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Gear$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.

Stiff metal spatula

A rigid steel turner with a beveled edge, for pressing and scraping

Full tang, stainless, deliberately unbending. Flex helps with an omelette and hurts everywhere else: pressing a ball of beef flat, lifting a patty stuck to a hot plate. The beveled front edge slides under a crust without tearing it. Flipped over, it scrapes the griddle.

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  • J. Kenji López-AltDoes it

    Chef and food writer · The Food Lab

    Calls the Vovoly the stiffest tool in his bain marie, which is the whole reason it is there. A spatula that flexes is no use for smashing a ball of beef or lifting a stuck patty. Beveled edges slide under the crust, and flipped over the same edge scrapes the griddle clean.

    Source: kenjilopezalt.com: 7 Gifts for Burger Lovers

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