Customer Reviews

Rubbermaid Commercial Products FG196700RED 13 1/2-Inch High Heat Spoon Scraper

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These silicone spatulas are the highly recommended ones from a leading cooking magazine. So I purchased all these Rubbermaid professional heat resistant spatulas and spoonulas (9 ½", 13 ½" and 16 ½" in length). I use the spatulas primarily for folding ingredients in a mixing bowl. I prefer to use the spoonulas for scraping a bowl when I want to scrape out every last bit of cooking goodness (the edges of the spoonulas are thinner and the cupping of the spoonulas both help to scrape bowls, pans, and pots clean). The Rubbermaid professional plastic handles are more comfortable to use than the wood handles on my heat resistant spatulas and spoonulas. Also, the silicone heads of my wood handle ones are stiffer than the Rubbermaid professional ones. I think that little bit of flex in the Rubbermaid Professional silicone heads helps me scrape cleaner.

I have yet to use the little notch on these spatulas for scraping under the opening of jars (I think they were intended for use on the commercial kitchen size jars) since the spatulas are 2 ¼" wide for the 9 ½" to 2 ¾" wide for the 13 ½" and 16 ½" long tools. The handle ends have small prongs that look like they are to help keep the entire spatula or spoonulas from sliding into a work bowl.

I have some older Rubbermaid ones and they are definitely not stain resistant: the paprika has permanently stained one of the mixing spatulas. I was able to remove the paprika stain from the Rubbermaid professional spatula using dishwashing liquid and a nylon Scotchbright like pad. Also, my older Rubbermaid heat resistant spoonula developed a split at the tip and has warped a bit.

I just realized that one of the reasons why I don't like my similar sized 13 ½" sized silicone spatulas and spoonulas with wood handles: the working end is heavy so the tool is not as balanced as these Rubbermaid Professionals.

For most home kitchens, I'd recommend buying the 9 ½' and 13 ½" size spatulas and spoonulas. There is a 16 ½" size that is very long and the silicone head is the exact same size as the 13 ½: (14" actual) size (4" X 2 ¾").

PROS: The silicone heads have just the right amount of flex to scrape cleaner than similar sized scrapers and spoonulas. The handles are more comfortable and sized well.

CONS: A bit expensive but you a get a tool likely to last.

As reviewer Lisa Hidalgo noted, "This tool is best for commercial use." It's big, as in really big, and though I love it, it's more like a shovel than a spoonula! This would work very well in large Hobart bowls in commercial kitchens. In a home kitchen, it's overkill. Get the 9.5-inch spoonula instead.

This tool is best for commercial use. The scraper part is a little too stiff and the handle too narrow to fit well in older hands.

If you're looking for the perfect, heat-resistant scraper/spatula, these Rubbermaid Commercial utensils are beyond compare. Their only vulnerability is to hand mixers with sharp beaters ... the silicone head cuts pretty easily. Other than that, these things are indestructible. Unlike some other high-heat tools, the handles on these scrapers hold up very well, even though they're not the same high-heat material as the head. The best part is that the head is permanently fused to the handle. It doesn't slide off. I have a 9-inch and a 13-inch of each of the spoon-shaped and regular scrapers. I use them several times a day.

I purchased this time as a result of "The Test Kitchen" suggestions and I love it. It really holds up to heat over 400 degrees and the long handle makes it easy to work with.

I almost sent this back when I saw how enormous it is. I guess I just wasn't thinking when I bought it & didn't measure the one it was replacing. Then I made sauce (tomato sauce, once a year, smallest unit of measure the "vat"; yes, I'm Italian) and was really glad I had it. All these years I've been making sauce in a giant stockpot & using (relatively) itty bitty spatulas or wooden spoons. Even if I only use it once a year, it's still perfect for that job, and the tomato sauce didn't stain it. Perfect. I'll probably get some other shorter ones as well.

This spatula is functional, well made, durable, dishwasher safe and very gentle on my Teflon and enameled cast iron cookware. I highly recommend this spatula.

It may be 'heat-resistant' but it is not stiff enough to scrape baking bowls effectively in my opinion. It would certainly be good to stir sauces and the like but it was not what I hoped for.