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Best Silicone Jar Spatulas With a Published Heat Limit

The deciding specification is the temperature each maker will stand behind, because two publish 600 degrees Fahrenheit, one publishes 450 for its handle, one breaks off mid figure and one says only high temperatures.

By the Lush Editorial Team·Researched & Compared

  • Researched & ComparedSpecs pulled from the manufacturer listing
  • Like-for-LikeSame measures across every model
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Compared the sixteen jar spatula listings on the fact sheet by the heat figure each maker publishes and which part of the tool that figure belongs to.

Our shortlist

Five products, one set of published numbers.
  1. Tovolo Silicone Jar Spatula Long Handled Rubber Scra...
    Best for an all silicone body with a figure

    Tovolo Silicone Jar Spatula Long Handled Rubber Scra...

    600 degrees Fahrenheit with nothing inside the handle, at 0.11 pounds.

    • Tovolo
    • Jar Scraper
    • 0.11 lb
  2. 4-Piece Silicone Spatula Set with Stainless Steel Co...
    Best for four heads rated to the same limit

    4-Piece Silicone Spatula Set with Stainless Steel Co...

    Four spatulas at 600 degrees Fahrenheit over stainless steel cores, at 0.31 pounds.

    • ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE W
    • Small
    • 0.31 lb
  3. Linden Sweden Silicone Spatula with Stainless Steel ...
    Best for knowing which part the number is for

    Linden Sweden Silicone Spatula with Stainless Steel ...

    450 degrees Fahrenheit stated for the stainless handle, on a 9 inch spatula.

    • LINDEN SWEDEN
    • 9-Inch
    • 0.08 lb
  4. Patelai 2 Pieces Silicone Jar Spatula Long Handle Sc...
    Best for one piece with no seams at all

    Patelai 2 Pieces Silicone Jar Spatula Long Handle Sc...

    Silicone over a steel core at 11 by 1.4 inches, stated seamless.

    • Patelai
    • approx. 28 x 3.5 cm/ 11 x 1.4 inches
    • 0.26 lb
  5. 3Pcs Silicone Jar Spatula Long Handle Kitchen Spatul...
    Best for three spatulas and a dishwasher

    3Pcs Silicone Jar Spatula Long Handle Kitchen Spatul...

    Three at 9.6 inches long by 1 inch wide, cleared for a machine.

    • Kunovo
    • 9.6"L x 1"W
    • 0.02 lb

Side by side

Blank means the maker does not publish it.
ModelBrandSize (capacity)WeightBest for
Tovolo Silicone Jar Spatula Long Handled Rubber Scra... Tovolo Jar Scraper 0.11 lb Best for an all silicone body with a figure
4-Piece Silicone Spatula Set with Stainless Steel Co... ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE W Small 0.31 lb Best for four heads rated to the same limit
Linden Sweden Silicone Spatula with Stainless Steel ... LINDEN SWEDEN 9-Inch 0.08 lb Best for knowing which part the number is for
Patelai 2 Pieces Silicone Jar Spatula Long Handle Sc... Patelai approx. 28 x 3.5 cm/ 11 x 1.4 inches 0.26 lb Best for one piece with no seams at all
3Pcs Silicone Jar Spatula Long Handle Kitchen Spatul... Kunovo 9.6"L x 1"W 0.02 lb Best for three spatulas and a dishwasher

Each pick in detail

What the listing says for it, and against it.
1 Best for an all silicone body with a figure

Tovolo Silicone Jar Spatula Long Handled Rubber Scra...

600 degrees Fahrenheit with nothing inside the handle, at 0.11 pounds.

  • For it
  • Publishes 600 degrees Fahrenheit, one of only two figures on this fact sheet
  • Publishes an all silicone design with nothing inside the handle, so there is no core to separate
  • Publishes resistance to stains and odors, which two of these five never mention
  • Publishes dishwasher permission and a thin blade, at fields of 1.97 by 11.02 by 0.1 in
  • Against it
  • Is one spatula, where three picks here supply two, three or four
  • Publishes no size in words, so the only figures it gives are its dimension fields
  • Publishes no core, so a thin all silicone blade has nothing stiffening it
2 Best for four heads rated to the same limit

4-Piece Silicone Spatula Set with Stainless Steel Co...

Four spatulas at 600 degrees Fahrenheit over stainless steel cores, at 0.31 pounds.

  • For it
  • Publishes 600 degrees Fahrenheit and states the spatulas will not melt or warp on hot pans
  • Publishes four spatulas in one purchase, more than any other pick here
  • Publishes a stainless steel core inside each silicone head
  • States they rinse clean and are dishwasher safe
  • Against it
  • Publishes no length or width at all, and its only size word is small
  • Publishes 0.31 lb, the heaviest purchase here, which is four heads rather than a heavy one
  • Publishes no stain or odor claim, which two of these five do
3 Best for knowing which part the number is for

Linden Sweden Silicone Spatula with Stainless Steel ...

