Spatulas
Spatulas - The term spatula refers to several types of kitchen utensils including: rubber or silicone tools to blend or scrape the food from the bowl; metal, silicone or plastic egg turners or flippers. The other kind of spatula are egg turners or flippers for turning hamburgers and other food items. Metal or plastic spatulas are handy for placing foods in a hot skillet and turning as required.
Wooden Spoons - useful for mixing and stirring, either in a bowl or in a pot on the stove. They are also ideal for use in nonstick cookware.
Can Openers - the basic opener, and every kitchen needs at least one, is an opener that can open a food tin, preferably with a smooth operation, and comfortable grip and turning knob.
Vegetable Peelers - you can peel carrots or potatoes with a paring knife, but you'll do a cleaner and sometimes safer job with a vegetable peeler. You'll also remove less of the vegetable while doing so, which means more food for the pot and so for this reason alone, a peeler is worth having.
Serving Spoons - There are various serving spoons and you'll need at least a small assortment and more, if you do a lot of entertaining or buffet serving. There are also slotted spoons for serving vegetables and longer salad spoons which are usually a pair of specially-designed tools that make serving lettuce or coleslaw easier. It can be very handy to have different sizes of spoons, for serving from small bowls or large platter, or to accommodate different food portions.
Soup Ladle - a large soup spoon or ladle which is used for serving soup or stews, but can also be used for gravy, dessert sauces or other foods. Use a smaller ladle for delicate sauces or small servings. A soup ladle also works well to remove or skim off fat from soups and stews.
Splatter Screen - a splatter screen can save you clean-up time and it can also make you want to cook or fry those foods that you tend to avoid, simply because of the grease splatter they cause.
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Wooden Spoons - useful for mixing and stirring, either in a bowl or in a pot on the stove. They are also ideal for use in nonstick cookware.
Can Openers - the basic opener, and every kitchen needs at least one, is an opener that can open a food tin, preferably with a smooth operation, and comfortable grip and turning knob.
Vegetable Peelers - you can peel carrots or potatoes with a paring knife, but you'll do a cleaner and sometimes safer job with a vegetable peeler. You'll also remove less of the vegetable while doing so, which means more food for the pot and so for this reason alone, a peeler is worth having.
Serving Spoons - There are various serving spoons and you'll need at least a small assortment and more, if you do a lot of entertaining or buffet serving. There are also slotted spoons for serving vegetables and longer salad spoons which are usually a pair of specially-designed tools that make serving lettuce or coleslaw easier. It can be very handy to have different sizes of spoons, for serving from small bowls or large platter, or to accommodate different food portions.
Soup Ladle - a large soup spoon or ladle which is used for serving soup or stews, but can also be used for gravy, dessert sauces or other foods. Use a smaller ladle for delicate sauces or small servings. A soup ladle also works well to remove or skim off fat from soups and stews.
Splatter Screen - a splatter screen can save you clean-up time and it can also make you want to cook or fry those foods that you tend to avoid, simply because of the grease splatter they cause.
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