HOTEC Premium Stainless Steel Locking Kitchen Tongs with Silicon Tips, Set of 2-9" and 12"Carbonfree Certified

Have used these regularly for about 2 years, the silicon at both ends is great for protecting nonstick pans in the sink. Tongs are grippy, and have only sustained some damage when I left them in a hot cast iron pan. They still work fine, just a bit misshapen on that one end. The silicon is still tight and not slipping off. They stay "closed" when you want them to. Recommended.

If these things can resist bacon grease, they can resist just about anything. Firm construction and line up well at the tips to pick up small items. Worth the cost!

I’m telling you these are perfectFor the kitchen great variety of sizes grips strong the lengths are perfect my favoriteTongs I’ve ever had nice colorEasy to clean and excellent build quality

(HOTEC Premium Stainless Steel Locking Kitchen Tongs with Silicon Tips, Set of 3-7", 9" and 12" (Grey) / $10 at the time of the review)Out of the box, this is a fairly good set of tongs for home use. The silicone ends are about as thick as you'd want them to be and their grip is good as there's no flex to the tips. Picking up individual pieces of food like broccoli or muffins is easy. And (using the medium-sized tongs) I was able to flip a decent sized steak without any issue. The locking/unlocking ring works just as it should. As for construction, it looks like the silicone tips are 'inserted' into the handles. I've included a close-up pic of where they connect. With a lot of use, the silicone tip could eventually bend off or fall out. Only time will tell. But overall, the quality of these are better than average, especially considering their low price.The sides of the tongs have color-matched silicone grips. It's helpful when holding/using them. On the smaller-sized ones, the there's less than an 1" of stainless steel exposed on the sides. But on the larger tong, there's over 3" of stainless steel exposed (pictured). Additionally, the silicone doesn't wrap around the frame of the tongs so, you still have to be careful when using these with ceramic cookware. You won't want to be resting them on the sides of your pans.So far they seem to be handling heat well. Since they're never sitting in or on the pan for any length time when I'm cooking, they should last a while. I haven't run them through the dishwasher. I usually hand wash most things only because it takes me a while to fill the dishwasher for use. I'll revisit this review as I use them more. For the price though, the quality of these was better than expected.

These are great. They do not scratch pans and they can take the heat when you use them to turn items in a skillet. The three sizes are convenient. They are strong and versatile.

Great tongs. I used them for a different purpose. I used them to screw in light bulbs in a very high wall fixture. They sure worked great for that!!!

They are as exactly as ordered. ease of opening and locking is as expected. Handles well and easy to clean.

Product as described, very good qualityDelivery was perfect