450 degrees Fahrenheit stated for the stainless handle, on a 9 inch spatula.

  • For it
  • The only pick here that says which part its temperature figure belongs to, at 450 degrees for the handle
  • Publishes 0.08 lb, the lightest purchase of these five
  • Publishes a 9 in length with fields of 1.0 by 0.25 in, so both the reach and the blade are stated
  • Publishes a stainless steel handle with BPA free silicone and dishwasher permission
  • Against it
  • Publishes 450 degrees Fahrenheit, lower than the 600 two other picks here state
  • Publishes no stain or odor claim and no nonstick statement
  • Is one spatula, where three picks here supply two, three or four
4 Best for one piece with no seams at all

Patelai 2 Pieces Silicone Jar Spatula Long Handle Sc...

Silicone over a steel core at 11 by 1.4 inches, stated seamless.

  • For it
  • Publishes a one piece build with no seams or cracks and no hidden food residue
  • Publishes its size in two units, at 11 by 1.4 in and 28 by 3.5 cm
  • Publishes a stainless steel core inside the silicone and a non slip body
  • Publishes 0.26 lb for two spatulas, so each one is light in the hand
  • Against it
  • Its temperature sentence breaks off before the figure, so the heat limit is missing
  • Publishes no dishwasher permission, only that it is easy to use and clean
  • Publishes no nonstick statement, which three of these five do
5 Best for three spatulas and a dishwasher

3Pcs Silicone Jar Spatula Long Handle Kitchen Spatul...

Three at 9.6 inches long by 1 inch wide, cleared for a machine.

  • For it
  • Publishes three spatulas at 9.6 in long by 1 in wide, so the reach is stated for all of them
  • States they work with nonstick cookware without damage
  • Publishes a smooth non porous surface that resists stains and odors
  • States you can rinse them or place them in the dishwasher
  • Against it
  • Publishes no temperature figure at all, only that the silicone withstands high temperatures
  • Publishes no weight, the only pick here with none
  • Publishes nothing about a core, so what is inside the handle is unstated

Our verdict

Tovolo publishes 600 degrees Fahrenheit on an all silicone body and ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE the same figure over stainless steel cores. LINDEN SWEDEN publishes 450 for its steel handle and is the only listing that says which part the number is for. Patelai starts a temperature sentence and breaks off, and Kunovo publishes only the words high temperatures.

“Heat resistant is a word, not a temperature.”

Lush Editorial Team

What separates these five

Two figures at six hundred degrees Tovolo publishes 600 degrees Fahrenheit for an all silicone body and ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE the same figure for silicone over a steel core. Neither says whether the figure is for touching a pan or sitting in one.
One maker says which part LINDEN SWEDEN publishes 450 degrees Fahrenheit and attaches it to the stainless steel handle rather than to the tool as a whole. It is the only listing on this fact sheet that separates the two.
A sentence that stops before the number Patelai lists silicone, a stainless steel core, non toxic, non slip and high temperature resistant, and then breaks off where the figure should be. The rest of the listing is the most detailed here.
Three publish a core, one publishes none ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE and Patelai publish a stainless steel core and LINDEN SWEDEN a stainless handle. Tovolo publishes all silicone with nothing inside. Kunovo publishes nothing about a core either way.
Weights from 0.08 to 0.31 pounds LINDEN SWEDEN publishes 0.08 pounds for one spatula, Tovolo 0.11 for one, Patelai 0.26 for two and ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE 0.31 for four. Kunovo publishes no weight for its three.

How we chose

Priorities, not a computed score. The inputs are published specifications, so we rank by what matters most and say how much.

  1. 30% Heat figure publishedOn one station the jar spatula is also the pan spatula
  2. 25% Which part the figure coversA steel handle and a silicone head are not the same limit
  3. 20% Core or handle publishedA core stiffens a thin blade and a seam lets food in
  4. 15% Size stated in wordsTwo of these five leave the reach to a field or a word
  5. 10% Washing statementOne of these five never names a machine

How the Five Compare on the Numbers

A station without a full kitchen leans on one spatula for the jar and the pan, so the figure that matters is the temperature the maker will stand behind. Two of these five publish 600 degrees Fahrenheit. One publishes 450 for its handle. One publishes a sentence that breaks off mid figure. One publishes only the words high temperatures.

