Do Cooking Utensils Confuse You? Yeah us too
Check out our definitive list of utensils you have no idea what they are used for
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That time you’ve walked into someones kitchen and see an array of weird and wonderful kitchen utensils and thought “What the hell are these used for?”
Happens to us all, so we thought we’d pull out the ones you really haven’t got a clue about and list them below, now you can pretend you’re a 3 star Michelin chef by impressing your family, friends and your boo with your amazing kitchen utensil knowledge.
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Mesh Skimmer - A mesh skimmer is a flat, sieve-like scoop or spoon used for skimming cooking liquids or lifting ripened cream from milk as well as lifting food out of hot liquids
Steak Hammer - Perfectly prepare meat with the metal meat tenderizer. Designed with a flat side and a spiked side, the steak hammer allows you to easily tenderize even the toughest cuts of meat, drastically speeding up your preparation times.
Measuring Spoons - Follow recipes with great accuracy, thanks to this set of six high quality measuring spoons. Including 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 teaspoon, 1/2, and 1 tablespoon, the set helps you portion out each amount quickly and easily, giving you precise measurements in no time at all.
Serrated Speed Peeler - Peel vegetables quickly and easily with this professional quality vegetable and potato peeler. Featuring an incredibly sharp stainless steel serrated edge, the utensil is ideal for peeling harder vegetables with minimal effort, giving you more time to deal with other kitchen tasks
Lemon Zester - Zest lemons quickly and efficiently with this high quality lemon zester. Boasting an incredibly sharp stainless steel blade, the utensil zests lemons, limes and other citrus fruits with minimal effort, drastically improving your preparation times
Canele Cutter (also known as a stripper) - Used to create long, thin strips of citrus peel. Great for candying and twisting for cocktails (never used one? Click on the image to see a vid)
Orange Peeler - Prepare oranges safely and efficiently with the orange peeler. Boasting a high quality stainless steel blade, the peeler offers a swift, clean cut to guarantee quicker, mess-free preparation. The blade's curved design also enables it to glide around any shape to help you effortlessly peel oranges.
Butter Cutter - Create ringlets of perfection with ease with this butter curler. This professional use item features a 10mm curved, serrated blade that is constructed from stainless steel, ensuring a smooth curl with every swipe you take.
Chocolate Grater Oblique - With a smooth, round handle and tough stainless steel construction, this chocolate grater is both comfortable to hold and highly durable. Grate chocolate, truffles and nuts with ease thanks to this flat grater with oblique design, allowing contents to slide evenly onto a flat catchment area to help avoid clumps.
Melon Baller - Create perfect spheres of fruit every time with this double melon baller. Featuring one 30mm scoop and one 40mm scoop, the utensil gives you identical balls with each use, helping you control portion sizes and ensure your presentation is impeccable.
Apple Corer - Piercing apples has never been easier using an apple corer. This professional standard 205mm kitchen utensil is formed of a corer with a serrated edge, allowing apples to be cored quickly, efficiently and immaculately to reduce your preparation time.
Pastry Cutter Set - Bake biscuits to be proud of with this professional set of round plain pastry cutters. There's a choice of 11 cutters ranging from 23mm to 90mm, so there's more than enough choice to suit all kinds of baking tasks. Not only will you improve the shape and presentation of your bakes, you'll also save money too - the set will guarantee consistent servings to cut down on waste and make your pastry go even further.
Spatula - Designed with a convenient curved edge, the spatula cleans out bowls and tins with ease. This helps to reduce your kitchen's costs by cutting down on the amount of wasted food left at the bottom of bowls and containers.
Fish Bone Tweezers - Ensure your meals are free from choking hazards with these high quality fish bone tweezers. Made with curved tips, the tweezers help you to remove bones with expert precision.
Oyster Knife - Open oysters with ease with this high quality oyster knife. Featuring a high quality stainless steel blade, the knife makes it easy for you to smoothly shuck oysters, drastically reducing your preparation times.
Lobster Pick - Eat every last morsel of your crab or lobster with this lobster pick. Made from strong aluminium, the pick makes every nook and cranny of claw and pincer easy to reach. Two sharp prongs effortlessly scrape out every last bit of meat, ensuring nothing goes to waste.
Lobster Cracker - Effortlessly crack lobster claws and crab legs with this innovative lobster cracker. Designed with serrated teeth, the cracker securely holds slippery legs to guarantee a quick and clean cut every time. Featuring a wide-angle design, the seafood cracker can also reach around even the largest of claws to help you crack with minimal effort.
Cheese Knife - A professional cheese knife made with a sturdy stainless steel blade and a plastic handle, just what you need to cut cheese with ease. Grab some Stilton and a bottle of Pinot Noir and crack on cheese munchers.
Double Handed Cheese Cutter - Ideal for any cheese party serving cheese boards. The solid plastic handles are ergonomically designed for your comfort and will help to make slicing though cheese a quick and easy task. The two handed design allows chefs to press hard into larger blocks of cheese without the risk of injury.
Fish Descaler - Remove fish scales with expert precision with this premium quality aluminium fish descaler. Boasting an intricately designed head, the descaler removes scales quickly and easily without damaging the skin, making it easy for you to prepare impeccably presented dishes.
Chinois - Ensure perfectly smooth soups, sauces and purees with this chinois. Boasting a high quality steel mesh strainer, the chinois effortlessly strains food into a fine, smooth texture, giving you superb results quickly and easily.
Salmon Tweezers - Remove bones and choking hazards from fish with this set of premium quality tweezers. Made with a curved end, the tweezers effortlessly remove bones from fish without tearing the flesh, ensuring your dishes are perfectly prepared and safe for consumption every time.
Fish Knife - The broad curve of the blade is ideal for gliding between the skin and flesh of your fish, giving you total control when eating for a more enjoyable dining experience. The relatively sharp point is also ideal for dealing with bones in fillets or entire fish, enabling effortless cutting and filleting.
Magiwhisk - Drastically reduce your whisking times with the Magiwhisk. Featuring an innovative spiral head, the whisk perfectly beats, whips and creams all manner of ingredients, helping speed up your food preparation.
Spiral Whisk - Guarantees flawless results for a silky, even sauce with perfect binding.
Solid Spatula - Ensure immaculate presentation with a solid spatula. Ergonomically shaped, the utensil keeps fragile foods such as fish, omelettes and crepes in one piece while turning them, helping you prepare impeccably presented dishes.
Slotted Spatula - The slotted spatula is an essential tool for any. Perfect for use with greasy foods such as burgers or bacon, the slotted stainless steel head quickly drains away any unwanted liquids, helping you plate food cleanly and attractively.
Potato Ricer - Improve your food preparation with a heavy duty potato ricer. Constructed from high quality stainless steel, the ricer is able to quickly mash and rice a large quantity of potatoes, drastically improving your food preparation speeds.
Egg Slicer - Effortlessly create sliced eggs with a duplex egg slicer. Constructed from high quality aluminium, the slicer cuts through boiled eggs with minimal effort, drastically reducing your preparation times.
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