“Pull those black plastic spatulas out of the trash,” it said, dubbing the recent media hype “black spatulageddon.” There’s perhaps no US brand with more at stake in this debate than OXO.

OXO Good Grips Stainless Steel Scraper & Chopper ... 6-inch round cake in half the time I would take to do it with a spatula. Great at scraping (duh) It’s also a great scraper.

Grace Cooper is a writer who specializes in shopping. Her work has appeared in The Kitchn, Apartment Therapy, Culinary Hill, and more. I scoured Amazon to find the best multifunctional tools to ...