"KITCHEN EQUIPMENT & UTENSIL epsd September 6th 2017
Skewer
Name of item : skewer
Function : used to hold small chunks of meat or vegetables etc. As they grilled
Material : wood, bamboo, metal
How to clean : for metal material you can wash it with liquid soap and clean water but for bamboo and wood you can only use it once.
A long, thin straight shaft, typically made of metal, wood or natural materials, to be used to support and hold small chunks of meat and vegetables as they are grilled or roasted. Commonly known as shish kabobs or kebabs, the food items are pierced by the Skewer so they can be held firmly and rotated over the cooking heat.
Although commercially produced Skewers are generally made of metal or wood, natural materials are also used as Skewers. The natural Skewer is used as a means to add a seasoned flavor to the foods being prepared. Examples of some of the natural Skewers include: bay branches for cooking beef and pork; cinnamon sticks for cooking chicken, pork, or fruit; lemongrass stalks for chicken, duck, pork, scallops, shrimp, and tofu; rosemary branches for chicken, lamb and shrimp; and sugarcane stalks for chicken, pork or shrimp. Seasoned or flavored wooden Skewers are also commercially produced and available in many food or specialty stores selling cooking utensils. The flavored Skewers are made to add a seasoned taste to various foods being placed on the Skewer.
Since metal skewers retain the heat of the grill or fire, make sure food is never eaten directly from the metal or it may cause a severe burn if making contact with the skin. The flat metal skewers, rather than the round rod skewers, are typically better at keeping food solidly positioned so the food items can be turned without rotating on the rod. Wood skewers, most often made of bamboo, may require an aluminum foil wrapping to be placed on the areas not covered with food and exposed to the heat. This will reduce the chance of igniting the wood as the food cooks.
Ever since our ancestor discovered how to tame the flame, they enriched their diet with the variety of new foods. As one of the earliest recipes for preparing meat was roasting it over the flame, our ancestors discovered that the easiest way to accomplish that is to string pieces of meat on long thing pieces of wood. This invention of first skewer represented only the beginning of life for this popular eating utensil. Ease of creation, maintaining and simple use enabled it to remain one of the most popular utensils for cooking over the open flame, and was used regularly by all the civilizations and nations from the dawn of time up to today.
Tradition of using skewers was recorded in the histories of many areas. Japan has a very long history of cooking and grilling meat over charcoal, and Hawaii has a clash of many traditions of Pacific which entails roasting almost everything over the fire with skewers - from meat to fruits and pineapples.
In modern times, skewers are used in variety of ways. In addition of its traditional use, they also found their place as holders of candy and other sweet products, garnishes on cocktails, and many others types of food that are sold "on a stick" in many outdoor market/sidewalk businesses.
Materials from which modern skewers are made range from the traditional wood and bamboo, to the glass, metal and other decorative materials.
Source : http://m.recipetips.com/
Barbeque griller
Name of item : barbeque griller
Function : to cook or grill meat with low and slow methods
Material : stainless steel
How to clean : use metal brush to clean the sticky meat on the bar/griller
What's barbeque or barbecuing?
Barbecuing is cooking foods low and slow. Barbecuing is usually used for cuts of meat like ribs, pork shoulder, beef brisket, or whole chickens or turkeys. These types of meats tend to be tougher, and need the low, slow heat of a barbecue (or a slow-cooker) in order to get them good and tender.
Barbecued food is cooked over very low heat (usually 225 degrees Fahrenheit or lower) for a very long time (hours, or even all day long). Barbecuing is often done with indirect heat, where the heat source is connected to the chamber where the meat is held, but the meat is not directly over the flames like on a grill.
Charcoal or wood are commonly used as the heat source for barbecue. Different types of wood give off different smoky flavors that the meat can absorb. The best barbecue chefs pride themselves on a very long cooking time to get the tenderest, most flavorful meat.
17th Century: The Arawak tribe of Hispaniola cooks meat on a frame of sticks over a fire, calling it barbacòa. No surprise: Spanish conquerors take the idea.
18th Century: BBQ comes to southeastern America, where pigs are pit-roasted for hours and devoured. Different styles emerge during westward expansion, varying in sauce, cut of meat, and use of wood smoke. All taste great with beer.
1897: Ellsworth B. A. Zwoyer patents a design for charcoal briquettes. Sadly, the Kingsford Products Company—started by Henry Ford in 1921—often gets the credit for creating the briquette. (Ford was looking for a way to reuse wood scraps and sawdust from Model T assembly lines.)
