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A potato ricer is a handled tool with a lever to push potatoes or other soft foods through a perforated plate for a rice-like consistency. (It looks kind of like a big garlic press.)
Egg separator: A slotted spoon-like utensil used to separate the yolk of an egg from the egg white. Egg slicer: Slicing peeled, hard-boiled eggs quickly and evenly. Consists of a slotted dish for holding the egg and a hinged plate of wires or blades that can be closed to slice. [3] Egg timer: Used to correctly time the process of boiling eggs.
Its function is similar to that of a potato ricer or "hob" type of spätzle maker. Uses of a food mill include removing the seeds from cooked tomatoes, removing pulp or larger pieces from foods (creating apple jelly or any type of purée), [ 2 ] and making mashed potatoes or spätzle .
A potato masher, tater masher, bean masher, pea masher, masher, or crusher is a food preparation utensil used to crush soft food for such dishes as mashed potatoes, [1] [2] apple sauce, or refried beans. Potatoes mashed using a potato masher tend to be fluffier and lighter in texture compared to other methods of mashing, because use of the ...
A hand-held potato ricer. Ricing is a cooking term meaning to pass food through a food mill or "ricer", which comes in several forms. In the most basic, food is pushed or pressured through a metal or plastic plate with many small holes, producing a smoother result than mashing, but coarser than pureeing or passing through a sieve or tamis.
A potato ricer in use. A potato ricer (also called a ricer) is a kitchen implement used to process potatoes or other food by forcing it through a sheet of small holes, which are typically about the diameter of a grain of rice. [1] This form of food processing is called ricing.
Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon oil; swirl to coat. Add potato slices, onion and salt; saute 6 minutes, stirring after 3 minutes.
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.