The Best Nonstick Safe Kitchen Utensils (How to Not Scratch Your Skillets!)

Equipment expert Adam Ried shares his picks for nonstick-friendly tools.

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[NatureOkie]

Yeah I usually wok with a wooden spoon, and a wooden angle tipped spatula…
‘Wood’ love to see a Wooden utensil showdown, including the spurtle

[hollymuggleston]

I value Adam's expert testing. I am investing in All Clad Non Stick Pans and want them to last. Adam is great and I always take his advice.

[SteveTheDog]

be careful on silicone lined tongs! ive had plenty of times where the silicone softens up after getting too warm and then i lose a lot of grip on whatever i was doing. Lots of messes, and a decent bit of scalds before i decided to finally use them only for cold things and buy a new pair. Make sure the gripping head on the end is pretty rigid or doesnt have too much silicone play!

[jtsholtod.]

Perhaps more useful for prep, I highly recommend the GIR "Skinny" spatula. It is incredible at scraping jars clean, plus, although a bit small, it also functions decently well for use in pots and pans while cooking (especially for my kids).

[floief]

I bought the OXO Good Grips silicone flexible turner in small and large size to use in my non-stick electric skillet. They're now the go-to turner for all our cooking. The only concern is to remember not to let the handle rest on the rim of a hot pan....it will melt a little rim impression. The important thing to me is that the working end of these turners still look as good and work as well as they did when I bought them.

[Turbosnake]

I wish Americas Test Kitchen would do a review on just spoons, silicone, stainless, wooden, or nylon.

[maximecorbeil]

Would love to see a test of multiple sets of nonstick safe kitchen utensils ! Thanks for all your videos, they really help me to make the best choice of equipment.

[wordkyle]

I think I've seen this segment before. I bought the spatula based on this recommendation and it's great.

[sshuggi]

I like that intro shot of Adam pulling a lobster out of the pot looking surprised like, "How'd that get in here."

[KindCountsDeb]

Human/food grade Silicone is an important detail. Any thoughts ? Some silicone from some countries MIGHT not be food grade and have other substances. TY

[jasonhiggins]

What is the name of the first spatula?

[Ssspaceform]

Some of the best nylon utensils I have found at IKEA, for peanuts

[jackiemedeiros]

I bought a silicone whisk and the red silicone came off in my gravy. Can you not use these in a hot pan?

[keenahudson]

I love the videos and have learned so much. But I find the blurb at the end asking what I thought annoying. I've heard it so many times it grates.

[Dracobear]

I've had 2 of the oxo whisks and the silicone peels off the longest loop every time.

[StormSongs]

Every piece of so called “food grade” utensil I have holds the smell of the dish soap I use. Even my Instant Pot sealing rings stink.

I may go back to regular pots/pans and my cast iron skillets and ditch the silicone spatulas, tongs, spoons, etc…

[sikazwejerry]

Thank you for appreciating the safety of the kitchen utensils.

[tarjei]

I still use a thin wooden birch spatula.

[robertbrown]

Why not use nylon or silicon utensils in cast iron cookware? Just because you can use metal doesn't mean you have to. I've read where metal can damage the seasoning. Granted it can be reseasoned, but if using a different utensil is easier on the seasoning....

[CharlesLumia]

Useful! I need some non-stick friendly utensils