Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: disappointed

The first time I tried to use these tongs was to retrieve lasagna noodles from a pot of boiling water. I quickly gave up as they kept slipping out of the tongs. I knew they might be a little slippery from reading other reviews but this was just silly. The ends flex too much when trying to pick things up. My wife has used them more like a spatula and she is sure she can use them for things like flipping over fish etc. I would not recommend them or buy them again. The strips along the handles work very well to prevent the tongs from sliding around in your hands when they are wet or covered with oil. I bought the nylon covered tongs and they work great.