Hoping September will bring much-needed cooler temperatures to our Island, last month was the hottest on record and those of us that didn’t leave for the summer felt the scorching heat and very humid weather. Continue reading “In My Kitchen September 2015”
Tag: kitchen
do you have a herb mincer?
forgotten kitchen tool
This rolling herb mincer was right at the back of the kitchen drawer and I had nearly forgotten that I even owned one. I have no idea how long it has been in the drawer, but I know it has been there for some time.
The herb mincer was given to me, possibly by my mother on one of her visits to see me. Mum knows how much I like kitchen tools and I guess she thought I just might need one of these. With all it’s rolling blades the herb mincer looks like it will deliver as a kitchen tool, and I do like how it looks. However if memory serves me correctly I do not think it had lived up to what is was supposed to do.
The herb mincer is not a kitchen tool that I would go out and buy because I generally chop or mince herbs using a knife, scissors or a mezzaluna. Everything deserves a second chance so lets see if I find this herb mincer useful with some of my recipes…will keep you posted.
The Vegetable Peeler
The vegetable peeler is an essential kitchen tool that makes peeling of vegetables and fruits much easier. I like to have at least 3 peelers in my kitchen… somehow on the odd occasion they make their way (unnoticed) into the rubbish bin with the discard peels. The annoying thing is, I only seem to discover this the next time I want to peel something.
A vegetable peeler with a really sharp blade is an essential cooks tool, it should be comfortable to hold, remove the bare minimum of peel (thus hanging on to more precious vitamins), resulting in less wastage. How many of you keep a peeler with a blunt blade? You struggle when peeling your vegetables and fruit and swear that you will go out and buy a new one.
The swivel peeler is a favorite and great for peeling easy cucumber ribbons for salads and garnishes. Have you ever need soft butter fast? Take the rock hard butter from the fridge and using the vegetable peeler, shave the butter onto a plate, the butter will soften in minutes. Using your vegetable peeler to sharpen pencils… well I can’t say I recommend that.
Do you have any tips or other uses for your vegetable peeler?
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