Tongs
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[[Image:kitchen-tongs.png|thumb|Silicon-tipped locking tongs designed to withstand temperatures up to 500 degrees fahrenheit]]
[[Image:Grilling-tongs.png|thumb|Long handled locking tongs designed for outdoor [[grilling]]]]
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'''Tongs''' are [[wikt:gripping|gripping]] and lifting [[tool]]s, of which there are many forms adapted to their specific use. Some are merely large [[pincer]]s or [[nipper (tool)|nipper]]s, but the greatest number fall into three classes:
# Tongs which have long [[arm]]s terminating in small flat circular [[Friction#Coefficient of friction|ends of tongs]] and are pivoted close to the [[handle (grip)|handle]], as in the common fire-tongs, used for picking up pieces of [[coal]] and placing them on a [[fire]].
# Tongs consisting of a single band of [[metal]] bent round one or two bands joined at the head by a [[spring (device)|spring]], as in [[sugar]]-tongs, [[asparagus]]-tongs, and the like.
# Tongs in which the [[pivot]] or [[joint]] is placed close to the gripping ends, such as [[blacksmith]]'s tongs or [[crucible]]-tongs.
The tongs are the most-used [[cooking utensil]] when [[grilling]], as they provide a way to move, rotate and turn the food with delicate precision.
A special form of tongs, known as "lazy-tongs," consists of a [[pair]] of grippers at the end of a series of [[lever]]s pivoted together like [[scissors]], the whole being closed or extended by the [[Motion (physics)|movement]] of the handles communicated to the first set of levers and thence to the grippers, the whole forming an extensible pair of tongs for gripping and lifting things at a [[distance]].
==See also==
*[[List of food preparation utensils|Food preparation utensils]]
*[[Forceps]]
*[[Tweezers]]
* [[Hot cell]] (Tongs are often used in hot cells to permit the manipulation of radioactive isotopes.
==External links==
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