Best cooking utensils that won’t break the bank?

[Anonymous]

Sick of using cheap, plastic or dingy wood utensils. Also don’t want to spend a small fortune at Williams Sonoma. Are there any good alternatives? Please share with me your most recommended cooking utensils!

[Anonymous]

OXO

[Anonymous]

GIR spatulas

[Anonymous]

Oxo

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GIR spatulas

+1. I recently discovered these and I love them. Also bought a full set of their other tools and they are all great. Dishwasher safe and heat safe up to 550 degrees.

[Anonymous]

Chopsticks.

They can be used for almost anything. Trust me and 3 billion people in Asia. Wood/bamboo utensils are often cheap too.

[Anonymous]

Silicone spatulas and spoons. Edlund tongs w/without Silicone tips. Microphone.

[Anonymous]

Basic bamboo.
For a step up from that, OXO.
No-name silicone spatulas that Sweetie picks up anywhere.

If the ones you have are looking dingy, just rejuvenate them every so often with a little food-grade mineral oil. I do that once a month or so with all of our wooden/bamboo utensils and cutting boards. It's kind of soothing.

[Anonymous]

Also, my very favorite utensils are OXO tongs. One set long, one set short, the heavier ones. I like the metal ends, not the plastic or silicone nonstick ones.

Those, and flat-bottomed scraping spoons. So much more useful than wooden spoon-shaped spoons.

[Anonymous]

Agree with everyone recommending OXO.

[Anonymous]

I second the recommendations for OXO (in general) and GIR spatulas.
A flexible spatula is great for pan-frying and making pancakes - these aren't super cheap, but I use mine all the time. Wusthof is a good brand.
An offset spatula is really useful if you bake. Ateco makes reasonably priced ones.