I was hoping to use this as a pancake turner, but it's a little overkill. It's pretty big to use in most frying pans, so better on a grill or a griddle. I have some grill pans but unless it's a really good coating of the best ceramic, it might damage the surface of some. That said, BBQ is a nice use for this some poorly used turners I've used allow the burgers to get broken up and fall into the grates. It works well for things to do close work on a BBQ grill to turn brats and jumbo hot dogs.This worked pretty good for cooking large pancakes on my stovetop cast grill, and for cooking those large meatless burgers. The chrome, sharp tapered edge in front allows me to get under an 8" pancake and flip it in one motion. Same goes for jumbo fried eggs. I thought hash browns would be a problem, but even though there are large gaps, when cooking they stick together so you can turn a large portion at once. Big enough for turning unusual, shaped items like chicken, fish fillets. This is probably a little hefty for work with a fry pan. It does work well with casseroles or thinks like baked mac and cheese. You can use it to cut free and scoop up serving squares in a large ceramic dish. Not quite as delicate as I thought you could probably use as a chopper, but still pretty nice. Recommended.