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Some utensils are both food preparation utensils and eating utensils; for instance some implements of cutlery – especially knives – can be used for both food preparation in a kitchen and as eating utensils when dining (though most types of knives used in kitchens are unsuitable for use on the dining table).
Itamae traditionally wear a uniform of a white hat, white coat and apron, and frequently wear their knife in a sheath off the waist. Dave Lowry, in his book "The Connoisseur's Guide to Sushi: Everything You Need to Know About Sushi" [2] he describes the four criteria to judge a good itamae: How he handles the food. How he handles his food utensils.
The traditional chef's uniform (or chef's whites) includes a toque blanche ("white hat"), white double-breasted jacket, pants in a black-and-white houndstooth pattern, [1] and apron. It is a common occupational uniform in the Western world. The chef's buttons also have a meaning: while qualified chefs wear black buttons, students wear white ...
Chopsticks – East and Southeast Asian utensil; Skewer; Tongs; Toothpick; Cocktail stick; Drinking straw; Cutlery – A set of Western utensils: usually knife, fork and spoon; Sujeo – A paired set of Korean utensils: a spoon and chopsticks; Food pusher - a utensil with a blade set at 90° to the handle, used for pushing food onto a spoon or ...
Some utensils are considered both cookware and bakeware. There is a great variety of cookware and bakeware in shape, material, and inside surface. Some materials conduct heat well; some retain heat well. Some surfaces are non-stick; some require seasoning.
Revere Ware – a line of consumer and commercial kitchen wares introduced in 1939 by the Revere Brass & Copper Corp., focusing primarily on consumer cookware such as skillets, sauce pans, stock pots, and tea kettles. Staub – a brand of enameled cast iron cookware and bakeware that was originally headquartered in Turckheim, Alsace, France
Kitchen utensils in bronze discovered in Pompeii. Illustration by Hercule Catenacci in 1864. Benjamin Thompson noted at the start of the 19th century that kitchen utensils were commonly made of copper, with various efforts made to prevent the copper from reacting with food (particularly its acidic contents) at the temperatures used for cooking, including tinning, enamelling, and varnishing.
The kitchen apron fell somewhat out of favor in the 1960s after its rise to celebrity in the 1950s when it became the post-war symbol for family and domesticity. People started doing their work without an apron entirely or they choose to wear a bib apron (its unisex , simple, boxy design represented the opposite of the 1950s housewife).