Tongs are an extension of your fingers: it’s the way to pick up or move pieces of food that would be too hot to touch (or these days, unsanitary to touch) with your fingers. Long tongs are a staple in any kitchen and certainly at any grill, but sometimes you need short tongs to do simple tasks like retrieving a soft boiled egg from boiling water or flipping bacon or a chicken breast in a pan, or stacking pancakes, fresh off the griddle. And if the pan is non-stick, then you need tongs that won’t scratch the surface. That’s why we fell in love with the Silicone Mini Tongs from Tovolo…
These little work horses are a little over 8”/20cm long, with a locking mechanism to keep them tidy in your drawers and a silicone head that can withstand heat up to 600 degrees. They may be small (which also makes them great for the kid cooks in your house), but they provide the grip, strength, and versatility of full-sized tongs.
Strips of non-slip silicone along the arms of the tongs provide easy grip for turning and handling food. Soft-touch silicone feels comfortable in hand, and prevents accidental slips when the tongs become wet or oily. The added grip also makes serving your favorite dishes a breeze, whether you use them for pasta, grilled chicken, steak, stir-fry, fried foods, barbeque, tofu, or salad.
The tongs come in three styles: Turner Tongs, with flat heads on both sides to make picking up delicate foods like fish, and pancakes a breeze, the Regular Tongs have rounded heads with gentle silicone teeth to better grip slippery or irregular-shaped foods, like hard-cooked eggs and the Waffle Tongs that are just perfect for prying waffles off your waffle maker without risking your fingers or th enon-stick coating on your waffle maker. We have one of each style, in regular rotation in our kitchen.
The silicone heads are BPA-free and are scratch-resistant, stain-resistant, and food-safe, so they won’t scratch even the most delicate nonstick pans.
In short, once you start using these tongs, you’ll wonder how you ever got along without them. They are the essence of Cool Tools!
Facts:
- 8¼"/21cm L x 1¾"/4.5cm W x 1"/2.5cm H
- Available in 3 styles: Turner Tongs, Regular Tongs and Waffle Tongs
- Can withstand heat up to 600°F
- Locking mechanism with a loop to hang them if desired
- Soft-touch silicone grips on the sides
- Dishwasher safe
