Okuzeka
Culinary Arts & Cooking vocabulary · Kitchen Equipment

Offset spatula

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, offset spatula means: A spreading tool with a blade bent away from its handle to provide clearance.

In Turkish: açılı pastacı spatulası

How it is used

Used for icing cakes and lifting small items from flat surfaces.

Example sentences

  1. The offset spatula spread buttercream inside the cake ring.

    The angled blade reaches the surface while the handle stays raised.

  2. He slid an offset spatula beneath the delicate biscuit.

    The blade provides support when moving a fragile item.

Common collocations

  • small offset spatula
  • angled spatula blade
  • plateTo arrange cooked food on a plate so that it is ready to be served and looks attractive. The noun plating means the way a dish is arranged.
  • pastry chefA chef who specialises in desserts, pastries, breads and other baked goods and usually runs the pastry section of a kitchen. Also called a pâtissier.

More terms: Kitchen Equipment

Practise with graded reading

Reading at the right level is the fastest way to make new words stick. Pick free English books by level: