And also, have you ever thought of any new utensils that you wish existed? Or do you find yourself having to make up your own solution to treating food, cooking methods etc?
Oh! sorry! Well apart from my knife, I like my wooden mortar because my favorite food of all time is mofongo! I use it at least once a week. I also like my tongs.
First and four most are the ones that grow off the ends of my wrists. Seriously; fingers and hands are my favorite kitchen tools.
After that, it should go without saying, my knives.
I never gave this much thought, cuz I use all my tools and utensils about equally. So I take the approach, if I had to give one up, which would I most miss. Looking at it that way, I offer tongs as a hesitant third place.
i don't think that knives(sharp) even need to be mentioned, for obvious reasons...do like ky's hand and fingers answer...cool......two things i use everytime i cook or do anything in the kitchen every single day, are tongs and rubber spats...love them both equally... wish there was a better potholder for the oven...something not so bulky, definately not silicone or those awful mitt thingys... while bar rags are okay for stove top pots, they are a little thin for commercial oven use i use thick washcloths for that...
Can't live without 'em. But who could? /img/vbsmilies/smilies/crazy.gif
Seriously though, even though there's nothing "pro" about Westmark's slotted spatula/tongs, and while I could live without them, I love them.
In case it's not obvious, the tongs come apart and become two... wait for it... spatulas. Working two together gives you a lot of surface which can be helpful with big pieces. The spatulas themselves are slightly curved, and when they're put together as tongs, they can be oriented to squeeze or cup. Where they really shine is as fish and schnitzel tongs...so gentle.
1 My granny's girdle (griddle for those who don't have 'Scots' as a language!) - a large circle of iron, with an oval handle and a hanging hook. It makes THE best drop scones, oatcakes and other items.
2 My family shortbread mould. It's wooden, circular, with a zig zag pattern around the edges and a thistle in the middle. It's from the mid 1800s, and the wood (which I think might be Scots Pine) is now darkened with age and the application of nearly 150 years of buttery/sugary goodness!
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