About

Locking tongs with Silicone measure 9-inch in length

One hand locking mechanism for easy lifting and releasing

Manufactured with 18/10 stainless steel

Ergonomic design for safe and comfortable handling with minimum risk of food slipping and sliding

Product Description

Located in the Bavaria region of Germany, family- owned Rosle has been steadily creating the best tools and utensils in the world since 1888. Each Rosle product joins design and function in perfect harmony. 18/10 Stainless steel is used in production providing a professional utensil that is not only aesthetically pleasing, but hygienic, neutral to flavors and odors, easy to clean. During the development phase - which lasts from 1 to 2 years on average - each product goes through a trial period where it is critically evaluated by cooking schools and professional chefs. During production, Rosle utensils go through an elaborate manufacturing processes and only leave the premises after passing strict quality control. Professional and home chefs alike sing the praise of this integrated collection, widely recognized as the best on the market. With German design and unrivaled material, Rosle continues to receive prestigious design prizes and a growing list of awards. New from Rosle, these beautifully designed One Hand Operation Locking Tongs with Silicone are a versatile all purpose tool, perfect for handling all types of food. Use and application: 1) When opening the tongs, hold them with the tips facing downward; 2) Light pressure will release the locking mechanism opening the tongs; 3) for locking, hold the tongs so the tips face upward; 4) The tongs will automatically lock into a closed position when light pressure is applied with one hand. Heat resistant to 500-degree farenheit, dishwasher safe..

Brand Story

By Rosle

  • Type: Tongs
  • Color: Metallic/black
  • Weight: 7-1/8 oz
  • Made In: Germany
  • Warranty: Lifetime
  • Dimensions: 10-3/8” x 4-1/8” x 1-3/4” (opened)
  • Composition: Stainless steel, silicone
  • Manufacturer: Rösle
  • Other versions: 12-Inch Silicone Coated Locking Tongs

Ambitions

Apparent goal: kids gift/registry home kitchens restaurants everywhere
Intended audience: novice advanced beginner good home cook gourmet professional
Diet/nutrition: does not apply scary empty promises helpful essential
Green?: not especially neutral mixed blessing earth friendly green!
Innovative: step back standing still progress trendy genius
Problem solving: no better baby steps solid steps giant steps a revelation
Competition: outclassed follower in the pack strong challenger likely champ

Utility/Quality

Ease of use: impossible frustrating OK simple child's play
Intuitive: Ph.D. required barely logical effortless brilliant
Instructions: missing incomprehensible adequate unnecessary excellent
Quality: cheesy questionable good years of service impressive
Parts to lose: inevitable some/many one-piece self-storing not a problem
Power source: none hands batteries outlet green
Clean-up: nightmare wipe clean soap & water scouring pad dishwasher
Does it work?: not at all adequately well very well perfectly
Availability: airfare required online kitchen store department store supermarket

Packaging

Easy to open?: impossible maddening tolerable good opens itself
Green?: fills a landfill huge waste passable minimal waste impressive

Economy

Time saving: time wasting not really modest substantial huge
Labor saving: less efficient marginal a bit noticeable remarkable
Money saving: money wasted none $ $$ $$$
Beats the old way: worse no change better definitely entirely new
Where will it live?: garage/attic drawer cabinet countertop rack

Summary

Fulfills ambitions: falls short almost there satisfies exceeds home run
How often used: once/twice ≥daily ≥weekly ≥monthly ≥yearly/holidays
Worth the space?: no does not apply w/unlimited space w/limited space absolutely
Need it?: a luxury discretionary basic equipment for serious cooks get it
Value: ouch! a little pricey worth splurging on the money a deal
Overall rating: skip it fair good very good excellent

Comments: As an institution, we do not believe in magic. We have also not heard anyone around the office express a belief in magic. Still, we are pretty sure that how these Rösle tongs work.

The Rösle folks say there is a patented coupling mechanism that allows the tongs to be opened and locked together with just one hand. After looking at them very closely from all angles, our money is still on magic. (OK, we do hear something metal move when we hold the tongs vertically, with the tips pointing down, and give a little squeeze. The tongs simply unlock themselves. Squeeze them closed in any other position, and they lock together.)

Tongs may be the most important tool in the kitchen – perhaps after a good knife – and it kills us that some people don't have them, or have those worthless wire tongs that are about as useful as a child using chopsticks for the first time. Every kitchen should have a good pair of tongs (multiple pairs, in fact).

We have had tongs take up too much room, so the locking mechanism in these tongs clamps them down to a very trim 1-1/2" around and just over 10" long (the hanging loop adds about 1"). We have had tongs break, so the lifetime warranty offers peace of mind. We have had tongs with an overdeveloped spring that were physically hard to use, and these are just right. And we have had tongs that were hard to unlock (and all that we can remember require two hands), so these squeeze-with-one-hand tongs offer a real benefit, especially if you're stirring or doing something else important with your other hand.

Rösle says the silicone-covered tips won't pinch your food the way uncovered metal tips can, and we agree that some tongs have pretty sharp edges that can damage delicate foods. Rösle says these are sensitive enough to pick up a raisin or a pea. The silicone is heat-resistant up to 500°F (260°C). The "teeth" come together in close contact, so that you can grip food with a lot of surface area, not just the tip of the tongs.