"KITCHEN EQUIPMENT & UTENSIL epsd November 7th 2017
Potato Masher
Name of item :
Potato Masher
Function :
To help mashing potatoes after boil
How to clean :
Use liquid soap and clean water, always keep it clean and dry
A potato masher is a kitchen utensil
used to puree potatoes after they are cooked or to puree other soft foods for
making food dishes requiring a smooth textured ingredient. Potato mashers are
typically made of stainless steel or nylon and are available in a variety of
different styles, all working equally well. When making mashed potato dishes,
mashed sweet potatoes, or to puree ingredients to make baby food, a sturdy
masher makes the preparation process very easy.
The first potato masher was a rock or smooth stone, followed
by a hand-shaped masher made of wood. With the machine age, the wood masher
evolved into a hand or machine-turned wooden mallet. In the mid to late 1800s,
two masher types of the modern design we see today emerged. The most popular
has an S wound wire that is flat at the bottom, or sometimes a round or square
wire grid that is flat at the bottom. This is probably the potato masher your
grandmother had. Because of the room between these S winds, there is never the
worry of over-mashing the potatoes. The other type of masher has a round disc
with holes drilled into it, but it can over mash the potatoes.
Egg Piercer
Name of item :
Egg Piercer
Function :
To prevent the egg from cracking during boiling
How to clean :
Use dry towel to wipe it
An egg piercer is a kitchen
tool that is used to break a tiny opening in an egg shell to prevent the shell
from cracking and the yolk from turning green while boiling. This tool is
typically a sharp steel pin that is housed inside a base and that protrudes
only when an egg is pressed onto it. An egg piercer also can be used to prepare
egg shells for crafts.
The base of the piercer
typically is spring-loaded, so when the operator presses the egg down on the
piercer, the needle will pop up and poke a tiny hole into the shell. An egg
piercer can come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors to fit any kitchen
décor. Most piercers are not much bigger than the eggs themselves and are small
enough to fit into a drawer for storage. They can be made of stainless steel or
plastic, and some even are shaped like a hard-boiled egg. Some people simply
use a push pin to pierce an egg shell.
Zester
Name of item :
Zester
Function :
To help take the zest from citrus fruits
How to clean :
Use liquid soap and clean water
A Zester is a
special kitchen tool that is used to shave bits or strands from the outer most
layer of covering on citrus fruits such as lemons, limes or oranges. By adding
this layer to raw or cooked foods, the flavor of the food being prepared is
enhanced with the oils of the fruit.
Hand zesters are available in several different types. A
single headed zesting tool consists of a handle at one end and small cutting
holes at the other end. The cutting holes remove narrow shavings of zest from
citrus fruits as the tool is pulled along the skin of the fruit. The zester
cuts deep enough to remove the colored portion of the skin, or zest, but it
does not cut deep enough to remove the bitter layer below the zest called the
pith. Some models also have a single cutter below the cutting holes at the top.
The single cutter runs perpendicular to the smaller cutting holes and is used
to remove wider and longer portions of the zest that can be used as a garnish
or decoration. A second type of zester is a grater or rasp-styled grater that
may have different sized holes to provide different sized bits for the zesting
process. The grater is a long narrow stainless steel tool that has sharp teeth
to carve out bits of the peel as it is moved across and around the fruit skin.
The zester is easier to use and is more efficient in removing the zest than
other tools such as knives or vegetable peelers. Zesters can also be used to
cut curled shavings from blocks of chocolate, creating attractive garnishes or
decorations for desserts.
The device will have both a handle,
and an actual Zester part, which will be made of stainless steel with fine,
sharp-edged holes in it. A Zester allows you to create fine, thin, julienned
strips of zest without bitter white pith on them. To accomplish the same without
a Zester can be very fiddly, and you usually end up getting white pith along
with your zest.
Though Citrus Zesters are cheap, many people resist buying them because they are wary of kitchen gadget overload. Without a Citrus Zester, though, making a zest to garnish a drink or a dish is such a pain that, to be honest, you often just leave it out.
Though Citrus Zesters are cheap, many people resist buying them because they are wary of kitchen gadget overload. Without a Citrus Zester, though, making a zest to garnish a drink or a dish is such a pain that, to be honest, you often just leave it out.
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