The 30cm ice and garnish tongs in two lines
These are ice and garnish tongs in stainless steel, 30cm long with a spring mechanism: you pick up what should not be touched by hand.
Who it is for
For bars working in full view, where hands in the ice are seen. And for bars with a deep ice well, because 30cm reaches the bottom without wetting the wrist.
One pair or two
Two, kept apart. One for ice and one for fruit: tongs that have just picked up a lime wedge carry pulp and juice into the ice well, and from there into every glass of the night. It is the simplest rule to follow and the easiest to forget, and a second pair is far cheaper than emptying an ice well.
Specifications
- Length: 30cm
- Material: stainless steel
- Mechanism: spring-loaded
- Use: fruit and ice
- Dishwasher safe: yes
The spring, and why it changes the move
Spring-loaded tongs stay open on their own and close under pressure: pick up with one hand, squeeze, set down. Scissor tongs have to be opened by hand, so the move takes two steps and slips when your hand is wet. Over two hundred fills a night, the difference is felt in the wrist before it shows in the time.
30cm is a hygiene measure
The point is not comfort but where your hand ends up. With short tongs, reaching a cube at the bottom of a half-full ice well puts your wrist in the ice; with 30cm it does not. It is the same reason the ice scoop is not left in the well, and one of the things an inspection looks at.
What you pick up with it
Ice cubes, citrus wheels, olives, twists, garnishes. With the usual rule: these tongs handle things that end up in the guest’s glass, so treat them like cutlery, not like a tool. They come back to the bar, get washed and go back into use, and they are not laid on the wet bar top between drinks.
Where to keep them between uses
In a dry container, tips up, or in the holder on the edge of the ice well if there is one. Never in the ice: buried, they cannot be found without putting your hands in, which is exactly the move the tool was meant to avoid. Same rule as the scoop, for the same reason.
The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 pieces -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item.
Care
Wash at the end of the shift and dry fully, paying attention to the spring, where water sits longer than elsewhere. Stainless steel takes the dishwasher; lay the tongs flat in the basket so the spring keeps its tension and the tongs keep closing cleanly.
FAQ
How long are the ice tongs? 30cm, enough to reach the bottom of an ice well.
Do I need one pair or two? Two: one for ice and one for fruit, because juice gets into the ice well.
What mechanism does it have? Spring-loaded: it stays open on its own and closes under pressure.
What is it made from? Stainless steel.
Can I leave it in the ice well? No, never: keep it apart, dry, or in the holder on the edge.
Is it dishwasher safe? Yes, laid flat so the spring is not forced.
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