On Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:05:03 -0600, Becca > wrote:

>Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Becca > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Goomba wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes! A wonderful metal spatula. I can't abide all this plastic crap
>>>> common nowadays. I'm using Ecko metal cooking utensils with a sort of
>>>> black "bakelite" type handle that fits so well in my hand, are nicely
>>>> balanced and sadly unavailable these days.
>>>>
>>> My favorite spatula is also an Ecko, with the same black handle that you
>>> mentioned.
>>> Becca
>>>
>>
>> I have two. What am I bid? "-)
>>
>
>Hey, I'm ready to start bidding. I just checked the seat cushions and
>I found 35 cents. :-)
>
>

My favorite Ecko masher handle is cracked but hard as I've looked I
can't replace it. So since I don't use it too often I will live with
it until one day I will probably make a new handle from wood. This is
more of a ricer but I've had it for some 50 years and nothing else can
take its place. I use it mostly for mashing beans. They just don't
make tools like they used to. I was very pleased to find that spatula
at Lee Valley, evrything today is that thick nylon or rigid stainless
and all are too big to work in a smallish pan... mostly there are
burger flippers, not spatulas. I phoned to add it to my kiddy gift
order, somehow I missed it. I phoned just in time before my order was
shipped. I've never bought anything from Lee Valley that wasn't
finest quality.