Stopped by my old diner job and the grill cook was using a spatula from 2003

I visited the place I worked at in high school last week and the same beat-up metal spatula with the bent handle was still scraping the flat top, which got me thinking about how that thing has probably flipped ten thousand eggs and nobody's bothered to replace it, has anyone else gone back to an old job and found some piece of equipment that's been there longer than most of the staff?

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riley8607d ago

That bent spatula from 2003 probably has a perfect balance to it that no new one could match. I've learned the hard way that kitchen tools like that are like old friends, you don't replace them until they literally break. If I were you, I'd check if the handle is still solid and the blade isn't chipped. A cracked handle or a burr on the edge can actually be dangerous for food safety. And if the thing is still working fine, I wouldn't push them to replace it just because it's old. Some equipment just earns its keep and that spatula sounds like it's earned ten thousand more flips.

mark6117d ago

That bent spatula from 2003 line really hit home. I've got a pair of tongs that look like they've been through a war but they just work better than anything new I've bought. If the handle's still tight and the metal isn't rough anywhere, let them keep flipping with it.