Gothamist: Kitchen Essentials: Tongs

Laren Spirer

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:29:52 -0500

Believe it or not, people cook in New York City!!

SP

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:30:29 -0500

Less tongs, more thongs!

Gwinny

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:52:15 -0500

What do tongs have to do with New York City?

Myszka

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:37:37 -0500

Check out these gravity-lock tongs ($19.99). http://www.kitchenkaboodle.com/product_detail2.php?sku=12915%212127&multi=1 You point them down to lock and unlock, so you don't even need a second hand to lock and unlock the pin that comes on the OXO tongs.

bklynd

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:16:52 -0500

Ha, Rocknrope, you are correct that the OXO mandoline is disappointing. All this reminds me that my damn salad spinner is broken. I keep forgetting to pick one up, and then I'm making a salad, and, well, it's pretty annoying.

mocanlagunas

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:45:54 -0500

and this is Gothamist because...?

Rocknrope

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:43:53 -0500

Most of OXO's products are great, with the exception of their straight-blade mandoline. Their v-slicer is better.

foodlover

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:47:27 -0500

my girlfriend got me the oxo tongs after i said i needed some. these tongs are great!

MaiaW

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:34:32 -0500

Scratch that - Ikea's are a third the Oxo price!

MaiaW

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:32:12 -0500

I like the Oxo designs, but Ikea can't be beat on kitchenware prices, (and their designs are comparable). Ikea's tongs (http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50082649) are half the Oxo price. Granted, if you don't live near an Ikea, price may not matter so much!

chaevans

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:14:14 -0500

I like oxo but their tongs blow. It has to be the worst cheapest made product they have.

jake dobkins art history thesis

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:57:55 -0500

I LOVE to pick things up with Oxo-Brand Tongs. Oxo uses the best materials and I just LOVE them, and the OXO company too! Can you post any other adver- I mean, opinion pieces - about the Oxo company and their fine, fine products? Thanks!

Eoin MacNeill

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:52:54 -0500

The soft silicone nonstick tongs are very useful. I spent almost a year flipping things in my nonstick fry-pans with a wooden spoon, fearing that combination of my regular tongs and lack of manual dexterity would scratch the crap out of them.

Jen Chung

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:09:33 -0500

It's not a paid endorsement. And we wrote about measuring spoons last time.

paul

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:41:20 -0500

Could you clarify if this is an independent opinion or paid endorsement?

Alejandra

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:38:19 -0500

I have a pair of these and they're one of my most used kitchen tools. Great for frying...