No matter how many spatulas and spoons I have, I can almost always make space for one more in my utensil jug. I swear, it’s not because I’m a hoarder (I get rid of my fair share as well). It’s because I’m forever on the lookout for excellent new tools. This explains why, when I spotted the new Lazy Spoon and Ladle set from Rachael Ray, I had to get them. Because what if that ladle was the perfect thing for scooping jam into jars? This inquiring mind had to know!
If you feel like you’ve seen these spoons before, you are correct. The lazy spoon concept is one that was originally marketed successfully by Jonathan’s Spoons. Rachael Ray liked the concept so much that she licensed the form factor and started producing plastic and silicone spoons in the image of those original wooden spoons.
At this point the question is, how do I like these spoons now that I’ve had them in my kitchen a couple months? I like them very much. They do not line up perfectly with my ideal spoon and ladle, but they’re darned handy when you’re dealing with sticky stuff that you don’t want to drip all over your stove or countertop. I wish that they were a little lighter and a little more supple (despite the silicone coating, they don’t have much give), but all in all, they’ve earned their spots in the utensil jug.
Now, for the giveaway. I have one set of these handy tools to give away to a lucky Food in Jars reader. Here’s how to enter.
- Leave a comment on this post and tell me about your favorite kitchen tool.
- Comments will close at 11:59 pm eastern time on Sunday, October 1, 2017. Winners will be chosen at random and this post will be updated with the winner.
- Giveaway open to United States residents only.
- One comment per person, please. Entries must be left via the comment form on the blog at the bottom of this post.
The giveaway is closed! The winner is #24/Julie.
Disclosure: Both the set pictured here and the giveaway set were provided at no cost to me by the PR team that handles the Rachael Ray line. No additional compensation was provided.
My favorite utensil is my silicone spoon and spatula…I have two! Thanks for the chance to win these beauties!!
My favorite tool is an angled wooden utensil that is perfect for browning meats & mirepoix. I also love my box “chopper” – not sure what it’s called but my grandma gave me one a long time ago & there’s no quicker way to cube vegetables & fruits.
My favorite utensil is my wooden spoon that has a straight edge – the safety of wood on my nonstick plus that straight edge helps me scrape stuff up. Perfection!!
My current favorite utensil is my wooden spoon. I use it in making all my jams and jellies, soups and sauces.
My favorite tool is a scraper. I use it to cut bar cookies and to scrape dough off my cutting board.
My favorite tool recently is my food mill. We have a giant growth of concord grapes that are all coming ripe now, so it’s been getting quite the workout as I’ve been tackling them for jelly!
I love love love my Silpat silicone baking mat. I use it almost daily. You can smear sticky dough on it and nothing ever sticks.
I love my angled spatula – it’s the perfect shape for getting pancakes and chickpea omlets flipped with ease!
Tongs! I reach for them constantly.
My bamboo slotted spoon! I love being able to stir soups and things without splashing and it’s great for dropping eggs into boiling water for hard boiled eggs. I love it.
I bought the hand sleeve from BALL to use to hold hot jars. It is the best canning tool!
I loooove my fish turner!
I agree – the slow cooker is at the top. But it is a tie with it and my cast iron skillet – both bring incredible flavor!
My favorite kitchen items is mini silicon tipped spring loaded tongs. I have at least a dozen pairs and I use then all the time.
My Kitchenaid stand mixer. I love my Baby. My wife bought her for me, and I love them both equally
My favorites: my utility knife, bamboo spoons, and my metal measuring spoons (they go from 1/8 tsp to 1 T with a 3/4 tsp option).
I love my large spider tool
my kitchen tongs! I’m sure I use them five times a day. For turning veggies when I roast, grabbing hot potatoes out of oven, moving the green beans out of the pot and onto the plate, picking the plastic bag out of the sous vide pot and my favorite use for them is to grab the fabric blinds above my sink after I raise them for the day and I use the (very clean) tongs to reach the parts I can’t and fluff them perfectly into shape! I do that every day.