The weights are all under half a pound and they still separate the picks. LINDEN SWEDEN publishes 0.08 pounds for one 9 inch spatula, Tovolo 0.11 for one jar scraper, Patelai 0.26 for two, ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE 0.31 for four. Kunovo publishes no weight at all for its three.

Published specification Tovolo jar scraper ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE four piece LINDEN SWEDEN steel handle Patelai two piece Kunovo three piece
Heat figure published 600 degrees Fahrenheit 600 degrees Fahrenheit 450 degrees Fahrenheit for the handle not published, a truncated sentence not published, high temperatures
What the figure is attached to The silicone itself The silicone, rated up to the figure The stainless steel handle not published not published
What is inside the handle Nothing, all silicone A stainless steel core A stainless steel handle A stainless steel core not published
Pieces in the purchase One Four One Two Three
Published weight 0.11 lb 0.31 lb 0.08 lb 0.26 lb not published
Size stated in words not published, fields of 1.97 x 11.02 x 0.1 in not published, called small 9 in 11 x 1.4 in, given also as 28 x 3.5 cm 9.6 in long by 1 in wide
Seam or one piece build All silicone, one piece not published not published One piece, no seams or cracks not published
Nonstick statement published Protects nonstick cookware Safe for nonstick pans not published not published, non slip Works with nonstick cookware without damage
Washing statement Dishwasher safe Rinses clean and dishwasher safe Dishwasher safe Easy to clean, no machine named Rinse or place in the dishwasher
Stain or odor claim Resists stains and odors not published not published Non toxic, no hidden food residue Resists stains and odors
Material grade published Premium food safe silicone BPA free food grade silicone BPA free silicone with steel Silicone with a stainless steel core Food grade silicone

What the table cannot tell you is whether a 600 degree figure means the same thing twice. Tovolo attaches it to an all silicone body and ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE to silicone over a steel core, and neither says whether the figure is for contact with a pan or for sitting in one. LINDEN SWEDEN is the only listing here that says which part the number belongs to.

Two Listings at Six Hundred Degrees

All Silicone, and Silicone Over Steel

Tovolo publishes 600 degrees Fahrenheit on an all silicone jar scraper, and states the figure is the reason the tool protects nonstick cookware. Its fields give 1.97 by 11.02 by 0.1 inches, which is a long thin blade rather than a bowl scraper, and it publishes 0.11 pounds. It also publishes resistance to stains and odors.

ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE publishes the same figure differently. Four spatulas of BPA free food grade silicone rated up to 600 degrees Fahrenheit, each over a stainless steel core, stated not to melt or warp on hot pans. It publishes 0.31 pounds for the set, the heaviest purchase of these five, and nothing about its length at all.

Four Hundred and Fifty, and Which Part

LINDEN SWEDEN publishes the most careful sentence on this fact sheet. The stainless steel handle can withstand temperatures up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit, and the silicone head is described separately. That is a maker saying which part of the tool the figure belongs to, which neither 600 degree listing does.

It is also the lightest purchase here at 0.08 pounds for a single 9 inch spatula with a published width of 1.0 inch and a thickness of 0.25. On a station where one utensil does everything, a 9 inch tool with a steel handle and a published limit is a different proposition from four small silicone heads.

The Two That Will Not Commit

A Sentence That Stops Mid Figure

Patelai states that the spatula is made of silicone with a stainless steel core, non toxic, non slip and high temperature resistant, and then the sentence naming the temperature breaks off. So the one thing a reader would use it for is missing from the middle of an otherwise detailed bullet.

What Patelai does publish is the clearest size on this page, at 11 by 1.4 inches given also as 28 by 3.5 cm, and a one piece build with no seams or cracks and no hidden food residue. It publishes 0.26 pounds for two pieces, and it is the only pick here that publishes its size in two units.

High Temperatures, and Nothing Else

Kunovo publishes three spatulas of durable food grade silicone that withstand high temperatures and work with nonstick cookware without damage, at 9.6 inches long by 1 inch wide. It publishes a smooth non porous surface that resists stains and odors and clears a dishwasher, and no temperature figure anywhere.

That is the most common position in this pool rather than an outlier. Most listings on this fact sheet use the words heat resistant with nothing attached, so the three figures on this page, 600, 600 and 450, are the exception. Kunovo also publishes no weight, so the only figures it gives are the two lengths.

Cores, Pieces and What Gets Washed

What Is Inside the Handle

Three of these five publish a steel core or a steel handle. ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE and Patelai both publish a stainless steel core inside the silicone, and LINDEN SWEDEN publishes a stainless steel handle with the silicone as the head. Tovolo publishes the opposite on purpose, an all silicone design with nothing inside it.

