Silicone Spatula Set - Tips and Resources

A silicone spatula set can come with many different pieces, giving you a lot of versatility in the kitchen. There are various types of sets come with three to 8 pieces, depending on the type you buy.

People prefer silicone spatula sets more and more due to the high melting point and heat resistance as well as ease of cleaning. Silicone kitchen utensils can handle heats up 900 degrees without warping or melting. Always check the wrapping to see what heat limit a set can handle.  Silicone utensils also will not ruin your pots by scratching them up.

Naturally you will always get the standard silicone spatula in your silicone spatula set. This is very useful for many kitchen needs, from icing a cake to stirring cookie dough. These are spatulas designed for scraping the sides of bowls to get all the dough and sauce.

Batter finger spatulas are designed to get every drop of batter from your bowl and are great for when you are cooking with your kids. Icing spatulas are long and very thin and are usually only good for spreading icing, but they give you nice clean smooth lines that really tidy up the cake.

A slotted spatula is great for cooking things where you want to leave juice and fat behind when you pick up the food. A spoon spatula is a large serving spoon with a straight spatula edge and is great for mixing batters or cooking sauces. You can also use it for cooking meats and spices which saves you some dishwashing.

Many people aren’t aware of the doubled ended spatulas which are made to reach into corners to remove all the food from a container.

A perforated spatula is similar to a slotted spatula except it has holes instead of slots. This is great when you want the juice left in a pan at times, such as when cooking ground meat. The smaller holes let more meat stay on the spatula than slots do.

Once you get past the things that would be in normal silicone spatula set, you come to your specialty spatulas. While the standard spatulas may do the job, these special ones are designed to do it better.

The offset spatula is very useful for removing cakes and breads from the pans after baking.

You may also find cake knife spatulas. These are usually seen when given away for wedding gifts. They are designed specifically for cutting and serving cakes and pies, so they tend to be more decorative.

If you cook in a wok a wok spatula is definitely needed for your Asian dishes.

A fish spatula is usually extra wide and slotted or perforated for turning fish fillets and not taking up all the juice.

Paella spatulas are small and slim for seafood dishes and rice. They are also great for turning small foods.

 A pizza spatula is another wide spatula for turning or moving large items like pizzas. However these are also great for cakes and other large dishes as well.

Grilling spatulas are great for outdoor cooking and are easy to clean. You may also find tong spatulas in any silicone spatula set for grilling. The are great for grabbing meat for turning or transferring to a bun.

A silicone spatula set may include any or even all of these utensils. Each addition though will only make your kitchen an easier place to work in.