Definition

1. Noun:
   • A cooking utensil with a flat, flexible blade and a long handle, used for turning or serving food: A "food turner" is a kitchen tool designed to lift, flip, or transfer food items during cooking or serving. The flat, often slotted or solid, flexible part slides under food easily.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Use the food turner to flip the pancakes.
  • She carefully lifted the fish fillet from the pan with a food turner.
  • A good food turner is essential for making grilled cheese sandwiches.

Advanced Usage

• As a specific type of spatula: In culinary contexts, "food turner" is often used interchangeably with "turner" or certain types of "spatula," specifically those designed for turning food.
  • The recipe instructs you to loosen the omelette with a food turner before folding it.

Variants and Related Words

• Turner (n): A common shortened form for "food turner."
  • Pass me the turner, please.
• Spatula (n): A broader category of kitchen utensils that includes food turners, but also encompasses tools with broader, sometimes rigid, blades for spreading or scraping.
  • She used a spatula to frost the cake. (This is typically a different tool from a food turner).

Synonyms

• Flipper: (Informal) A synonym often used for a food turner, especially one used for flipping pancakes or burgers.
• Pancake turner: A specific type of food turner designed for flipping pancakes.

Related Phrases

• (To) turn food: The action performed with a food turner.
  • Remember to turn the chicken after ten minutes.

Noun

1. cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food