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69 of 72 people found the following review helpful.
Just the right amount of flexibility and so far is pretty stain resistant
By D. Henderson
These silicone spatulas are the highly recommended ones from a leading cooking magazine. So I purchased all these Rubbermaid professional heat resistant spatulas and spoonulas (9 ½", 13 ½" and 16 ½" in length). I use the spatulas primarily for folding ingredients in a mixing bowl. I prefer to use the spoonulas for scraping a bowl when I want to scrape out every last bit of cooking goodness (the edges of the spoonulas are thinner and the cupping of the spoonulas both help to scrape bowls, pans, and pots clean). The Rubbermaid professional plastic handles are more comfortable to use than the wood handles on my heat resistant spatulas and spoonulas. Also, the silicone heads of my wood handle ones are stiffer than the Rubbermaid professional ones. I think that little bit of flex in the Rubbermaid Professional silicone heads helps me scrape cleaner.

I have yet to use the little notch on these spatulas for scraping under the opening of jars (I think they were intended for use on the commercial kitchen size jars) since the spatulas are 2 ¼" wide for the 9 ½" to 2 ¾" wide for the 13 ½" and 16 ½" long tools. The handle ends have small prongs that look like they are to help keep the entire spatula or spoonulas from sliding into a work bowl.

I have some older Rubbermaid ones and they are definitely not stain resistant: the paprika has permanently stained one of the mixing spatulas. I was able to remove the paprika stain from the Rubbermaid professional spatula using dishwashing liquid and a nylon Scotchbright like pad. Also, my older Rubbermaid heat resistant spoonula developed a split at the tip and has warped a bit.

I just realized that one of the reasons why I don't like my similar sized 13 ½" sized silicone spatulas and spoonulas with wood handles: the working end is heavy so the tool is not as balanced as these Rubbermaid Professionals.

For most home kitchens, I'd recommend buying the 9 ½' and 13 ½" size spatulas and spoonulas. There is a 16 ½" size that is very long and the silicone head is the exact same size as the 13 ½: (14" actual) size (4" X 2 ¾").

PROS: The silicone heads have just the right amount of flex to scrape cleaner than similar sized scrapers and spoonulas. The handles are more comfortable and sized well.

CONS: A bit expensive but you a get a tool likely to last.

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful.
Rubbermaid Proffessional 13 1/2" spatula/scraper
By Jo Jo
I usually follow and agree with almost everything America's Test Kitchen rates highly or #1. I am not a professional cook, but this spatula is a little stiff for my liking. I do like the large surface area of the blade, it makes turning and folding larger quantities easier which allows you to disturb delicate batters as little as possible.....such as when the recipe calls for mixing until just combined. I am finding myself using my existing slightly more flexible tipped spatulas more on other recipes. Additionally, as I believe ATK says in their reviews, Rubbermaid could have made the handle a lot more comfortable. The handle is too thin, too hard and not very ergonomic by today's stanards. Overall I gave it a 4 star rating, but as a backup and for a specific designated purpose only.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
Just what I needed!
By N. Barrett
This spatula is just what I needed to use with my Kitchen Aid mixing bowl. With its long handle I can reach to the bottom of the bowl and the large flexible head does a great job of cleaning off the sides of the bowl. So far it has not stained and has withstood the heat of a hot skillet---plus kept my hand away from the heat.