I bought my own small offset spatula a few years ago, when I was working in a test kitchen where we only had one. (This was madness.) The recipe developers and food stylists would practically fight ...
In my utensil crock at home, I have 10 spatulas. And the thing is, I actually use all of them, from my fish spatula (pancakes!) to my offset spatula (frosting a cake!). I get strangely attached to my ...