These help me when I am baking making sure that all the batter is out of the bowl and nothing is wasted. These are made of one piece of plastic so I know that when I wash them after use, they are coming clean in all the places my old one would hide things that shouldn't be there. They also do well when I am cooking something that I have to stir, like fried rice, and so they seem to be able to handle heat well also.