Hygiplas Colour Coded Serving Tong Red 405mm HC854

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Product summary

RVS. Lengte: 40,5cm.

Product description

General purpose extra-long tongs with vinyl coated black handle. These tongs are colour coded red, meaning that they are suitable for handling raw meat.

405mm (16″) Long
Colour Coded to Prevent Cross Contamination
Easy to clean – dishwasher safe
Vinyl Coated
Red: Raw Meat

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SPECIFICATION 12 facts · tap for all Gross weight0.21 kgMaterialStainless SteelProduct codeHC854BrandHygiplasGTIN / EAN5.05098E+12TypeTongs

Identity5

Brand Hygiplassite
GTIN / EAN 5.05098E+12catalogue
Product code HC854site
Seo name Hygiplas Colour Coded Serving Tong Red 405mmcatalogue
Type Tongscatalogue

Size & weight3

External (W×D×H) 405(L)mmcatalogue
Gross weight 0.21 kgcatalogue
Length 405 mmcatalogue

Build & fittings2

Colour Redcatalogue
Material Stainless Steelcatalogue

Other stated facts2

Dishwasher safe Yescatalogue
Suitable for Raw Meatcatalogue
THE WORKING VIEW

Why this tong earns its place

Red means raw meat. Beef, pork, poultry, any raw protein — it goes in the red tongs and nowhere else. When your entire team sees red tongs, they know: raw meat, separate prep, no shortcuts. Colour coding turns food-safety rules into muscle memory, and muscle memory wins on a busy Saturday night when everyone's moving fast.

The 405 mm length keeps your hands comfortably away from raw juices, steam, and hot prep surfaces — long enough for reach, short enough for precision. Stainless steel construction will never rust or harbour bacteria in corroded spots; it cleans completely in a commercial dishwasher and needs no special care beyond the normal cycle. The vinyl-coated handle grips firmly whether you're working with cold or room-temperature ingredients.

Build a complete colour-coded set and you've solved the cross-contamination problem before it starts. Red for raw, yellow for cooked, green for vegetables and fruit, purple for allergens. Every tong in your drawer tells a story, and the story is safety. There's no guessing, no post-shift blame, just a routine that works.

BEFORE YOU BUY

Questions, answered straight

Because raw meat is the highest cross-contamination risk in a kitchen. If red tongs touch cooked food, that cooked food is contaminated. If red tongs touch vegetables for a raw salad, that salad is potentially unsafe. Dedicated utensils are the only failsafe.

No. The vinyl coating is engineered for repeated high-temperature cycles. It won't crack, peel, or loosen.

They're designed for handling raw meat during prep. Once meat is cooked, you'd use yellow tongs for serving. That's the system: red for raw, yellow for cooked.

If you're buying these, train once: red = raw, yellow = cooked, green = vegetables, purple = allergens. The colours themselves are the system. They do the remembering.

At minimum one, but two is realistic — one in the raw-prep area and one in hand when you're working fast. Having a spare also means one is always in the dishwasher.
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Hygiplas Colour Coded Serving Tong Red 405mm HC854 Product Data

Brand Hygiplas
Type Tongs
Dimensions 405(L)mm
Material Stainless Steel
Colour / Finish Red
Dishwasher Safe Yes
Suitable For Raw Meat
Weight 220g
Manufacturer Ref UUT-12VY
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