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Edit: I decided to throw it out and order a new stainless steel one that's all one piece. Thanks for the help!
Stainless steel screw through the part where plastic and metal pipe meet. Or epoxy.
Plastic items aren't meant to be repaired and it's not a good idea to use them with food for very long. The plastic parts will disintegrate. Just throw it out.
Buy one that's made out of wood.
Metal, wood handle, more durable.
the only allowable plastic for utensils should be a rubber spatula (high heat), for scooping out the last bits of a product.
metal is ok but not so good for the pan. absolutely not suitable for coated pans
....didn't know i had to specify or have a disclaimer.
Thanks for the assist though, in case someone didn't know.
Try a mix of superglue with corn starch.
Round up another $1.25 and head to dollar tree
Smash a tech screw in it, problem solved till the screw rusts.
This right here unfortunately, the glue will cost more if you only use the glue once. We live in a world where items are easier/cheaper to throw out then repair.
Though I guess the cheapest thing you could do is drill a hole on the backside with a drill and put a screw through it. Only a short screw that goes into the cylinder/shaft.
Also fyi, most plastics from the dollar store are not guaranteed to be toxic free. You may find most of these plastics melt on pans with use over time and might end up being consumed. Usually what I opt for is metal on a metal pan or silicon cooking utensils that don't seem to melt or loose peices of them in what I am cooking.
throw out then repair.
I think you have that backwards: try repairing and THEN throw it out.
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If I really wanted to keep it I wouldn't use glue I'd put part of a balloon or a finger from a glove on the spatula and force it back in. IMO any kitchen utensil that's 2 parts like this will always fail quickly. I believe that's a force fitting with ridges intended to keep it in so slightly enlarging the piece that goes in will recreate the tight fit
I've used tin foil to make the same repair. You can be as sloppy as you like, after it fits snuggly, you can just peel/rub off any excess.
Certain tree based resins are actually used in cooking.
Pick one of those edible ones and reapply them every time this comes off.
There will be minute amount of gum going into your food, but it will still be food.
On the downside, those gums are easily water soluble, so depending on you long and hot you wash (and how tight the handle seals), you might see it coming off each and every wash. You won't have it coming off while cooking though (as long as you keep the junction out of water.
God this gives me PTSD of the similar spatulas my grandparents insist on getting for some reason XD a big reason I don't skimp on quality kitchen supplies now. I recommend, if it's available, anyone who wants good kitchen stuff that won't break easy, try finding an Asian market of some kind with an appliance etc. section. The Korean market near me sells all type of great wooden spatulas, tongs, etc. and also stainless steel, for a great price. Way better than the overpriced trash at the big box stores.
Water proof JB Weld. But honestly it should be tossed. You want a spatula with a full tang. Even after you JB weld this the metal is going to fatigue and it will break again because there is so little connection between the tool and handle.
If I wasn't going to throw it away, I'd probably fill the handle completely with food grade silicone caulk and score the s*** out of the plastic plug before I forced it together.
But unless I had a damn good use for the rest of the tube of caulk there's no good reason to burn a $10 tube of caulk for a $2 spatula.
As a handyman I always have uses for caulk.
Yeah, I threw it out. I'm gonna order a full stainless steel one.
JB weld only does metal to metal right?
There's different types of JB weld that will do different materials.
JB weld does pretty much anything to anything.
Just get a Spurtle.
