My husband says these tongs are the best we have. He is pretty hard on tongs due to all the grilling he does. He grills pork loin roasts (each roast is a quarter of a loin, so 2-3 lb ea) and needs something reliable for picking them up and turning them over.

best tongs I've owned, and I've owned several. Might consider the nylon tippped ones as the non-stick pans scratch pretty easily.

The coolest thing about these tongs is the locking bit. Now I can put my tongs in a drawer next to the stove and still get the drawer open.

In the old days, if the tongs got put in the drawer, they'd magically open up during the night waiting for the next time I urgently needed to open that drawer to get a knife... or some tongs. This usually occurred when the bacon had begun to burn. Yanking on the end of the drawer with the fire alarm screaming and my bacon turning to ash is not the best way to start my morning. It leads to expletives and bent tongs.

The tongs locker is the answer. These actually belong to my son, but I'm hiding them when he gets his own house.

This is the best buy I 've ever done! these tongs are very usefull, great for cooking and manipulate food in oven

These tongs are the best on the market. They seem very well-made and feel very natural in the hand.

I can't believe I've been cooking so long without one of these things. It makes things in the kitchen so much easier! It seems to be made well (good craftsmanship).

I like the gripping capability of these tongs. They grab and hold meats and vegetables well. I like the pull/push locking mechanism on top which also has a hole for hanging when not in use. I also like the stainless steel finish and the sturdy construction. I've had it for a few years now and still works like new. Highly recommend it.

I love to cook and love these new tongs. I retired all my other tongs to the recycling center - these are the perfect size for just about any job.

I loved this item at first, and threw it in the dishwasher with other tools. After about 6 months, it no longer worked. I checked the mechanism, which was rusted and cracked. Either hand wash and thoroughly dry or skip this item.

Everyone should have tongs in their kitchen. And these are a great value. They lock closed so are easy to store. And they don't slide out of your hand because of the rubber-like grip on the handle.

I'll make this short. It is a wonderful product. I buy the SS tongs with no tip covering and still use it in my no stick pans. Have three of them: 2 - 8 inches and 1 - 12 inches long for other jobs that need more distance. Great. Buy it if you need this type product.

I use tongs for just about everything I do in the kitchen. The rubber handles make these tongs one of my top rated kitchen items. They can get greasy or wet and they still won't slip. Another bonus to is that the rubber on these help heat and cold resistance. I use this alot to turn food in the oven and they haven't burned me once. They also grab small items, that my other tongs have a problem grabing.

The one thing I don't like about these tongs is the way they lock. You have to pull on the bottom to lock them. And push in to open. On my other tongs, there is a clasp that slides up and down the handle, those are much easier to use while cooking. With these you have to use two hands to close. One to hold the handle and the other to pull the little clasp thingy closed. Doesn't sound like a big deal, until you're cooking and in a hurry and trying to close them while getting food out of the oven or whatnot.

But given the chance, I would buy them again.

Tongs are the workhorse of a kitchen, and these are an exceptionally good version. They are stainless steel, have rubber grips, and are a good length.

The ability to lock when the hook is pulled is a good one. The manual lock is much better than the kind that lock when you point them a certain way, even though this requires more than one hand to use it. The auto-locking type are always locking when I don't want them to. The lock is really only useful to make them collapse for storage, and if you are putting it away, you probably also have both hands free.

The length of this one is just right. The jaws spread larger than with smaller tongs, which allows grabbing larger items. It also gives you some reach, which is important when using them on something in the middle of a hot pan. I have a set of smaller ones that I rarely use, so if you only want one, this is the right one to get.

The only negative is that the metal head can scratch nonstick pans if you aren't careful with it.

Sean P. Logue, 2007

Reasonably priced and high quality with the additional pull lock for easy storage. These make great "gifts" too as sets, ie: 9", 12", etc.

Thought I was nuts to pay such a price for tongs, but after using them it wasn't nutty at all. The over-all quality is outstanding, the "look and feel" is great, and this item does its job really well. The locking feature is a great idea. A pleasure to own and use.

A very minor complaint: the movement of the locking tab is rough.

Added Dec 25: I have since bought the 8" and ditto the above; this is really a convenient size. This one has a nylon locking tab which is smooth.

I use them whenever I BBQ or grill. Love them. They work great!

Excellent!!! I am so glad to have this product in my kitchen. Wish I had it years ago. I am throwing away all the other tongs as they do not work as well as these.

You simply need this with a nonstick pan. If you have chicken or beef strips that want to fall off the spatula, these are perfect. You don't need to stab your meat with a fork and risk ruining the nonstick on your pans.

I also love these on cast iron pans that are really hot so you can really grip the meat to turn it.

They are safe to pick foods out of hot oil too! Like yummy homemade Crab Rangoons!

They are a little cumbersome in the dishwasher utensil drawer, but other than that, PERFECT!

