Spatula

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Spatula

A turner (in British English

British English

British English or UK English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere....
), or fish slice, is a kitchen utensil with a long handle and a broad flat edge, used for lifting fried foods. Though the word spatula

Spatula (disambiguation)

A spatula is a kitchen utensil used when frying foods. It may also be a blunt-ended wooden kitchen utensil for scooping out any kind of soft foodSpatula may also be a:...
is used in British English

British English

British English or UK English is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere....
, it refers solely to a mixing and spreading implement. Often the plate scraper is referred to as a spatula. In some parts of Scotland

Scotland

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(e.g. Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's Scottish Lowlands....
or Victoria Halls) the spatula is also known as a tosser which refers to the tossing of omelettes or pancakes.

The word spatula, known in English since 1525, is a diminutive form of the Latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
term spatha
Spatha

The spatha was a type of straight sword with a long point, measuring between 0.75 and 1 m, in use throughout 1st millennium Europe and the territory of the Roman Empire until about AD 600....
, which means a broad sword (as in spatharius

Spatharius

The Spatharii were imperial body-guards at the court in Constantinople,also called Hastarii , their officiers were known as Protospatharii....
) or a flat piece of wood and is also the origin of the words spade

Spade

A spade is a tool designed primarily for the purpose of digging or removing earth. The first spade was made of riven wood. After the art of metalworking was discovered, spades were made with sharper tips of metal....
(digging tool) and spathe

Spathe

Spathe may refer to:*A hood-like bract, found along with a spadix, of inflorescences on plants in the arum family *A leaf-like bract subtending an inflorescence in various Genus in the dayflower family ...
.

ulas have a handle that is long enough to keep the holder's hand away from what is being lifted, flipped, or scraped. The blade is usually somewhat flexible, and shiny.

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Design

Spatulas have a handle that is long enough to keep the holder's hand away from what is being lifted, flipped, or scraped. The blade is usually somewhat flexible, and shiny. Spatula blades are often longer on the right side than the left, as this is more effective for right-handed

Right-handed

Someone who is right-handed will prefer to use this hand for everyday activities, such as Penmanship, maintaining Hygiene, cooking and so forth....
people. There are also left-handed

Left-handed

Left-handedness is the preference for the left hand over the right for everyday activities such as Penmanship. Most left-handedness people exhibit some degree of ambidexterity....
spatulas, but these are rare. Most have long slots on the blades to allow liquids to flow through, though some have holes or no perforations at all.

Spatulas are usually made of plastic

Plastic

Plastic is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic chemistry solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products....
or metal

Metal

In chemistry, a metal is a chemical element whose atoms readily lose electrons to form positive ions , and form metallic bonds between other metal atoms and ionic bonds between nonmetal atoms....
, with a wooden or plastic handle to insulate them from heat

Heat

In physics and thermodynamics, heat is any transfer of energy from one body or thermodynamic system to another due to a difference in temperature....
. Spatulas made for outdoor grilling

Grilling

Grilling or broiling is a form of cooking that involves direct heat. Devices that grill are called grill . The definition varies widely by region and culture....
have very long handles.

Spatulas can be colorful or have artistic designs. They can be used as decorations in the home or used in some abstract art forms.

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