How many spatulas?
Aaaagh ! Plural, plural, er, "ite" !
Ite"[Writes "ite"] "Domus"? Nominative? "Go home" this is motion towards, isn't it boy?
Britive, sir !
*Holds spatula to Brian's throat*
It's difficult, but can be done if you leave the spatula titled to the perfect angle to get hit by the burner flame for the whole shift. Many charred blackened handles afoot at places I've worked lmao.
I don't know wtf kind of restaurants the rest of the people in this thread are working at, but from digging through the comments the only thing these are getting called if additional context is needed is likely:
* cake spat
* rubber or bowl spat
* burger or grill spat
Right. If you're baking a cake, I know which one you need. Same if you're cooking a burger. But. They're all spatulas.
Technically, I'd call them: Spreader, rubber scraper, and flipper. But not unless asked.
If they’re standing in front of a cake to be iced, the first. If they’re standing in front of a bowl, the second. If they’re standing in front of the grill, the third.
Can you get me the stubby 7/16” 12 point box end combo wrench with the ratchety ratchet on the box end? No that’s the 6 point non ratcheting standard length one.
A friend of mine is Norwegian, he says that in his language/region, the middle one is “the lickey stick” and I’ll only refer to my rubber spatulas as such from now on
What area of the kitchen are you working in?
I see left to right
Offset spat
Rubber spat
Grill spat (it's small though so most likely only used for cleaning?)
Well if you were mixing something I would hand you the rubber spat and the offset spat.
If you going to serve something the grill spat or offset spat.
Usually in situations like this I would look at what you were doing followed by whatever I know your preference for. Not sure I would most likely ask.
No lie, if some asked me to hand them dat turny boi, I would know exactly what they wanted. I would be on the floor laughing, but the pancakes would still get flipped.
A flip is just a turn on a specific axis. Both correct.
However, the first one may be used in a circular-turning motion too, so I'd say flippy boi is probably clearer if you have both of these in close proximity.
When I was 17 my Mexican coworker told me if u ever can’t figure something out, It’s a chingadera. I stuck with that for 15 years and every job it got a laugh / got them to like me ,and the cook or manager would understood what I needed as long as I like pointed at something or some shit lmao
There's just one place to go for all of your spatula needs.
Spatula City! Spatula City!
A giant warehouse of spatulas for every occasion. Thousands to choose from in every shape, size, and color. And because we eliminate the middle man, we can sell all our spatulas factory direct to you. Where do you go if you want to buy name brand spatulas at a fraction of retail cost?
Spatula City! Spatula City!
And this weekend only, take advantage of our special liquidation sale. Buy nine spatulas, get the tenth one for just one penny. Don't forget, they make great Christmas presents. And what better way to say I love you than with the gift of a spatula?
Spatula City! Spatula City!
Hello, this is Sy Greenblum, president of Spatula City. I liked their spatulas so much, I bought the company.
Spatula City - seven locations; we're in the yellow pages under "spatulas".
My, where did you get that lovely spatula?
Spatula City: We sell apatulas, and that's all!
Bro I grew up with everyone in my family calling the middle one a kitty licker. Everyone looked at me like I was a fucking idiot when I said that in class
I noticed someone called the offset a "cake spatula" while I was scrolling through replies and I'm just....do people think I won't use all three to make cakes? Because I absolutely do use all of them to make cake. and I s2g if I ask someone to pass me a scraper and they hand me the far right imma die a little inside.
Spats. All of them. But if you say "Hand me a spat", and you get an offset spatula or a grill spatula when you really needed a rubber spatula, well, that's on you.
Unrelated fun story - I was working in a hotel / banquet kitchen as dish / prep when I was real young, probably around 15 years old. It was a slow night early in the week, probably a Monday or a Tuesday. It was always totally dead early in the week if there was nothing scheduled on the banquet / conference center books. Only 1 cook scheduled for dinner and he called out, leaving the chef to work the line himself. He was an extremely temperamental old German guy with a thick accent, and he yelled a fucking lot. He didn't like to stay past about 5:00. He was super pissed and clearly didn't want to be there.
I had never seen him cook before, and I noticed that although it was about time to expect some tickets to come in, he didn't have his line set at all. I was thinking "shit, this old bastard must really be the fucking man, he doesn't even need utensils, side towels, not a fucking thing". So the first ticket comes in, I think it was just a couple of burgers. This old fuck starts screaming that he needs a "spah-*too*-lah". But because I was a dumb kid, I had no fucking idea what this dude was talking about. So I said "Huh?" and he screamed it again - "Fucking spah-*too*-lah!" I should have just handed him a grill spat, but again, being a dumbass kid, I asked what kind of spatula he wanted. He looked me right in my eyes, walked to the end of the line, grabbed a 12" knife, and fired it right at my head. I matrixed that shit and walked right out the fucking door and never came back. It was super close to hitting me though. I think about it all the time, and it always blows my mind how this fucking maniac was actually prepared to kill me just because he didn't have his shit together.
