all my other Calphalon nylon utensils by hand, which helps keep them from fading or becoming worn-out looking.

This is a very strong, sturdy cooking utensil! i recommend everyone have the entire set of calphalon utensils! They are safe with your (very) expensive cookware and work great!

I have two of these, and they've replaced small knives for most purposes in my house, from making peanut butter sandwiches (spread and cut) to cutting quesadillas, to cutting and removing brownies from baker's finish pans. They handle well, they go through the dishwasher splendidly, and they aren't sharp enough to be dangerous with older children. I'm going to have to buy more. And maybe some for my friends. ;-)