Late 1940s: In the postwar boom in suburban lifestyle, open brazier grills become a backyard fixture. But the grills—and thrills—are cheap: They often burn meat without cooking it, and ash storms are common on windy days.
1952: George Stephen, a welder at Weber Brothers Metal Works, cuts a metal buoy in half to make a dome-shaped grill. He uses the top half as a lid that seals in flavor and evenly distributes heat, and adds vents to get oxygen to the fire. The iconic Weber grill is born.
1960s: In a bid to get customers to buy more natural gas, William G. Wepfer and Melton Lancaster of the Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company redesign a charcoal grill to run on bottled propane. The resulting grills are pricier but easier to use and soon become the new backyard favorite.
1980s: Infrared burner inventor Bill Best adds his ceramic burners to a BBQ. Propane heats the tile, which emits infrared radiation and cooks food directly. Restaurants love them: They grill meat evenly and lock in juices.
1991: The Fresh Prince (aka Will Smith) shows off his grill skills—and raps that "the smell from a grill can spark up nostalgia" — in the music video for "Summertime."
1994: Your mom—and everyone else's—buys the George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine. The clamshell design grills meat at the top and bottom while draining fat. Over 100 million are sold.
2000: Infrared grills aren't just for chefs anymore. Best's patent expires, leading to the production of more affordable infrared grills. At $500 to $1000, they still cost a lot of bones.
2004: The largest grill in the world is built on the Discovery Channel's Bigshow. It measures 15 feet 3.75 inches high, 20 feet 2.25 inches wide, and 8 feet deep.
2012: Finnish Design Shop debuts the City Boy Picnic Grill a sleek, tiny (8.7 inches tall, 7.1 wide) gas cooker that allows urbanites to pretend their fire escape is a country deck. Grill on!
Source : http://www.popularmechanics.
Coffee maker
Name of item : coffee maker
Function : to help making coffee more easier
Material : metal, glass
How to clean : you can only wash the coffee pot that made from glass with liquid soap, clean water and dry napkin
A coffee maker is an electric countertop appliance that brews hot coffee automatically. It consists of a hot plate, a carafe or glass coffee pot, filter basket, and water reservoir.
A coffee maker is a very simple, low-tech, yet efficient machine. A heating element circles the hot plate at the bottom of the maker.
Wrapped in this heating element is a hollow aluminum tube. When water is added to the reservoir, a small hole in the bottom of the container feeds a plastic hose that leads down to one end of the aluminum tube. Once the coffee pot is switched on, the heating element gets hot very quickly. Sensors cycle the element on and off to keep it 195-205 degrees Fahrenheit (90-96 Celsius).
Water sitting in the aluminum tube boils and the turbulence creates bubbles that rise though the opposite end of the tube, traveling up an exit hose (making room for more water to enter the heating element). Hot water riding on these rising bubbles creates upward lift that carries a small stream of boiling water to the top of the coffee maker.
History of coffee maker:
The first reported commercial coffeemakers stem, once again, from the land of Turkey, this time in Istanbul. Coffee houses began springing up around 1554, and from the land of Turkey, the fascination soon spread to Persia, to the Ottoman Empire and to Africa next. It finally spread to Europe thanks to Dutch sailors, but it was not until 1607, that the British brought coffee to America. Meanwhile, most coffeemakers were fairly generic pots. They typically featured a spout on one side and a basic wooden handle on the other. After the Boston Tea Party in 1773, the inspiration to drink more coffee really took hold and the Americans became intrigued with developing a better coffeemaker.
By 1770, the first two-chamber coffeemakers came into existence. The coffee grounds sat in the upper chamber along with hot water that slowly filtered through to the bottom chamber, leaving the grounds behind. Thanks to the efforts of James Nason of Massachusetts, the percolator hit the market in 1865, a method still popular for many today. It was followed closely thereafter by the French press. The year 1901, marked the first patented espresso machine, fully steam powered and invented by an Italian man named Luigi Bezzera. To this day, the Italians are still considered the leaders in espresso and espresso machines. The most popular coffeemaker of all, the electric pour-over coffee maker, was not invented until the early 1970s by Mr. Coffee.
The number of coffeemakers in existence today is beyond imagination. And, not only is the number vastly overwhelming, so are the variations including percolators of all styles, moka pots, French presses, automatic single cups, pod coffee makers, super automated espresso machines, Chemex pourovers, unique products like Clever Coffee Drippers, and space-style machines like those featured below. You'll want to stay tuned, the future of coffeemakers is exciting and completely unpredictable.
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