I just HAVE to replace my rusting 40 y/o spatula.
Can't find one anywhere.
Can't draw, but it's something like this below.
Springy, sligtly concave plated blade which will slip under anything, & even scoop up spilt liquids.
An absolute MUST!!
Find me 2 & you'll get one free!!
Tim I have a Nick Nairn board scraper. I saw it on ready steady cook & was very impressed with it. I bought it for 2 of our daughters too. It's square stainless steel, very pliable. I use it to transfer things from chopping board to pan. You can have a look at it on his cookery school site under utensils.
http://itemlistings.ebay.com/sdcsrp?fl=250460696214&product={query}&sconstraints=IncludeSelector%3DDetails%2CSellerInfo%26ItemType%3DAllFixedPriceItemTypes%26ItemSort%3DBestMatch&xm&siteid=3&rvr_id=&query=%7Bquery%7D&fitem=250460696214&mt_id=635&kw=%7Bquery%7D
Have you looked at Lakeland Plastics, Tim, I got mine from them, best I've ever used
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/F/keyword/spatula
HAVE A LOOK HERE
http://www.shopwiki.com/stainless+steel+spatula
Lots of near misses - for which MANY thanks - & don't the Americans always heve the best of everything!
But it's still the concave scoopability which sets mine off against all others.
Tim, there's a company named "Chef''n" that make silicone coated spatulas (they have a stainless steel core). I saw one with a similar shaped 'blade' as yours in Selfridges, it was even slightly concave.
I can't find it online, so suspect it may have been a discontinued model; however, John Lewis carry some of the Chef'n range, maybe they'll have 'old' stock on the shelves instore.
Quote from: tim on January 07, 2010, 19:53:09
Lots of near misses - for which MANY thanks - & don't the Americans always heve the best of everything!
Ane NO the Americans don't always have the best of everything!
You have Colin Firth!
not quite how you describe but have a spoonish dip and are v flexible:
http://www.johnlewis.com/230588946/Product.aspx?source=14798
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0001IWW16/ref=asc_df_B0001IWW16532156/?tag=shopzil_mp254-21&creative=7966&creativeASIN=B0001IWW16&linkCode=asn
http://www.alacook.co.uk/item--Silicone-Spoon-Spatula--KCPROSPATSP.html
Good luck! I have some of my mothers cooking implements and know they would be irreplaceable today :'(
Can you see a make on it?
Quote from: GrannieAnnie on January 08, 2010, 03:25:01
Quote from: tim on January 07, 2010, 19:53:09
Lots of near misses - for which MANY thanks - & don't the Americans always heve the best of everything!
Ane NO the Americans don't always have the best of everything!
You have Colin Firth!
GrannieAnnie - yes but I think Tim would have more use for a spatula than our Colin...... ;) :D
Thanks for all that. I'm sure it will not be wasted.
Reasons why I would pay very good money for 'mine' are;
Can slce a Pizza/Cake.
Can serve a slice.
Can slip under any stuck-on item.
Has small & large holding area.
Can scoop up liquids.
Just cannot believe that such a tool could be discontinued.
I will be watching this thread closely. I must have one of these things!
Tim, what is yours made of, stainless steel?
Thinking of the clever Danish design in cookware, might it have been Danish?
Sadly, plated - hence its demise.
http://www.finishing.com/265/37.shtml (http://www.finishing.com/265/37.shtml)
I haven't ever tried this product for replating, maybe it is worth looking into? Sounds expensive unless you have many things to replate.
I searched for 'concave spatulas' and found these
http://www.webstaurantstore.com/fourth1093/scrapers-spatulas-spoonulas-combs.html
http://www.pharmacy-equipment.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d17.html
http://www.amazon.com/Rachael-Nylon-3-Piece-Spoonula-Orange/dp/B000VS3LVQ
http://www.amazon.com/Rada-Cutlery-Serverspoon-Spatula-Stainless/dp/B000JFLZB4
http://www.fantes.com/spatulas.html
Maybe, just maybe - so sad to have to give up a loved kitchen tool or appliance.
Like a fool, Grannie, I binned it - they were so easy to get in the olden days.
Again, many thanks for all the steers.
PS By 'holding area', I mean that you have the tip for little things & the main body for larger.
The simple truth is, you wont replace it exactly.
These little kitchen aids we make our favourites become like an additional appendage and some one else with that same tool most likely wont find it as perfect as you did.
My mother had a pallate knife she used for all sorts. I thought it was rubbish.
I had a potato peeler which some one bent trying to use it for a tool it was never intended for and I have never found another like it.
In fact, with use, that spatula thingy probably became moulded to your hand, and wrist movement like a realy well worn comfortable pair of footwear. If you get my meaning.
Give it a good send off and grieve.
A better attempt?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/photo04/cooking/spatula2.jpg
Tim,
If you send in pics to Lakeland they do make obselete implements. A friend of mine did it successfully. Worth a try?
Nitty Nora
Oh, yes - that was my first move. Great firm.
Tim, I think they were made by prestige but I am not sure. I have two, both rusting and not used for food these days.
They are brilliant for scraping flour and bits of pastry up when you have finished rolling out, gets rid of all the gunge before you clean. And as you say for so many other jobs, including lifting joints out of roasting tins, perfect for serving pies, cheesecakes etc. One has an orange handle and the other a brownish colour.
Our cookery teacher taught us to do eveything with them. I have been looking for ages so might get in touch with Lakeland too.
Am amazed to see this thread as I so much want to replace them.
Thank you,
T.
I have lost my camera so can't take a photo at the moment! I am sure they are the same, with the rivets across the scoop part.
T.
I knew it!! Ours was brown.
How bad are they? Might we do a deal??
Hi Tim,
They are too bad for food use now I am afraid, so not really Tim, I'm sorry, wouldn't want to be the cause of any illness in your home. But I am now convinced I will send one to Lakeland and see if they can do anything. I spent ages just going through google images last night to see if I could even find a photo of one but to no avail so there must be no-one producing them any more. It was the fact that they were flexible as well as strong and could be used for so many things - it is why I needed two as I used them so much and was always washing them up!
I will let you know how I get on.
Hope all is well with you and Mrs Tim
T.
Lakeland? I hope you do. 'Twill add to my mails to them.
I was thinking of replating one of yours. So near yet so far.
Find your camera & send them a photo?
After all the advertising on here about this miracle tool you could probably go into production and end up in profit.