In a drawer of your rental kitchen you may find plastic tongs right next to that flimsy nylon turning spatula.  I hate those things.  When turning food on the grill or on the stove you need to get a good grip on it.  These tongs are metal right to the tip.  The tip is the key to the grip. 

Your tongs have a tab at the top of the handle that locks the tongs closed for packing.  The tongs are dishwasher safe.

With your oven mitts the tongs work great on the grill!