Egg flipper...

zorba

... or whatever the damn things are called. Cannot find a decent one - they're all about 1/8" thick, including the metal ones. We have an old and decrepit one that is on its last legs, but its super thin and appears to be made of spring steel. Would LOVE to find another one similar...

Wambli? Betcha know!

bullsi1911

Do you mean a metal spatula?

bullsi1911

Try a “fish turner”:

https://www.oxo.com/categories/cooking-and-baking/oxo-good-grips-little-fish-turner.html

very thin, flexible ‘blade’.  I use one like that for eggs all the time.

Wambli Ska

Antique store…. I know exactly what your looking for.  Go cruise the old kitchenware aisle.

Japhy

maybe you can get one of the craftsmen on here to make you a nice staghorn handle and bring yours back to life?

zorba

Japhy said:

maybe you can get one of the craftsmen on here to make you a nice staghorn handle and bring yours back to life?

I have actually thought about it - all it really needs is a new handle. Not my skill set.

zorba

Wambli Ska said:

Antique store…. I know exactly what your looking for.  Go cruise the old kitchenware aisle.

So you're telling me nobody makes these things anymore? I'll start cruisin'...

zorba

bullsi1911 said:

Try a “fish turner”:

https://www.oxo.com/categories/cooking-and-baking/oxo-good-grips-little-fish-turner.html

very thin, flexible ‘blade’.  I use one like that for eggs all the time.

That might be OK - we have something similar but not identical that's "Ok", but "nothing extra" as its kind of the wrong shape. I might give it a try though...

Wambli Ska

zorba said:

Wambli Ska said:

Antique store…. I know exactly what your looking for.  Go cruise the old kitchenware aisle.

So you're telling me nobody makes these things anymore? I'll start cruisin'...

Nope they don’t.  I also found out that a quick shot of spray oil like Pam or similar allows the blade to glide under eggs and pancakes with ease.

Bigslug

Zorba, a pic of whatever the hell it is you're talking about would help considerably.

Wambli Ska

Bigslug said:

Zorba, a pic of whatever the hell it is you're talking about would help considerably.

You don't have an egg flipper in your house?!?!?!?!? 

GrapeApe

https://www.amazon.com/Chef-Craft-12510-Turner-1-Pack/dp/B00B0M5LQK/ref=sr_1_5?crid=136VZ6SZGXNB9&keywords=metal+spatula&qid=1661437393&sprefix=metal+spatu,aps,95&sr=8-5

Varmintmist

So, a spatula.......

https://www.target.com/p/stainless-steel-solid-turner-made-by-design-8482/-/A-53142642?ref=tgt_adv_XS000000&AFID=google_pla_df&fndsrc=tgtao&DFA=71700000012733995&CPNG=PLA_Kitchen+Shopping|Kitchen_Ecomm_Home&adgroup=SC_Kitchen_Kitchen+Tools+&+Gadgets&LID=700000001230728pgs&LNM=PRODUCT_GROUP&network=s&device=c&location=&targetid=pla-4584619898503249&ds_rl=1246978&ds_rl=1247068&msclkid=add17bd25c7d1d8b106218d5cd079431&gclid=add17bd25c7d1d8b106218d5cd079431&gclsrc=3p.ds

https://www.walmart.com/browse/home/metal-spatula/4044_623679_133020_4496646_9138562

https://www.dollartree.com/cooking-concepts-deluxe-stainless-steel-turners/253194

zorba

I thought a spatula was one of those flat rubber things that you used with cake batter. But regardless of whatchacallit, the ridiculous thickness and non-flexiblity of the modern ones is stupid - probably designed by a smartphone owner...

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Diver43

Bigslug said:

Zorba, a pic of whatever the hell it is you're talking about would help considerably.

Please don't tell us you don't know what a spatula is????

Bigslug

Diver43 said:

Bigslug said:

Zorba, a pic of whatever the hell it is you're talking about would help considerably.at 1

Please don't tell us you don't know what a spatula is????

I know what a spatula is, but at 1/8" thick, we're talking about swords, not spatulas.

Bigslug

Wambli Ska said:

Bigslug said:

Zorba, a pic of whatever the hell it is you're talking about would help considerably.

You don't have an egg flipper in your house?!?!?!?!? 

I scramble mine, so no need.

jaywapti

Not trying to be a smart ass but i usually just flip them over in the pan..

JAY

Wambli Ska

jaywapti said:

Not trying to be a smart ass but i usually just flip them over in the pan..

JAY

An art form I have NEVER mastered 😱

Big Al1

HOW TO FLIP AN EGG IN 8" FRYING PAN - Bing video

I can make an egg anyway you like it, as long as it's scrambled!!

Wambli Ska

Big Al1 said:

HOW TO FLIP AN EGG IN 8" FRYING PAN - Bing video

I can make an egg anyway you like it, as long as it's scrambled!!

I’m going to try that this weekend when the wife is available for cleanups… 😎

zorba

Bigslug said:

Diver43 said:

Bigslug said:

Zorba, a pic of whatever the hell it is you're talking about would help considerably.at 1

Please don't tell us you don't know what a spatula is????

I know what a spatula is, but at 1/8" thick, we're talking about swords, not spatulas.

Agreed - take a look at any being sold nowadays. 1/8" was an exaggeration, but 1/16" is not!

Jayhawker

Spatulas....Each one has a job

jaywapti

Wambli Ska said

I’m going to try that this weekend when the wife is available for cleanups… 😎

Before ya ruin any eggs buy a can of Spam cut off a piece 1/2" thick and flip some Spam.


JAY

zorba

Jayhawker said:

Spatulas....Each one has a job

From the picture, they're all too thick. Certainly the middle and far right ones are.

breamfisher

If only there was a way to take photos and post them on the forum. Then, maybe, people would know what you're looking for. 

Might even be able to give hints on fixing what you have.

Alas, we are victims of the technological limitations of our times.

zorba

Ok, so I broke out my chisel and a couple of stone tablets, and got 'er done:

Bottom pic shows modern, thick inflexible version on bottom, compared to the old one which is about 1/2 or maybe 2/3rds the thickness. The modern one is thin for its ilk, I've seen thicker ones, then there's plastic which is even thicker!

orchidman

We dont have to flip our eggs down here......they naturally crack into the pan with sunny side down...........

zorba

orchidman said:

We dont have to flip our eggs down here......they naturally crack into the pan with sunny side down...........

I thought that was sunny side up - down, er; wait...

Bigslug

So here's the thing with a lot of kitchen implements - you're going to have few big, established companies with recognized names, and you're going to have A LOT of random import  or house brand stuff. . .and cost really isn't the issue so much as design.

My wife got a killer deal on some All-Clad pots and pans years ago, and they ARE all they're presented to be and more. . .BUT if she's making fudge or some other boiled-sugar based candy, she breaks out the old Revere Ware because she's familiar with the thermal quirks.  My favorite kitchen knife came as part of some sushi-making kit she found for $10 at the LA County Fair.  Don't have the slightest clue who made it.

Your perfect spatula may come from some boutique mall kitchen chain that charges through the nose; could be $10 from a restaurant supply store; it may be $5 from your grocery store knick-knack aisle; or it may be fifty cents in a yard sale and you'll be happy to live with the fact that half the handle is melted off because the blade is exactly what you need.

zorba

I'm pretty sure this one came from a grocery store years back. Sure don't understand the why of the thickness of EVERY new one I've seen - I'll blame it on smartphones...