Pasta Tong

It’s a pasta tong. If you’re like us, you love yourself some pasta, but that also means you have to try to scoop the spaghetti out of your pot. Ever try to do that with regular tongs? Like trying to grab an oiled Steak. Those things just squeeze and flop out of your regular tongs’ grasp. But pasta tongs? Those things are pure magic. We probably make more pasta than anything else that requires tongs, which is why we can’t get enough of these little helpful utensils.

So what makes pasta tongs so special? It’s the little, finger-like extensions on the edges of the tongs. They basically look like a hair clip (especially when it is clamped down around some steaming angel hair pasta). Those finger claws do all the work.

Most pasta tongs are made from stainless steel. The most basic will have the standard “V” design of the tongs, which is rather universal with tongs, regardless of the type. This is better known as a one-piece construction. You can, though, find cheaper plastic options, or even spring-loaded locking pasta tongs. We recommend going with metal tongs over plastic. Yes, plastic will be cheaper, but plastic has a way of wearing down, which can give you limp tongs. Not to mention, they just don’t look as pretty as sparkling stainless steel.

These kinds of tongs will also vary in length, although most will usually be around a foot or so in size. You don’t need too much material slack when grabbing some pasta.