The other day I was broken by my tongs after a long time. Because I've a different and cheaper worried for the money but was thrown out the window. Although they looked similar but had no power and the grip ends were merged yet so far apart that you could so nothing really grasp. So I then again a Lurch (formerly Cuisipro) bought me ruefully pliers. She takes excellent everything you want to grab it. Be it a hot pasta from the boiling water, steaks, sausages or schnitzel to turn and how to load food to be fried in hot pans. Afterwards we put in the dishwasher and then in the drawer. For stowing pulling back on the ring, then the pliers lays together, hardly takes up space. The one that was broken was, fell off me, otherwise the pliers are in fact super durable. Only directly to the grill or longer with the hot pan bottom, the black clamp part should not come into contact, that is the material really too hot ... I can recommend highly pliers, they should be in every household. For grilling, we have long 40cm stainless steel tongs. A great part, they burn no longer (without gloves) fingers ;-)