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The stainless blade is great for lifting dough, cutting dough, separating stuck dough from the board and scraping the board during cleanup. The "handle" fits my hand perfectly. If you bake bread and don't have one, get one. This cheap but high class tool is my primary tool for bread baking. It's wonderful.
The grip is durable and the construction is solid -- all you need for this tool.OXO's products tend to be better than most of the competition; this is no exception.
Compliment this item with a 50-cent plastic hand scraper and you're much of the way to the perfectly-stocked pastry kitchen. As other reviewers mention, the etched-in (won't ever wash away with scrubbing) measurement markings are extra useful for repeatedly slicing things the same size: "He got the bigger lemon bar." "They're all exactly the same." And the handle is massive and non-slip, so even when you're elbow deep in ganache during tabling, you're not going to lose your grip on your tool. I've had this bench scraper for just under a year now and have put it to nearly-daily use during that time in a commercial bakery/pastry kitchen, so can account for its ability to take a beating in a variety of applications and look good doing it. Its edge is cut super straight, no weird bowing to it, which might not seem like a huge deal until you think about how it *could* be subpar and always make slightly-rounded cuts or the kind of cuts that don't go all the way through in the middle - but it's a gem and does neither of those things.
The grip is also nice as the blade is centered in the handle, as opposed to some other scrapers.Like many other OXO products, this feels really good in your hand and seems to be made of high quality materials. I was looking a pastry scraper that had a nice heft and this one really works.
recommended. This item is awesome. I just received it as a Xmas gift but the handle is sturdy and its large, has a ruler built in and has a nice knife edge to cut the dough.
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