The Great Spatula Debate, v. 2

NCMojo · 08-05-06, 05:13 PM

Which of these is a spatula?

A)

B)

Some people I know call A) a spatula and B) a scraper... other people say that A) is a flipper and B) is a spatula. Still others insist that both items can legitimately be called spatulas, although this is clearly wrong. Finally, a very vocal minority insists that neither one of those items is a spatula, and that a spatula is actually just another name for a snickerdoodle.

But they can't all be right... so which one is it?

Bronkster · 08-05-06, 05:22 PM

B) is a mixing spoon thingie

Ginwen · 08-05-06, 05:32 PM

They're both spatulas. And there are more kinds too.

Left to right: A plastic non-stick spatula, a silicone spatula, a rubber spatula, a Chinese spatula, and a metal spatula

All of you, including the OP, who think C is the wrong answer are, in fact, wrong.

American Heritage Dictionary:
A small implement having a broad, flat, flexible blade that is used to mix, spread, or lift material.
A device, such as a small wooden paddle, used to press down the tongue during an examination of the mouth or throat.

Merriam-Websters:
Main Entry: spat·u·la
Pronunciation: 'spach-(&-)l&
Function: noun
a flat thin instrument for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, lifting, or scraping

Wordnet:
spatula
n 1: a turner with a narrow flexible blade 2: a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bronkster

B) is a mixing spoon thingie

aka a spatula

NCMojo · 08-05-06, 05:42 PM

Ginwen, you can quote all the "facts" that you'd like, but let's face it -- if I need to flip over a big, juicy delicious burger and I ask my wife to hand me a spatula... that little cake batter scraping tool just isn't going to do the trick.

What you are proposing, sir, is anarchy. Anarchy!!!

Septemberbaby · 08-05-06, 06:35 PM

Sorry... but A is a 'pancake turner'/'flipper' and B is the spatula.
Maybe it's a Jersey thing? Because that's what I would label them as.

Canadian Bacon · 08-05-06, 06:37 PM

Squirrel God · 08-05-06, 06:52 PM

Only B is a spatula. But I'm in a different country.

Michael Corvin · 08-05-06, 07:07 PM

both are spatulas, any other answer is wrong.

kitkat · 08-05-06, 07:11 PM

They're both spatulas. In the second case I usually say "rubber spatula" to clarify, but context often takes care of that as well.

The Cow · 08-05-06, 07:15 PM

#1 is a grilled food turner, #2 is a bowl scraper for cookie dough or brownie mix.

WallyOPD · 08-05-06, 07:27 PM

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=br_ss_hs...0&Go.y=0&Go=Go

They're both spatulas.

NCMojo · 08-05-06, 07:40 PM

Bah. They can't both be spatulas. If I was pouring cake batter into a pan, I'd never use Option A. If I was cooking pancakes, I'd never use Option B. So if I want someone to hand me a spatula... how would they know what to give me?

ukywyldcat · 08-05-06, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Canadian Bacon

I have no clue what the hell is supposed to be going on in this picture, but that is halirious.

Canadian Bacon · 08-05-06, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ukywyldcat

I have no clue what the hell is supposed to be going on in this picture, but that is halirious.

it's a scene from the movie UHF, that's the first thing that came to mind

The Cow · 08-05-06, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NCMojo

If I was cooking pancakes, I'd never use Option B. So if I want someone to hand me a spatula... how would they know what to give me?

You don't "cook" pancakes, you "grill 'em up".

And for those you say "give me the flipper".

The other thing is more of a cleaner-upper. (and FWIW and to create some controversy, I doubt any single guys own #2, it's a girly kitchen tool

)

Canadian Bacon · 08-05-06, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by The Cow

I doubt any single guys own #2, it's a girly kitchen tool

)

mod note:Cow that can be considered offensive towards gays and straights, consider yourslef warned

NCMojo · 08-05-06, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Cow

The other thing is more of a cleaner-upper. (and FWIW and to create some controversy, I doubt any single guys own #2, it's a girly kitchen tool

)

You're a girly kitchen tool.