I received these as a bridal shower gift and I love them. They are the perfect size and weight and seem very strong and durable. Stains do not set on these and I love the rubbery grip on them. A great value, you will use these forever without having to replace them.

I bought these about 18 months ago and I'm now replacing them. The metal part of the tongs is fine but the rubber is degrading and turning funky - simultaneously greasy and sticky to the touch. Don't know whether it's from the frequent heating and cooling or from frequent trips through the dishwasher. I've had the same thing happen with the rubber grips on other OXO tools.

I like the way they close and open my old one just had a wire clip that went up and down and often off the tongs. It was supposed to be a very good one. this one is all over that one.

I love these tongs! They are very well made and do the job great! I would buy them again and would recommend them to anyone!

I bought about 5 of these just to have on hand while the others are in the dishwasher...love them!!!

I've bought a few years ago for my wife then for my mother-in-law. We're still using these tongs (9-inch, 12-inch ones) and they are in excellent shape. I bought these as a gift for my sister-in-law. I also bought a 16 inch for my BBQ grill since the one I have for BBQ grill is not good to use.

These tongs are so nice that I just ordered a second pair. I love the fact that they lock and lock very easily. I used these all the time for indoor as well as outdoor cooking. They go right in the dishwasher and clean up beautifully. I have several other pairs of tongs but from repeated dishwasher use, they are starting to become difficult to open and close. Not so with the OXO Good Grips.

The quality of these tongs is pretty good. The metal is nice and strong, and the rubber grips are nice. The only thing keeping me from giving it 5 stars is that I wish the spring required a little bit more force. The power needed to clamp them seems a bit low. Nevertheless, its only a minor flaw.

I've had this tongs for more than five years and used them for grilling. They are like new. The spring action is very comfortable, not too hard, not too soft. Do yourself a favor and buy one.

Love the easy way these lock shut and easy to use and grip when using them.

These are the best tongs I've ever bought. They're heavy enough to handle the largest pieces of meat, yet so easy to handle that it also works well for small items, as well.

OXO Good Grips Tongs 28581 12-inch. 5 Stars. Perfect for every dish. I ordered another one.

These are the best tongs, but I no longer store them in my cooking utensil drawer. While in there, the tongs opened up and the next time I attempted to open the drawer one "arm" of the tongs jammed between the cabinet top and countertop. It took the cabinet company (and one of their thinnest employees) about 25 min to remove the drawers below, take off the runners and "drop" the back of the stuck drawer enough to pull out the tongs.

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These tongs are sturdy, and fine for all tong tasks. OXO makes these tongs in the 9-inch, 12-inch, and 16-inch size. Note that these tongs do NOT have nylon tips at the bottom edges, like another version of OXO tongs that I much prefer. These would not be safe for using on non-stick cookware; however, you could use these tongs for many things you couldn't use the nylon head tongs for because there is no nylon to potentially melt, so you wouldn't have to be as careful with them.

These stainless steel tongs are a great alternative to the cheap aluminum tongs that feel flimsy and break easily. OXO products, including this one, are always easier to use and of high quality.

They store easily in a smaller space because of the locking mechanism at the top and they have a loop if you want to hang them. They clean easily, too. They should be good to go for any kitchen task.
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These tongs are sturdy, and fine for all tong tasks. OXO makes these tongs in the 9-inch, 12-inch, and 16-inch size. Note that these tongs do NOT have nylon tips at the bottom edges, like another version of OXO tongs that I much prefer. These would not be safe for using on non-stick cookware; however, you could use these tongs for many things you couldn't use the nylon head tongs for because there is no nylon to potentially melt, so you wouldn't have to be as careful with them.

These stainless steel tongs are a great alternative to the cheap aluminum tongs that feel flimsy and break easily. OXO products, including this one, are always easier to use and of high quality.

They store easily in a smaller space because of the locking mechanism at the top and they have a loop if you want to hang them. They clean easily, too. They should be good to go for any kitchen task.
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These tongs are sturdy, and fine for all tong tasks. OXO makes these tongs in the 9-inch, 12-inch, and 16-inch size. Note that these tongs do NOT have nylon tips at the bottom edges, like another version of OXO tongs that I much prefer. These would not be safe for using on non-stick cookware; however, you could use these tongs for many things you couldn't use the nylon head tongs for because there is no nylon to potentially melt, so you wouldn't have to be as careful with them.

These stainless steel tongs are a great alternative to the cheap aluminum tongs that feel flimsy and break easily. OXO products, including this one, are always easier to use and of high quality.

They store easily in a smaller space because of the locking mechanism at the top and they have a loop if you want to hang them. They clean easily, too. They should be good to go for any kitchen task.
*****

Lodge brand sells the old design of locking tongs and I find that the locking ring always slips down and closes the tongs when I am using them. The Oxo brand is much better.