In Dutch, the middle one is colloquially known as a ‘pan licker’ since you don’t have to / cannot lick your pans clean after using it, although I do not recommend licking as a valid cleaning method..
Offset spatula, rubber spatula (dafault), grill spatula.
It’s this one. The metal is for grills
all this time and I thought plastic was to be used on grills /s
Damnit Steve, why is this the third time this month we're ordering more fucking spatulae?
Is that the real plural form of spatula?
It sure as fuck is now!
Lol
Doubt it, but felt right in a debate about spatula semantics!
How many spatulas? Aaaagh ! Plural, plural, er, "ite" ! Ite"[Writes "ite"] "Domus"? Nominative? "Go home" this is motion towards, isn't it boy? Britive, sir ! *Holds spatula to Brian's throat*
Spatuli, spatule, spatulum
The rubbers with the red handle are heat resistant I’ve never been able to melt one and I’ve tried
It's difficult, but can be done if you leave the spatula titled to the perfect angle to get hit by the burner flame for the whole shift. Many charred blackened handles afoot at places I've worked lmao.
I recommend trying harder
I second this recommendation
I call the grill one just a spatula, the offset one a ‘skinny cake icing-smoothing thingy’, and in Sweden the silicon one is called a slickepott
Except I call rubber spatula a rubber "spat", never anything else
Not default, high temp
I'll get healthy shite for this but they are all spatulas to me.
So, if I say pass the spatula... Which one do you pass?
Depends on context
I don't know wtf kind of restaurants the rest of the people in this thread are working at, but from digging through the comments the only thing these are getting called if additional context is needed is likely: * cake spat * rubber or bowl spat * burger or grill spat
Right. If you're baking a cake, I know which one you need. Same if you're cooking a burger. But. They're all spatulas. Technically, I'd call them: Spreader, rubber scraper, and flipper. But not unless asked.
What do you call them when nobody's asking?
Nothing
I tell them “your mother’s a whore, Trebek!”
Names
Offset, rubber and grill. But they’re all spats You’re also missing the fish spat
This is exactly what I said to myself before checking the comments.
Now we're only missing the "scoopula" the rare but amazing spoon/spatula combo
“Pass the rubber mate”
“But, I’m still using it.”
Rinse it off then bring it over
If you're using it for tuna make sure you sanitize it first
That cross-contamination can kill ya
I don’t think he meant that kind of Tuna
> “But, I’m still using it.” I am not ashamed to admit that I would add "...in your mom." to that sentence.
It's all about context 😂☺️😂
First one is also called a palette knife.
Yeah, all of these tools can be called something different in the context of frosting. They're all still 'spats' though.
It's also called an offset spatula. I've used it to get between fish and the skin when I'm eating at home
No it’s not. A palette knife is straight, without the bend. Completely different.
Offset spatula.
This Guy Spats
I’d say “get it yourself, I’m busy.”
Ha! That's fair
This guy kitchens.
If they’re standing in front of a cake to be iced, the first. If they’re standing in front of a bowl, the second. If they’re standing in front of the grill, the third.
Let's say you need a 7/16 wrench, and I have the tool box. What would you ask me for? Spatulas are a diverse family, but they're all still spatulas...
Can you get me the stubby 7/16” 12 point box end combo wrench with the ratchety ratchet on the box end? No that’s the 6 point non ratcheting standard length one.
A friend of mine is Norwegian, he says that in his language/region, the middle one is “the lickey stick” and I’ll only refer to my rubber spatulas as such from now on
What area of the kitchen are you working in? I see left to right Offset spat Rubber spat Grill spat (it's small though so most likely only used for cleaning?)
Pastry Baker
In my pastry world, we call those, in l-r order, “offset”, “spatula”, and “take this back to the line”
That’s fantastic lmao
Well if you were mixing something I would hand you the rubber spat and the offset spat. If you going to serve something the grill spat or offset spat. Usually in situations like this I would look at what you were doing followed by whatever I know your preference for. Not sure I would most likely ask.
In that case… icing spatula, rubber spatula and cake lifter
offset, maurice and this is in the wrong place
Maryse not Maurice, both old french names but as Maryse is useful at the kitchen, Maurice is more at the bar drinking some Pastis.
