If you've ever looked into a restaurant kitchen you've probably seen a cook using a bench scraper: A thin sheet of metal (typically), topped off on one end with a wooden or plastic handle. To use ...

Your bench scraper has news for you: You’re not using it enough. A bench scraper is one of those inexpensive kitchen essentials that lasts a lifetime and has a million uses, but is somehow one ...

The next time you’ve got a sheet pan to grease, dump your oil into your pan, then use the flat side of a bench scraper to spread it around in an even layer. Done.