I have been using a silicone spatula as a challenge for my frying pan. Normally when I cook, I use a stainless spatula, because stainless steel pans can generally take a beating. That is why we bought them. But I figured, using a silicone one is harder. There is no way to scrape hard bits off the pan, because the silicone is elastic, not hard like metal. So it will take a skillful pan user to use this new spatula as a scraper of fond. After a couple of tries, I did it. I used this to fold eggs, stir fry meat, scrape fond of the bottom of the pan easily. It's just in the heat, that's all. Nowadays, I use the silicone spatula extensively because it is much easier to clean than the stainless steel, which food tends to stick, or wood, which leaves smell and oil in wood fiber and is hard to clean.
