In article >,
Brooklyn1 > wrote:

> Kalmia wrote:
> >isw wrote:
> > I use it all the time in the kitchen when
> >> I'm frying anything. It's just the best way to turn things over I've
> >> ever found.
>
> I bet it's great for turning pancakes and especially eggs.
>
> >> You know how, if you're not really careful, when you use any sort of
> >> tongs or a spatula to turn over breaded pieces, you're likely to mess up
> >> the breading on the top (still raw) side? Doesn't happen if you hook the
> >> piece and flip it with the hook.
>
> Explain how a spatula ever touches the top breading?

It's not the spatula that touches the top -- it's your other hand, when
you support the piece while turning so it doesn't go FLOP into the hot
fat.

The point on the hook goes right through the breading without disturbing
it, whether it's raw or cooked, and you can turn the piece over and lay
it down very gently in the hot fat.

Isaac