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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Fishing for pickles Jun 12, 2009
By Christian Tucker
"Penny Squeezer"
Fishing for pickles can be great fun. The classic method is to use a fork. Although there is the real possibility of damage if too many fork tines enter a weak place on your pickle, the real problem is that forks are too short for quart jars. Not that that stops the intrepid picker fisher. It just adds more adventure. There are, of course, non conformists who use chop sticks, nut picks, bamboo skewers and meat forks. Then there is advanced pickle fishing: also known as "caper dipping." Those darned little jars crammed with pickled buds defy most attempts at neatness. Usually it requires dumping out the contents into a dish from which the necessary capers are chosen. Then the nightmare of packing the remaining capers back into the tiny jar.
This can become very stressful when you have dinner guests.
All those days are now behind me thanks to the engineers and designers from Orca. My Orka Condiment Tongs have changed life at the dinner table. Now when a guest asks for a plump caper I can hand over the jar and my Orka Condiment Tongs and proudly exclaim: "Go FISH!"
Sure, they are overkill. Sure they are just another drawer filler. But I like tongs for lots of tasks when I'd otherwise just stick in my fingers. These are long, thin and narrow. Although there are bamboo tongs that can get into the same spaces these Orca tongs do it with style and really brighten up a task. Because of the silicone tips I can stick them into any temperature and any material without thinking about damaging the tool or polluting the food. They wash thoroughly and easily. One half (side) has holes and both halves are slightly dished. Spoon shaped. That means getting a good grip and a good draining at the same time.
Negative - they come apart too easily. The slip joint is looser than I'd like and when you lay them on their sides you've got a fifty/fifty chance of them falling apart when you next grab them.
Note the size: I was surprised by the 10.5 inch length because I didn't read too carefully. The first task was a pint jar and they did look dorky sticking out the top. But, then came the quart jar and it all made sense.
Get a pair or two. You'll have fun fishing for lots of things in jars.
 Awkward but functional Jan 14, 2011
By J. Ash
I bought these to hold things that I'm running under the hot tap or blasting with my steamer. They are long enough to protect my hands well. They are silicone so they are impervious to the heat and easy to clean.
My only complaint is that putting the two halves together is a bit like doing a jigsaw puzzle. You never put the pieces in the right place on the first try and this particular puzzle has a habit of falling apart every time you put it on a table. Fortunately it only takes a few seconds to fix each time.
Despite that, I would definitely purchase these again if needed.
(And I did purchase these from Amazon so I don't know why it isn't giving me the "confirmed purchaser" tag.)
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