OXO Good Grips 9-Inch Locking Tongs with Nylon Heads
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: OXOBrand: OXO
Model: 1054627
Color: 9 Inch
Product features:
- Stainless-steel arms with soft, comfortable grips
- Nylon heads safe for nonstick cookware
- Heat-resistant up to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
- Tongs lock closed for storage
- Dishwasher-safe
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of OXO Good Grips 9-Inch Locking Tongs with Nylon Heads
Customer Review: Great tongs, with a flawed head design
Summary: 3 Stars
Product: Oxo Good Grips 9-inch Locking Tongs with Nylon Heads
Rating: 3/5 stars
I had high hopes for these tongs, after seeing them recommended on America's Test Kitchen. They are indeed very ergonomic, attractive, and nice to use, but they have a significant flaw.
LIKES:
* Very nice ergonomic design.
* Helpful locking pull-tab, with hanging hole.
* Soft tips that are friendly to non-stick pans.
DISLIKES:
* NYLON HEADS: Oxo's use of nylon, instead of silicone, for the heads is a significant design blunder that costs it a full 1.5 stars, IMO. A temp of 400F may sound like a lot, but it's an entirely commonplace temperature when you're sauteing/browning, shallow frying, or grilling (ex: chicken cutlets, cubed meat for stew, bacon, etc.), and if you expose these tongs for a fraction of a second too long, the tips can melt, ruining both the tongs and whatever you're cooking ... which IMO is a significant flaw. That pretty much eliminates these tongs from use for many, but not all, sauteeing tasks.
* ROUNDED TEETH: Another design flaw (this one minor) is the rounded teeth of the heads, which compromises the ability of these tongs to grasp and lift anything other than small soft items. For example, just a few minutes ago, I tried to remove a smoked pork hock from a pot of broth, and despite ample hand strength it still jumped out of the tongs and splashed stock in all directions. Trying to compensate by turning the tongs, so that one head is below that's being lifted helps slightly, but causes liquid to pool in the handle shaft, which leaks out when you transfer whatever you're moving to another pan or bowl. The tongs would have benefitted from edgier heads that are better at gripping firmish and/or slippery items.
Bottom line: These tongs are an example of a good idea suffering from poor execution. If they'd gotten the head material and teeth design right, I'd probably have given these a 4.5/5. Hopefully OXO will redo the design to correct these flaws, but in the meantime, I find them flawed, overrated, and NOT recommended for anything except low temperature use with small soft food items.
Description of OXO Good Grips 9-Inch Locking Tongs with Nylon Heads
Finally, the perfect Tongs for use with nonstick cookware. These OXO GOOD GRIPS Tongs feature the sturdy stainless steel construction and soft grips you expect, with nylon heads you need to protect your cookware. The nylon heads are heat resistant to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Lock the Tongs in the closed position for convenient storage.Not only do these 9-inch tongs cushion hands and provide thumb rests, which are useful when gripping heavy objects, but the nylon heads won?t scratch nonstick cookware. Doubling as a hang loop, a tab on the bottom pulls out to lock the stainless-steel tongs shut, allowing them to slip easily into a drawer. The nylon heads are heat-resistant to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, and the tongs are dishwasher-safe. --Ann Bieri
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