The Cow · 08-05-06, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NCMojo

You're a girly kitchen tool.

(I wish!

)

Preacher · 08-05-06, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NCMojo

You're a girly kitchen tool.

Birrman54 · 08-05-06, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NCMojo

Bah. They can't both be spatulas. If I was pouring cake batter into a pan, I'd never use Option A. If I was cooking pancakes, I'd never use Option B. So if I want someone to hand me a spatula... how would they know what to give me?

context

Canadian Bacon · 08-05-06, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Preacher

watch out owl pics will get you suspended

Preacher · 08-05-06, 08:25 PM

Canadian Bacon · 08-05-06, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Preacher

dtcarson · 08-05-06, 09:21 PM

both spatulas.

One is a grill spatula, the other is an inside spatula.
They are both subsets of the genus Spatula; one is Spatulae flipperini and the other is Spatulae scraperosa.

crazyronin · 08-05-06, 10:31 PM

The true spatula:

All others are bastardized, specialized unitaskers.

View Poll Results: Which one of these is a spatula?
A is a spatula	27	40.91%
B is a spatula	6	9.09%
Both are spatulas	32	48.48%
Neither are spatulas	1	1.52%
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08-05-06, 05:42 PM	#4
NCMojo DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 14,172	Ginwen, you can quote all the "facts" that you'd like, but let's face it -- if I need to flip over a big, juicy delicious burger and I ask my wife to hand me a spatula... that little cake batter scraping tool just isn't going to do the trick. What you are proposing, sir, is anarchy. Anarchy!!! __________________ Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me; other times I can barely see. The Official Cabinet

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08-05-06, 07:40 PM	#12
NCMojo DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 14,172	Bah. They can't both be spatulas. If I was pouring cake batter into a pan, I'd never use Option A. If I was cooking pancakes, I'd never use Option B. So if I want someone to hand me a spatula... how would they know what to give me? __________________ Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me; other times I can barely see. The Official Cabinet

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08-05-06, 05:13 PM	#1
NCMojo DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 14,172	The Great Spatula Debate, v. 2 Which of these is a spatula? A) B) Some people I know call A) a spatula and B) a scraper... other people say that A) is a flipper and B) is a spatula. Still others insist that both items can legitimately be called spatulas, although this is clearly wrong. Finally, a very vocal minority insists that neither one of those items is a spatula, and that a spatula is actually just another name for a snickerdoodle. But they can't all be right... so which one is it? __________________ Sometimes the light's all shinin' on me; other times I can barely see. The Official Cabinet

08-05-06, 05:22 PM	#2
Bronkster DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: AnaheimLand, SoCal Posts: 9,751	B) is a mixing spoon thingie __________________ this looks nothing like my signature

08-05-06, 06:35 PM	#5
Septemberbaby DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,495	Sorry... but A is a 'pancake turner'/'flipper' and B is the spatula. Maybe it's a Jersey thing? Because that's what I would label them as.

08-05-06, 06:37 PM	#6
Canadian Bacon DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: North of the South Pole, South of the North Pole Posts: 18,295

08-05-06, 06:52 PM	#7
Squirrel God DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,065	Only B is a spatula. But I'm in a different country.

08-05-06, 07:11 PM	#9
kitkat DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 1,806	They're both spatulas. In the second case I usually say "rubber spatula" to clarify, but context often takes care of that as well.

08-05-06, 07:15 PM	#10
The Cow DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Grazing in a field somewhere... Posts: 17,294	#1 is a grilled food turner, #2 is a bowl scraper for cookie dough or brownie mix.

08-05-06, 07:27 PM	#11
WallyOPD DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 7,507	http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=br_ss_hs...0&Go.y=0&Go=Go They're both spatulas.

08-05-06, 09:21 PM	#24
dtcarson DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Triangle, NC, USA Posts: 8,082	both spatulas. One is a grill spatula, the other is an inside spatula. They are both subsets of the genus Spatula; one is Spatulae flipperini and the other is Spatulae scraperosa. __________________ I have nothing to say. My dvds 360 Gamertag: dtcarson