"KITCHEN EQUIPMENT & UTENSIL epsd October 23rd 2017
Carving Fork
name of item :
Carving Fork
function :
to help holding the food carving when we want to cut it
how to clean :
use wet napkin to wipe it
carving fork is a common utensil
for use when slicing meats, poultry, fish and other food items. it usually used
to hold foods securely in place as well as keeping hands away from the sharp
blades of the knives as food is being prepared. Longer tines will allow the
fork to go deeper into the food so the larger pieces of meat can be kept stable
as they are carved.
here’s a few tips of carving meat
with carving knife
- Never apply undue pressure; this compacts meat fibres, alters the shape of the joint, creates uneven slices and will ultimately blunt the knife.
- Let the knife do the work for you. It should be weightless in the hand and the whole length of the blade should be used in long, even strokes.
- Be aware of the bone. When carving roast beef, for example, make an incision along the rib-bone every so often to allow slices to fall free as you reach that point.
- Always use a wooden carving-board when carving a rolled, boneless joint. Nothing ruins a knife quicker than coming into contact with metal or porcelain.
- After carving, wipe the knives with a damp cloth, dry them, rub the blades with olive oil and wrap them in greaseproof paper.
- Never wash them in soapy water; this causes rust where the shank joins the handle and the knife will eventually break.
Coffee Grinder
name of item :
Coffee Grinder
function :
to help crushing the coffee bean into powder
how to clean :
wipe it with dry napkin and brush
The coffee grinder is a tool of
great importance in extracting the aroma and taste from coffee beans, allowing
for the brewing of delicious, high quality coffee. In most cases, the grinder
is the crucial aspect to the equation, though most people believe that the
coffee machine is the star of the show.
The grinder is not the only tool which provides for a delicious cup of
coffee, however it is important in providing the right type of coffee bean
grind
People in the Middle East were already grinding
grains and spices. They were grinding them by simply pounding between two rocks
or using a pestle and mortar. The pestle and mortar were made mainly from stone
and wood because they had resistance to absorbing the chemicals that left
flavors and scents of various foods. Coffee beans, although much tougher, were
also ground by this method. However, even though they were boiled first because
they were tougher than grains and spices, they were not ground very fine. The
coarsely ground beans were put in a special copper or brass coffee maker called
an Ibrik. An Ibrik is somewhat round on the bottom half and then had a straight
body the rest of the way up. There was a long fairly wide spout at the top and
a metal strap handle in the shape of a large C connected to the pot. Drinkers
strained the coffee through their teeth to get the full flavor of the coffee.
Today, some still grind the coffee beans with a pestle and mortar. To get the
consistency of a drip grind, it takes up to ten hours of grinding with a stone
pestle and mortar by hand.
As the coffee beans were exported by traders to
different parts of the world, coffee grinders were created using some other
kind of apparatus. When coffee reached Europe, spice grinders that were already
being used were the first step towards the mechanical coffee grinder. It is
believed that the first bean grinder was produced as early as the 14th century
in Europe. The first known coffee grinder was mass produced in the early 1800's
in France, but the inventor remains unknown.
By the mid-1800s, various coffee grinders were seen
in almost every home in Europe and America. Most of the coffee grinders had a
grinding handle on the top of a box that was set inside a bowl shaped holder of
roasted coffee beans. The bottom of the box had a drawer that held the coffee
beans after being ground. Some grinders were elaborately made and decorated.
Today's household coffee grinders are mainly electric and use ceramic burrs or
stainless steel blades to grind coffee. Commercial use grinders however use
only ceramic burrs.
Popcorn Machine/ Popper/ Maker
name of item :
Popcorn Machine/ Popper/ Maker
function :
to helping popping/making popcorn
how to clean :
wipe it with wet and dry napkin
A popcorn maker (also called a popcorn popper) is a machine used to pop popcorn. Since ancient
times, popcorn has been a popular snack food, produced through the explosive
expansion of kernels of heated corn.
Exploring Paraguay during the 18th
century, Felix de Azara told of a kind of popcorn with kernels on the tassel
which, when "it is boiled in fat or oil, the grains burst without becoming
detached, and there results a superb bouquet fit to adorn a lady's hair at
night without anyone knowing what it was. I have often eaten these burst grains
and found them very good."
During
the early nineteenth century Americans tried several methods of popping
popcorn. Some threw kernels in hot ashes, stirred, and sifted out the
popped corn. Others tried cooking popcorn in kettles filled with fat, lard or
butter. A more popular method was cooking popcorn over an open fire in a
wire box with a long wooden handle.
Charles Cretors, founder of C.
Cretors and Company in Chicago, introduced the world's first mobile popcorn
machine at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893. Scientific
American reported: "This machine...was designed with the idea of moving it
about to any location where the operator would be likely to do a good business.
The apparatus, which is light and strong, and weighing but 400 or 500 pounds,
can be drawn readily by a boy or by a small pony to any picnic ground, fair,
political rally, etc. and to many other places where a good business could be
done for a day or two."
Percy Spencer, Raytheon
Manufacturing Corporation, figured out how to mass-produce magnetrons which
were being used to generate microwaves for use in World War II. Looking for
post-war applications of Raytheon technology, Spencer spurred the development
of the microwave oven in 1946. Popcorn was key to many of Spencer's
experiments. In fact, most microwave ovens today have a “Popcorn” button.
source : http://www.history.com/news/2012/01/20/popcorn-was-popular-in-ancient-peru-discovery-suggests
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