Gosh, I love Dollar Tree! Rofl.... A lot of their stuff is great, some not so much. The only epic fails I found was a 2 quart lidded plastic water pitcher - way too flimsy, and a white plastic handled mixing bowl -same problem, too flimsy. Otherwise, their price is often incredible (not one thing over $1), or at least, an ok deal. You can get the bigger cans of Campbell's soup for a buck, but paper plates go on sale cheaper at Walgreen's. I've got a great memory for price points (TYG!) My fave kitchen find at Dollar Tree so far, is the Betty Crocker double ended spatula (Dollar Tree calls it a "scraper".) So, let's do the product review: Betty Crocker Essentials Red Silicone Double Ended Spatula/Scraper Review High temperature resistant. I've used one of these many times to stir huge stock pots of boiling soup, scraping the sides and bottom of the pot to prevent burnt soup or stews. NO melting of this spatula whatsoever! Sturdy, no bend, no break plastic. Ergonomic feel. Comfortable to use. Double ended! Minimalist me love, love, loves this! Versatile - 2 different size spatula heads: medium and narrow/small. Dishwasher safe. Food safe - ends are removable for thorough cleaning. This eliminates the bacteria trapping crevice that occurs in non-detachable spatulas where the spatula meets the handle and food particulates get trapped. After a 18 months of use, the ends stay on good and tight, no loosening, very sturdy. Top quality & CHEAP! Only a $1 at Dollar Tree and I get double the spatula for the money, with 2 different size ends to use. I bought 2 of these because I do a ton of cooking, and can go through 4 spatulas cooking one meal. Ah, the space I save too! Drawbacks: The white Betty Crocker logo on the side wears off. If that is a big thing to you, enjoy your logo while you can. The logo on mine wore off after about 1 year of use. The white flecks in the middle of the handle in the photo below are what is left of the logo after 18 months of use. I nick the edges on these. As is true with any other silicone high temp spatula I've used, if you use them to scrape out the last bits of canned food out of the can, the edges will eventually nick up a bit, which you can see in the photo above, nearly unnoticeable on the top edge of the larger spatula head. No great loss to me, at a buck a piece, it beats nicking a $6-8 Farberware spatula any day!
Mandatory you remove spatula heads while washing/drying. Not a drawback, unless you refuse remove the spatula heads when cleaning/drying. If you leave them on you'll trap water in the heads, creating a bacterial mess. I hope this helped you save some money, and some space! What is your fave spatula/scraper? What one kitchen utensil do you love the best? Suggestions? Leave me a comment below! To subscribe click here. Time to chill out before catching up the dirty dishes, just call me...... Rose "scrub 'dem bubbles" Marie :D
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