For a station that travels those are two different failure modes. A core stiffens a thin blade and a seam is where food gets in, which is why Patelai publishes one piece with no seams and Tovolo publishes all silicone. Kunovo publishes neither a core nor a seam statement, so what is inside its handle is unstated.

Pieces, Weights and Dishwashers

The purchase unit runs from one to four. Tovolo and LINDEN SWEDEN each supply one spatula, Patelai two, Kunovo three and ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE four. On weight that means 0.08 and 0.11 pounds for the two single tools against 0.31 for four, so a four piece set is roughly the weight of three single ones.

Four of the five publish a dishwasher. Tovolo, LINDEN SWEDEN and Kunovo state it plainly, and ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE states the spatulas rinse clean and are dishwasher safe. Patelai states only that the spatula is easy to use and clean, without naming a machine, which on a one piece seamless tool is the gap most worth filling.

Which One Fits Your Kitchen

The spatula goes into a hot pan. Tovolo publishes 600 degrees Fahrenheit on an all silicone body with nothing inside it, fields of 1.97 by 11.02 by 0.1 inches, 0.11 pounds, dishwasher permission and resistance to stains and odors.

You want four heads and one figure. ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE publishes four spatulas of BPA free silicone rated to 600 degrees Fahrenheit over stainless steel cores, stated not to melt or warp on hot pans, at 0.31 pounds for the set.

You want to know which part the number is for. LINDEN SWEDEN publishes 450 degrees Fahrenheit for its stainless steel handle, a 9 inch spatula measuring 1.0 by 0.25 inches in its fields, dishwasher permission and 0.08 pounds.

Seams are what you are avoiding. Patelai publishes a one piece build with no seams or cracks and no hidden residue, silicone over a stainless steel core, 11 by 1.4 inches given also as 28 by 3.5 cm, and 0.26 pounds for two.

You want three for the price of looking. Kunovo publishes three food grade silicone spatulas at 9.6 inches long by 1 inch wide, stated to withstand high temperatures and work with nonstick cookware, and cleared for a dishwasher.

What We Could Not Verify

Every figure above is a maker’s own published number or sentence, taken from the listing itself. These are the things we went looking for across all sixteen listings on this fact sheet and could not find.

  • The temperature Patelai was about to publish before its sentence broke off.
  • A heat figure from Kunovo, which states high temperatures and stops there.
  • Whether the two 600 degree figures are for contact with a pan or for sitting in one.
  • A length from ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE, whose only size word is small.
  • A weight from Kunovo, the one pick here that publishes none.
  • Whether the Kunovo handle has a core inside it, which the listing never says.

Frequently asked questions

How hot can a silicone jar spatula get?+

Three of these five publish a figure. Tovolo states 600 degrees Fahrenheit for its all silicone body and ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE states silicone rated up to 600 degrees over a stainless steel core. LINDEN SWEDEN states 450 degrees Fahrenheit and attaches it to the stainless steel handle. Patelai and Kunovo publish no figure, and most of the sixteen listings on this sheet say only heat resistant.

Does the heat figure cover the whole spatula?+

Only one listing says. LINDEN SWEDEN states that the stainless steel handle can withstand temperatures up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit, which is a figure tied to one part. Tovolo and ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE both publish 600 degrees Fahrenheit without separating the head from the handle, and ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE has a steel core inside the silicone, so the figure covers two materials at once.

Is a steel core in the handle worth having?+

It depends what you are avoiding. ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE and Patelai both publish a stainless steel core, which stiffens a thin blade for scraping a jar. Tovolo publishes an all silicone design with nothing inside, which removes the join between two materials. Patelai answers the same worry differently, publishing one piece with no seams or cracks and no hidden food residue.

How many spatulas do you get?+

Tovolo and LINDEN SWEDEN each supply one, Patelai two, Kunovo three and ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE four. The weights follow: 0.11 and 0.08 pounds for the two single tools, 0.26 for two and 0.31 for four. Kunovo publishes no weight at all, so what three of its spatulas add to a bag is the one figure its otherwise detailed listing leaves out.

Can these go in the dishwasher?+

Four of the five say so. Tovolo, LINDEN SWEDEN and Kunovo all state dishwasher safe plainly, and ALLWIN-HOUSEWARE states the spatulas rinse clean and are dishwasher safe. Patelai states only that the spatula is easy to use and clean, without naming a machine, which is odd on the one pick that publishes a seamless one piece build with no hidden food residue.

Why do so many listings say only heat resistant?+

Because it costs nothing to write. Across the sixteen listings on this fact sheet the phrase heat resistant appears far more often than a figure does, and only three picks here attach a number to it. Kunovo states that its silicone withstands high temperatures and works with nonstick cookware, which tells you what it is for without telling you where it stops.

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