Insights on Specialty Kitchen Gadgets
Every kitchen needs the basic tools to function: a blender for sauces and milkshakes, a toaster, a stand or hand mixer to make batters and cookies, and a good set of knives.
Once you've established yourself with those, a few specialty items may be in order to make working in the kitchen more enjoyable and tons easier.
Hopefully, you are using a lot of vegetables and fruits in your cooking.
A cutting board and knife set will work just fine to slice and dice for every recipe.
However, a much more fun way to get the same results is a mandoline.
A mandoline is a kitchen utensil that can slice, julienne, and waffle cut, just to name a few.
It has extremely sharp cutting edges and the ability to switch cutting styles through different slicing attachments.
If you are sticking with the knife and cutting board, there are plenty of cutting boards to choose from.
Wood is the traditional choice.
It's especially good for cutting dry things like bread and cheese.
Other types of boards include flexible cutting mats and synthetic cutting boards.
Each has its advantages and disadvantages.
Wooden boards are heavy and beautiful.
But they can trap bacteria and they can't go in the dishwasher.
Plastic cutting boards can be purchased in a variety of colors to match your kitchen and they can go into the dishwasher.
However, they aren't heavy and substantial feeling like a wooden cutting board.
Metal and marble cutting board are not to be used.
They wear out knives quickly.
If you've been working in the kitchen a lot, you know the prep work is the most time consuming part of all the cooking process.
Several tools have surfaced that make all the prep time shorter and shorter.
One of these is these is the garlic press.
If you love garlic in your dishes and use it frequently, you know how much time it takes to peel and chop it.
The garlic press takes over this job with ease.
You simply put one clove of garlic in the press and squeeze the handle.
It comes out through the tiny holes, ready to go.
Another similar product is the micro-plane zester.
It works to remove the zest or outer skin of citrus fruit for recipes.
You just rub the fruit on like you would sand a block of wood.
This handy tool can also be used for chocolate.
Once you've established yourself with those, a few specialty items may be in order to make working in the kitchen more enjoyable and tons easier.
Hopefully, you are using a lot of vegetables and fruits in your cooking.
A cutting board and knife set will work just fine to slice and dice for every recipe.
However, a much more fun way to get the same results is a mandoline.
A mandoline is a kitchen utensil that can slice, julienne, and waffle cut, just to name a few.
It has extremely sharp cutting edges and the ability to switch cutting styles through different slicing attachments.
If you are sticking with the knife and cutting board, there are plenty of cutting boards to choose from.
Wood is the traditional choice.
It's especially good for cutting dry things like bread and cheese.
Other types of boards include flexible cutting mats and synthetic cutting boards.
Each has its advantages and disadvantages.
Wooden boards are heavy and beautiful.
But they can trap bacteria and they can't go in the dishwasher.
Plastic cutting boards can be purchased in a variety of colors to match your kitchen and they can go into the dishwasher.
However, they aren't heavy and substantial feeling like a wooden cutting board.
Metal and marble cutting board are not to be used.
They wear out knives quickly.
If you've been working in the kitchen a lot, you know the prep work is the most time consuming part of all the cooking process.
Several tools have surfaced that make all the prep time shorter and shorter.
One of these is these is the garlic press.
If you love garlic in your dishes and use it frequently, you know how much time it takes to peel and chop it.
The garlic press takes over this job with ease.
You simply put one clove of garlic in the press and squeeze the handle.
It comes out through the tiny holes, ready to go.
Another similar product is the micro-plane zester.
It works to remove the zest or outer skin of citrus fruit for recipes.
You just rub the fruit on like you would sand a block of wood.
This handy tool can also be used for chocolate.
