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Grill Spatulas

good grill spatula should be agile and tough and keep your hands and forearms safe over scorching-hot cooking grates. We tested seven, priced from about $8.50 to about $37.00, grilling burgers, salmon fillets, and pizza. To test their durability and strength, we dropped the spatulas three times onto the pavement and used them to lift 10 pounds of flour to see if they could manage large grilled or barbecued roasts. We evaluated them on performance, ease of use, cleanup, and durability. Our winner, the Char-Broil Comfort-Grip Grill Spatula (model 4567701), had it all. Just narrow and slim enough at the front edge to fit between closely packed burgers on the grill, it also performed the best of the bunch when we wanted to turn delicate salmon fillets.

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