…oh my… fave tool?
Ball plastic screw on lids to use after opening a jar of canned something or making canisters out of jars!
Oh, and heat proof spatulas….any and all sizes!
My favorite – hmmmm, it is hard to choose – but I really love my pyrex 4 cup measuring cup. I use it all the time.
New favorite tool…parchment muffin tin liners….definitely no stick!
Can’t live without my Henkel knife! Makes all food prep easier and enjoyable!
My favorite kitchen utensil are my little silicon spatulas….but cannot live without wooden spoons.
My knives!!!! They can make all the cutting accessories in the world, but I will always go back to my trusty knives!
I maybe a little old fashion but a good old wooden spoon! Every kitchen needs a few of all sizes.
I just love functional kitchen stuff.
It’s expensive but worth it – my Thermapen digital thermometer.
Ooh, only one fave tool? Gonna go with my chefs knife….love that sharp edge to slice through all sorts of stuff.
My fave is a large wooden spoon! I need to share some with my bf. He has none.
My bench scraper – it’s so versatile, and so handy for transferring chopped produce from my board to a pot, that I can’t understand how I waited so long to get it.
My favorite tool is a certain wooden spoon that just happens to have the perfect combination of shape, weight, handle size, balance for me – I’ve looked for replacements for the unhappy day when this one bites the dust- no luck so far!
I love my immersion blender!
One of my favorites is a combination spoon and scraper from Pampered Chef. I use it for so many things.
My mini silcon spatulas
I love a good spatula that does not melt when you stir something hot with it!
My wooden spoons that I get at fine art shows. Made out of the most beautiful wood you can imagine. Some I have had for over 25 years and they look brand new.
I have a set of spoons that I love. 1 slotted, 1 solid. They just fit my hand and are the perfect weight. We had a fire and I was so lucky to be able o replace them.
My very favorite kitchen tool has to be my chef’s knife. Sharp and the blade is deep enough that I can rock it without scraping up my knuckles. (I have big mitts!?) My next favorite is my small offset spatula. I use it for leveling off sugar and other dry ingredients and it’s great for the bottom of the peanut butter jar.
An old wooden spoon that was my Mother’s and a silicone spatula I use for everything
My favorite kitchen is my ladle. It was a wedding present, and is intended to go into a soup tourine (sp?), but we use it for everything! It comes out when I’m filling jars, when my husband is making pancakes, and when we serve soup out of the very un-fancy pan or crock pot! It is my go to kitchen tool!
I have this one wooden spoon that is my favorite wooden spoon. The length is right, and the spoon part is nice a round shape… It’s basic, but I love using it.
My favorite tool is my zester. I use it all the time, on citrus fruit, on hard cheeses. with garlic or onions. It is right on the top in my go to drawer.
Hard to choose my favorite kitchen tool but I guess I would have to say my variety of wooden spoons
A smaller sized hand carved wooden spoon that I bought at Bent’s Fort in Colorado years ago. It feels just right in my hand and for a wooden spoon it is small enough to get into a jar easily. I just love how it feels and every time I use I remember the trip we were on when I bought it.
My present fave is one of my old spatulas. It’s metal with a wooden handle. I’ve been using cast iron alot lately and this spatula stirs, flips, scrapes like a champ.
I love my flat edged bamboo stirrer. It’s so great for jams and sauces, making sure nothing is sticking.
My favorite is a plain old silicone spatula. Great for turning frying potatoes, scraping last bit of peanut butter out of the jar, or making scrambled eggs.
Silicone spatulas! I use them for everything!
Not sure what it’s called but it’s a wide slotted spoon that is stamped with “lifts, whips, mixes, mashes, crushes, strains.” And it does all those things! I have two, actually, but my first one has a scalloped edge and it’s my absolute fave.
My current favorite is my stick blender. I only decided to get one a year or two ago. Once I started using it, I was kicking myself for taking so long to get it!