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spatula

Don’t even think about making pancakes if you don’t have a spatula. What else would you flip them with?

There are two main types of spatulas, both of which are kitchen utensils. One has a wide, flat surface attached to the end of a handle and is ideal for picking up, flipping, or serving hot foods like pancakes and hamburgers. The other has a more flexible end, usually made of rubber or plastic, and is used for mixing batter or spreading icing. Painters also use a type of spatula to mix or spread paint.

DEFINITIONS OF: spatula

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n a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances

Types:
palette knife
a spatula used by artists for mixing or applying or scraping off oil paints
putty knife
a spatula used to mix or apply putty
slice
a spatula for spreading paint or ink
Type of:
hand tool
a tool used with workers' hands

n a turner with a narrow flexible blade

Type of:
food turner, turner
cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food
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