OXO SteeL Spaghetti Server
With its working end shaped like a pronged bowl, this 13-inch tool dips into a pot and comes up with a load of pasta while it drains the water away. Pasta strands drape through the prongs and don't clump together. Handsome enough to bring to the table, this pasta server dishes out long pastas more easily than does a spoon or fork. Oxo's Steel line is an all-stainless-steel variant of the company's familiar fat-handled Good Grips line. Rather than being straight-sided, this tool's handle is tapered from heel to finger grip and has satin-finish, stainless-steel panels top and bottom. The handle's sides feature the same design as those in the Good Grips line--they're made of soft processed rubber for comfort, with  "fins," or grooves, that flex under pressure, conforming to individual finger grips and providing control when handles are wet or slippery. Like all Oxo tools, this pasta server is dishwasher-safe; a hole in its handle facilitates hanging on a hook or peg.--Fred Brack