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I had gotten tired of trying to manage tossing and serving large salads with oversized spoons and forks. It works but not all that effectively for me. I also needed tongs for turning things in pans. I had been a fork to stab at cooking meats in order to turn it which just allows the juices to flow out. In a pinch when I couldn't reach a spatula I would use a fork to try and turn fish as well, for shredded results. Turning scallops, shrimp, grilled veggies...all produced similar issues.

I was hoping to get just one tong and save space. I would have to say that I ultimately did buy a hinged tong becuase this works better as serving utensil than a cooking tool. With no hinge it's a bit hard to manage (stiff maybe to retain its shape). Tossing around spaghetti in a pan of sauce with these is a clumsy proposition. Ditto on some of the other things I tried. This doesn't seem to *close* quite solid and easily enough to make for a good cooking helper.

But....

It does make a lovely addition to my salad bowl. It does close a good amount to grasp salad. It springs back into shape easily without any malformations. It has cleaned up very well through all the times I have used it.

I bought this for myself but it would probably make a very nice gift with an attractive salad bowl, perhaps something that would go with it in style. The problem I have with it wasn't a problem with the item as much as what I had assumed the item to be. As a serving tong this is a very good item.