"KITCHEN EQUIPMEN & UTENSIL epsd August 24th 2017

Peeler

Name of item                          : Peeler

Function                                  : to help remove skin from vegetables or fruits

Material                                   : Stainless steel

How to clean                           : using liquid soap, clean water and dry napkin

Vegetable Peelers are a kitchen tool designed to remove just the peel (skin) of a vegetable, without sacrificing the layer of the flesh of the vegetable just below the skin. This area of the vegetable is often nutrient-rich.

They are constantly being reinvented. What one you like to work with is very much a personal thing. A Vegetable Peeler that one person will use to whiz merrily through a bag of potatoes in no time flat, without a second thought, another person will throw away in frustration only 2 or 3 strokes into the job.

And as much as you try one out in the store, waving it through the air trying to assess the grip and heft and feel in your hands, you never really know how you'll like working with it until you get it home and actually do.

The handles may be metal or plastic. An oft-repeated tale, though unverified, is that one unnamed company reputedly designed the colours of its plastic handles to blend in with the colours of vegetable peelings. The purpose, the tale goes on to say, is to cause people to more often mistakenly discard the peeler in the garbage with the scraps, necessating the more frequent purchase on new ones.

The blades can be rigid, or swivel. Swivel blades allow the blade to adjust itself to the contoured surfaces of the item being peeled.

Most have a point somewhere in the design that is used for digging out eyes from potatoes, and blemishes from other vegetables.

source : http://www.cooksinfo.com/vegetable-peelers

Nutcracker

Name of item                          : Nutcracker

Function                                  : to help cracking the shell of nuts

Material                                   : Stainless steel

How to clean                           : using liquid soap, clean water

A nutcracker is a device used to break open the shells of hard, dry fruits, known commonly as nuts, produced by certain species of trees. The edible material within the shell is known as the kernel. True nuts, including familiar foods such as pecans, hazelnuts, and walnuts, have shells which require nutcrackers. Other foods loosely called nuts include many which do not require a nutcracker, such as peanuts, almonds, and cashews, and those that do, such as the Brazil nut. Nutcrackers are also used to break open other hard foods, such as lobster.

A wide variety of nutcrackers are used in modern kitchens, ranging from simple tools that resemble pliers to more complex devices that rely on carefully controlled pressure to crack open shells without damaging kernels. Their continued use in an era of readily available shelled nuts is explained by the proclivity of gourmet cooks for freshly shelled nuts. Also, many people collect decorative nutcrackers, which are designed more for appearance than for daily use. These collectible nutcrackers, often in the shape of humans or animals, are usually carved from wood, although some are made of cast iron or other materials.

Human beings have eaten nuts since prehistoric times, and have always faced the problem of breaking open the shells. The earliest nutcracker was probably a rock used to smash open the nut, resulting in pieces of kernel mixed with pieces of shell. This method was improved when simple tools were developed. Early nutcrackers were probably made by connecting two pieces of wood or metal with a hinge. By placing the nut between the two pieces and squeezing them together, it would have been possible to exert control over the pressure applied. In this way, the shell could be cracked with less damage to the kernel.

Although the exact details of the evolution of the nutcracker are lost to history, by the middle of the eighteenth century decorative wooden nutcrackers were carved by hand in many parts of Germany. These devices, also known as nut-biters, usually resembled a humorous human figure. The nut was placed in the figure's mouth. A set of handles were used to bring the figure's jaws together, cracking the nut. This type of nutcracker was so familiar in Germany in the early nineteenth century that the German writer E. T. A. Hoffman made one the hero of his fairy tale "Nussknacker und Mausekoönig" ("Nutcracker and Mouse King") in 1816. The Russian composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky adapted Hoffman's story into a ballet in 1891, and The Nutcracker has remained popular with audiences ever since, leading to an increased interest in collecting nutcrackers.

Source : http://www.madehow.com/Volume-5/Nutcracker.html

Balloon Whisk

Name of item                          : Balloon Whisk

Function                                  : to help mixing and increase air into sauce egg ect.

Material                                   : Stainless steel, rubber

How to clean                           : using liquid soap, clean water, dry napkin

A whisk is a kitchen tool using for blending, whipping, incorporating air and eliminating lumps in food.

Most whisks are hand-held and hand-powered, though some mechanical and electronic versions are available.

Once seen in North America as something just for people who also have embossed personal stationery, whisks are now dead cheap, and available even in discount stores. Many people have a collection of them in different shapes and sizes.

Whisks can be made of metal, nylon plastic, wood or bamboo. Wooden ones break easily. Nylon whisks are quite flimsy and don't have a lot of whisking power. Silicone-coated wire whisks are better. Better quality metal whisks have the handle sealed at both ends.

Not all types of whisks are dishwasher safe. Check before you buy if this is important to you.

It's best not to risk using metal ones in non-stick pots or pans, as you may damage the non-stick surface of your pot. This is when nylon whisks, despite not having a lot of oomph, are useful.

The nomenclature of whisks can be confusing, and often English will use the same term for different ones. French terminology has the same problem. Note that in English at least two very different whisks are referred to as a "French Whisk", whereas as in French, as you'd expect, there is no such thing as a whisk called a "French Whisk."

Source : http://www.cooksinfo.com/whisks