The spatulas I always reach for first

I'm not saying my memory is failing, but I have no idea where these OXO cookie spatulas came from. I've had them for so long, they're in the "always had them" part of my memory. They might have been from some kind of promotion, or maybe they were tucked into a gift bag. I might have purchased one. But I know that I use them all the damned time. In fact, I had to rescue one from my dishwasher to take the photo.

The funny thing is that since I took this photo and put this post into draft mode where it languished, I somehow acquired a gray-ish colored one. Are they breeding in my kitchen drawer or what?

These are certainly not the largest or most robust spatulas I own. I mean, I'm not going to pick up a layer of cake or lift a turkey with one of these. But their small size is exactly what makes them so darned useful in the kitchen. They're a bit bendy, particularly along the tapered edge that easily gets under food. They can snuggle into the corner of a pan to lift out the first brownie, but they're rigid enough to be able to lift that brownie or an oversized cookie without bending and sending the baked goods to their doom.

Although they call this a cookie spatula, that doesn't mean it's only for sweets. I've used it to get slices of lasagna out of a pan, and I've used it for cooking all kinds of savory things on the stove because it's totally heat-safe for that kind of thing. You know, like for cooking scrambled eggs.

When it comes to maintenance, these things are the lowest of the low. Not only does food not stick, making hand washing easy-peasy, they're also dishwasher safe. Both of these spatulas have been through the dishwasher a multitude of times, with absolutely no ill effects. It's a good thing I have two of them, because it seems like one of 'em is always in the dishwasher.