how flexible is the blade? I am looking for a spatula with a thin, but springy and flexible blade.
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It can only flex a little bit. Not very springy. Try silicone or rubber, just so you know it won't be as study as the metal.
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The blade is quite flexible. I use it for clean up when I need to scrap the sides of my skillets. I use it to cook everything in my 3 iron cookware.
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I found it to be horrible for hot works. I ended up using old Le Crueset spatulas. I've had the most luck overall with Oxo's utensils, which have some flexibility in the handles. These have zero flexibility.
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This spatula is flexible at the hanging loop area itself, as well as the distal 2.5 inches (approximately) to the edge of the blade portion. It is stiff between those two areas (approximately 7.5 inches).
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The rubber part of the spatula is 2-3/4 inches long. The scraping edge would be a little more due to curvature.
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A better question would be "how thin is the blade?" LOL...thinner than your average machette blade (2.0 to 2.5 mm). Ironically, it's quite resiliant, though. I've beaten mine to tamp dirt, hacked at logs, and even dug in the ground and it's definitely not going to bend.
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I like using a stiff curved blade. As silverskin is never uniform thus a smaller portion of the blade comes in contact with the meat and allows exact directional cutting. The stiff blade allows me to be in control of the angle and direction I cut. Hope this helps, Jim
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To me its got the feel of a butterfly knife, and it looks like a stiletto knife, and with the little piece it opens almost the same speed like a switchblade I think. I really like it but is the blade suppose to have a wobble in it if not then I need to get it fixed.
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Yep :) No problem! The V-shaped blade (I can't recall it's proper name at the moment) is the one I use to chop nuts with, though I think its also possible with the flat blade ...
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Hi. The blade is thin but certainly not as sharp as a knife. I think it would be good for things such as carrots, avocados, and asparagus. It would not be good for things like potatoes. I hope that helps.
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It bends easily. Essentially, this is a props knife. If you are using this for martial arts, it is OK but it is not great either. HTH
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I too bought this item for my cast iron skillet, it works well. The size is perfect for flipping several pieces of meat, and it is not flexible. Coming in at a little under 3 oz, it's not that heavy and most of the weight is in the flipper, not the handle. The handle measures about 6", in case you were looking for longer due to the heat. That being said, I'm sure you could bend the handle if you were rough enough with it, but I have had no problem flipping or scraping up those tasty bits with this spatula in my skillet, I highly recommend it.
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Hey Henry. The spatula that I received, the blade was almost as pictured if you can get a feel for it. But basically the blade itself is as long as the handle but a little longer, by like half inch to an inch.
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Hi Chris. I find that it's not that difficult because you're able to slide the spatula right under a cake slice. Hope this answers your question.
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unfortunately i don't think i am aware of the handle being flexible. i just set it to the highest i could get and left it there. i would like to know the answer to the question also. dorothea potter teipel, dteipel@gmail.com
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The handle is rigid. The tip of blade is moderately flexible. I just tested it on a a spoonful of peanut butter (yum), and we use it to clean out peanut butter jars as well as other things. Have not tried it on crystallized honey, but I look forward to testing that also.
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It is not as thin as a metal spatula used for crepes but I think it would work well. I use it for cooking all types of delicate items in the frying pan including pancakes, fried eggs, and fish. It is a great tool for stick free surfaces.
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(Sheepishly), I have not used mine yet. But, I read in one of the reviews a suggestion, that in order to not bend the blade, to do it when the ground is damp/wet and easy to penetrate . With that in mind, I'm sure your weight would be sufficient to work as advertised. Have F-U-N !