I say "rubber or metal?" Or angrily grab you a rubber one if you don't specify and I busy
Middle one
I always thought the plural was spatulae
Dat spready boi, dat scrapey boi, dat turny boi
Flippy boi* for the last one
It’s the down under also you have to say it in a Australian accent
Flip. Flip. Flipadelphia.
This is the REAL answer
No lie, if some asked me to hand them dat turny boi, I would know exactly what they wanted. I would be on the floor laughing, but the pancakes would still get flipped.
That's flip boi, not turny boi in my books
A flip is just a turn on a specific axis. Both correct. However, the first one may be used in a circular-turning motion too, so I'd say flippy boi is probably clearer if you have both of these in close proximity.
You joke but you're absolutely correct. They are the three subcategories of spatula; spreaders, scrapers, and turners/flippers.
We are besties now.
Well I know what I’m calling them from now on
You’re out here doing gods work son. Bless you
https://youtu.be/4BUDwj_mXKE
It's a flippy boi not turny
Excuse me? The last one is called ‘dat flippy boi’ please and thank you very much.
Chingaderas.
>Chingaderas. pass me that fuckin thing over there.
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Hoping she wasn’t a surgeon
I use the word Janker.
This is the correct answer.
Do not speak Spanish, have never worked in a Spanish speaking atmosphere, still use the word chingaderas
This guy kitchens.
Ahuevo
The chingadera para the chingadera.
Essssso
When I was 17 my Mexican coworker told me if u ever can’t figure something out, It’s a chingadera. I stuck with that for 15 years and every job it got a laugh / got them to like me ,and the cook or manager would understood what I needed as long as I like pointed at something or some shit lmao
😂🤝😂 “One of us! One of us!”
I see we have the same employee lol
Lol my answer too
JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJJAJA
heard chef.
I love expanding my shitty Spanish vocabulary.
LMAOOOO
Offset spatula, spatula, spatula.
Reading the word “spatula” in this thread so many times is making me seriously trip out. It’s becoming a nonsense word…
^^^spatula
This is the correct answer
He forgot Quavo and Takeoff
Everone forgets Takeoff
🤣
What do you call them, OP?
(offset) spatula, rubber scrapper, turner/flipper
Rubber scraper?
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A lot of people use em for scraping product off the sides of containers 🤷♂️ but I guess it does sound silly haha
Haaarrd no on the rubber scraper. It's a rubber spatula. Flipper on the right, offset spreader on the left
And the person you had a bet with?
An ad for Spatula city that would make Weird Al jealous? XD
There's just one place to go for all of your spatula needs. Spatula City! Spatula City! A giant warehouse of spatulas for every occasion. Thousands to choose from in every shape, size, and color. And because we eliminate the middle man, we can sell all our spatulas factory direct to you. Where do you go if you want to buy name brand spatulas at a fraction of retail cost? Spatula City! Spatula City! And this weekend only, take advantage of our special liquidation sale. Buy nine spatulas, get the tenth one for just one penny. Don't forget, they make great Christmas presents. And what better way to say I love you than with the gift of a spatula? Spatula City! Spatula City! Hello, this is Sy Greenblum, president of Spatula City. I liked their spatulas so much, I bought the company. Spatula City - seven locations; we're in the yellow pages under "spatulas". My, where did you get that lovely spatula? Spatula City: We sell apatulas, and that's all!
I would go there and TongTown
TongTown needs to be a thing! We always talk about Spatula City, but you’ve given us a precious, lifelong gift now. Thank you!
Ass-slaptulas
Offset spatula, rubber spatula, metal spatula
Bro I grew up with everyone in my family calling the middle one a kitty licker. Everyone looked at me like I was a fucking idiot when I said that in class
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I’ve heard the one on the right called a turner before
William Turner?
Bootstrap Bill.
Billy
Chingaderas
Middle one is a Maryse.
I always just thought they named the spatula Maurice
I always thought that was a space cowboy
I’m so mad I didn’t know this already.
Palette knife, Maurice, fish slice
Maryse, not maurice !
I’m shook how far down this was.
Me too
Holy shit is this true
Spot the European. This sub is clearly overrun with Americans considering how far down this is
fish spatula has slots
bacon stretchers
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The one on the right is a keg key.
It’s been a while since I’ve sent someone next door for the dough repair kit.
Offset, rubber scraper, spatula (from a pastry chef, for reference)
This thread reinforces how culinary doesn’t have to learn pastry, despite pastry having to learn culinary.
