Carving Fork, Coffee Grinder, and Cheese Slicer
Carving Fork
Name of
item
: Carving Fork
Function
: to help holding the food carving when we want to cut it
How to clean
: use wet napkin to wipe it
carving fork is a common utensil for
use when slicing meats, poultry, fish and other food items. it usually used to
hold foods securely in place as well as keeping hands away from the sharp
blades of the knives as food is being prepared. Longer tines will allow the
fork to go deeper into the food so the larger pieces of meat can be kept stable
as they are carved.
here’s a few tips of carving meat
with carving knife
- Never apply undue pressure; this compacts meat fibres, alters the shape of the joint, creates uneven slices and will ultimately blunt the knife.
- Let the knife do the work for you. It should be weightless in the hand and the whole length of the blade should be used in long, even strokes.
- Be aware of the bone. When carving roast beef, for example, make an incision along the rib-bone every so often to allow slices to fall free as you reach that point.
- Always use a wooden carving-board when carving a rolled, boneless joint. Nothing ruins a knife quicker than coming into contact with metal or porcelain.
- After carving, wipe the knives with a damp cloth, dry them, rub the blades with olive oil and wrap them in greaseproof paper.
- Never wash them in soapy water; this causes rust where the shank joins the handle and the knife will eventually break.
Coffee Grinder
Name of item
: Coffee Grinder
Function
: to help crushing the coffee bean into powder
How to clean
: wipe it with dry napkin and brush
The coffee grinder is a tool of great importance in
extracting the aroma and taste from coffee beans, allowing for the brewing of
delicious, high quality coffee. In most cases, the grinder is the crucial
aspect to the equation, though most people believe that the coffee machine is
the star of the show.
The grinder is not the only tool which provides for a
delicious cup of coffee, however it is important in providing the right type of
coffee bean grind
People in the Middle East were already grinding grains
and spices. They were grinding them by simply pounding between two rocks or
using a pestle and mortar. The pestle and mortar were made mainly from stone
and wood because they had resistance to absorbing the chemicals that left
flavors and scents of various foods. Coffee beans, although much tougher, were
also ground by this method. However, even though they were boiled first because
they were tougher than grains and spices, they were not ground very fine. The
coarsely ground beans were put in a special copper or brass coffee maker called
an Ibrik. An Ibrik is somewhat round on the bottom half and then had a straight
body the rest of the way up. There was a long fairly wide spout at the top and
a metal strap handle in the shape of a large C connected to the pot. Drinkers
strained the coffee through their teeth to get the full flavor of the coffee.
Today, some still grind the coffee beans with a pestle and mortar. To get the
consistency of a drip grind, it takes up to ten hours of grinding with a stone
pestle and mortar by hand.
As the coffee beans were exported by traders to
different parts of the world, coffee grinders were created using some other
kind of apparatus. When coffee reached Europe, spice grinders that were already
being used were the first step towards the mechanical coffee grinder. It is
believed that the first bean grinder was produced as early as the 14th century
in Europe. The first known coffee grinder was mass produced in the early 1800's
in France, but the inventor remains unknown.
By the mid-1800s, various coffee grinders were seen in
almost every home in Europe and America. Most of the coffee grinders had a
grinding handle on the top of a box that was set inside a bowl shaped holder of
roasted coffee beans. The bottom of the box had a drawer that held the coffee
beans after being ground. Some grinders were elaborately made and decorated.
Today's household coffee grinders are mainly electric and use ceramic burrs or
stainless steel blades to grind coffee. Commercial use grinders however use
only ceramic burrs.
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Cheese Slicer
Name of item : Cheese Slicer
Function
: To help slicing cheese
How to clean
: use napkin to wipe it.
Cheese slicer is a kitchen utensil
that is made to evenly and easily cut the various shapes and textures of
cheeses into individual slices. The cheese slicer may consist of a tool similar
to a knife with a blade, a tool with a "plane-like" surface, or a
tool with wire that serves as the slicing mechanism.
The cheese
knife is not always the most effective device for slicing cheese since
semi-soft cheese is difficult to slice with a knife, soft cheese is impossible
and only hard cheese can be effectively cut. Some cheese knives do work well
for the harder varieties of cheese and often are equiped with a split or forked
blade that can be used to stab pieces of cheese, fruits, cherries, or other
condiments and can be used as a dual purpose knife, such as a bar knife.
A second type
of cheese slicer is a broad metal slicer with an downward
"plane-like" slicing blade cut into the slicer plane to provide a
more effective tool for slicing individual pieces from a large block. Often
considered to be a Scandinavian cheese slicer, this metal slicer is also best
used for hard cheeses, slicing off thin pieces that can be place in sandwiches
or served as an appetizer.
A third type of
cheese slicer are those with a wire or wires connected to metal arms and
connectors that hold the wire taut in order to easily slice through blocks of
cheese. A roller may also be added parallel to the wire to assist with easily
moving and maintaining the direction and width of the slice as the cheese is
cut. Dual wire slicers are made so that one wire is placed close to the slicer
shaft and the other slightly further away from the shaft. This allows two
different widths of cheese to be sliced for serving. Although this type of
slicer may not work well on very hard cheeses, it is effective at slicing
semi-hard to very soft types of cheese.
The cheese slicer went into production in 1927 in Lillehammer and since
then the factory has produced more than 50 million cheese slicers. However,
with the production model used in the first few years it took an hour to
complete the approx. 60 steps required to make the cheese slicer.
Ever since the original patent was registered in 1925, the design of the
cheese slicer has not changed in principle. No major adjustments have been
required since the slicer is designed to suit many types of cheese and it has
worked well from the start.
Despite Thor’s patient, competitors soon started to manufacture copies,
which resulted in a few legal disputes. Thor thought trying to keep competitors
at bay would waste time and resources. Instead, he focussed on making his
cheese slicer stand out though quality, better production methods and a good
price. Today, Gudbrandsdal Industrier runs the business since Thor Bjørklund
& Sønner AS went into administration in 2009 and Gudbrandsdal bought the
bankruptcy estate.
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