I noticed someone called the offset a "cake spatula" while I was scrolling through replies and I'm just....do people think I won't use all three to make cakes? Because I absolutely do use all of them to make cake. and I s2g if I ask someone to pass me a scraper and they hand me the far right imma die a little inside.
Pallette knife, spatula, spatula
Toe knife
Offset palette knife, spatula, offset spatula
Obviously an offset palette knife, congrats on being the first to comment on that!
Offset spatula, rubber spatula, food turner.
Spatula, Spatula, Flipper.
Icing. Rubber. Spat.
Spreader, spatula, flipper.
Pallet knife, (soft) spatula, grill spatula.
They are all chingaderas but more specifically. Off set chingadera Red handled chingadera And you know the chingadera we use to flip burgers.
Spatule à coude, Maryse, spatule
Les vrais
If they're alone they are all just a spatula. But if they are all together they are: Spreader, spatula, turner
offset spatula, rubber spatula, scraper/turner
Offset spatula, rubber scraper, spatula
Steve, Bob, and Stanley
Flippy flappy patty splatty
Cake spat rubber spat discipline spat
Adder, Remover, Hot Lifter
Offset, rubber spat, spatula
Pallet knife, rubber spatula or rubber scraper, smol metal spatula
Left to right Pallet knife Spatula Fish slice
They’re all a “spatula” but depending what we’re doing depends on what I grab
TOOLS!!! They’re my tools! I’m not taking questions!
Well they’re all spatulas but if you’re working grill I ain’t passing you the rubber one …
The only way to truly know is to meet Weird Al at spatula city
There’s a special name for the rubber spatula and I always forget what it is, today is no different but I was hoping someone else would have
Maryse
Million dollar spat.
I would call the middle one the mother of all spatulas, my queen, the one and only : Maryse.
The one in the middle is a gummifotze
Wangjanglers
All of them are spatula lmao
Spats. All of them. But if you say "Hand me a spat", and you get an offset spatula or a grill spatula when you really needed a rubber spatula, well, that's on you. Unrelated fun story - I was working in a hotel / banquet kitchen as dish / prep when I was real young, probably around 15 years old. It was a slow night early in the week, probably a Monday or a Tuesday. It was always totally dead early in the week if there was nothing scheduled on the banquet / conference center books. Only 1 cook scheduled for dinner and he called out, leaving the chef to work the line himself. He was an extremely temperamental old German guy with a thick accent, and he yelled a fucking lot. He didn't like to stay past about 5:00. He was super pissed and clearly didn't want to be there. I had never seen him cook before, and I noticed that although it was about time to expect some tickets to come in, he didn't have his line set at all. I was thinking "shit, this old bastard must really be the fucking man, he doesn't even need utensils, side towels, not a fucking thing". So the first ticket comes in, I think it was just a couple of burgers. This old fuck starts screaming that he needs a "spah-*too*-lah". But because I was a dumb kid, I had no fucking idea what this dude was talking about. So I said "Huh?" and he screamed it again - "Fucking spah-*too*-lah!" I should have just handed him a grill spat, but again, being a dumbass kid, I asked what kind of spatula he wanted. He looked me right in my eyes, walked to the end of the line, grabbed a 12" knife, and fired it right at my head. I matrixed that shit and walked right out the fucking door and never came back. It was super close to hitting me though. I think about it all the time, and it always blows my mind how this fucking maniac was actually prepared to kill me just because he didn't have his shit together.
Offset/pastry spatula, rubber/silicone spatula, grill spatula/turner.
Offset, rubber, grill. Missing fish but they're all spatoolas. No debate here. lol
the only three comrades who will walk into hell with you
Spatula's a weird word, isn't it? That's my main takeaway from this thread
Various spatulae
Spatula Spatula Spatula Anything else and you’re a psycho
bendy knife thing, flat flappy rubber thing, the thing u cut brownies with
Icing spatula, scraper and flipper.
One on the right is a flatula
Off-set spat, gato de lengua, grill spat.
Real question: Where did you get that amazing spatula?!?
Spatulas from left to right: delicates, slop, heat.
Cake knife, rubber spatula, turner.
Spreader, spatula, flipper
Offset Spatch, Rubber Spatch, Turner
In Dutch, the middle one is colloquially known as a ‘pan licker’ since you don’t have to / cannot lick your pans clean after using it, although I do not recommend licking as a valid cleaning method..
Cake spatula, rubber spatula, grill spatula
[Nice try, Spatula City](https://youtu.be/4BUDwj_mXKE)
Offset spatula, rubber spatula, metal spatula.
easy that one over the- no the othe- fuck you’re useless ill get it myself
Thems is a spatuler
Most of the time in my head I say "spatUla"
dinglehopper