Category "equipment"

How to re-fold paper cupcake liners?

Paper cupcake liners are made from circles of paper, then the outer parts are are crimped to create the (mostly) vertical sides. The shape of the liners should

Griddle/Grill pan

I have one of these cast iron grill/griddle pans... the griddle is fine, however, the grill section has a good deal of build up in-between the grill lines. Som

What does the "bagel" setting on toasters do?

Usually, I put slices of bread in my toaster. Sometimes, I toast bagels. On my toaster, there's a little button that says "bagel". How does this setting toas

Are stainless steel saucepan glass lids dishwasher friendly?

All in the title really... Are stainless steel Saucepan glass lids dishwasher friendly?

Enlarging from a home bakery to a commercial bakery

I am presently a dessert baker in my licensed home kitchen and am moving to a retail storefront location with a commercial dessert bakery. My proprietary recipe

Can I use a plastic cup instead of a ramekin for my panna cotta?

I don't have ramekins or custard cups. Can I pour the warm (not hot) cream-buttermilk mixture of panna cotta into plastic cups to refrigerate?

Can this tool be used to open cans?

Target has a tool called can opener. Can it be used for opening vegetable cans, tuna cans, ..., which don't have pulls on their tops? How can it be used?

Reuse frying & sauce pans multiple times during cooking session

I'm a student and prefer to cook my own food rather than eating in the cantine. Due to time constraints, I cook only once a week, making different dishes of big

Can you use WD-40 to loosen the blades in a Mixer Grinder?

The blades in 2 out of 4 jars of our Mixer Grinder stuck within two months of its purchase and we put the jars aside as the blades stopped rotating. I think W

What is the use of a convection broiler?

My oven has a convection broil setting. Why? Under what circumstances is it useful to have a breeze blowing over food under the broiler?

Which speed setting of a mixer-grinder should be used for which purpose?

Slow, fast, medium are the speed settings in those appliances, for example this mixer-grinder. Why are there 3 settings, why not only fast? Which setting shou

What kind of wok do I have?

Just bought a cheap wok that has 2 little handles and the inside looks like a bad paint job (black in Color)that looks like swirls. on the bottom it has Chine

Vintage Pyrex Measuring Cup Borosilicate Vs. Soda Lime Color Difference?

I bought 2 vintage PYREX measuring cups with green text from a thrift store, One large 1 liter and a smaller half liter measuring cup. I read online that if it

Where in Pakistan can I buy a kettle BBQ?

I soon will be traveling to Pakistan and I want to do lots of BBQs there. First I thought about taking a BBQ with me as you can see in the picture: But see

Dough Sticking to Guillotine Knife

I am new to this forum. I work in a commercial bakery where we use a guillotine cutter to cut different kinds of pastry dough on a conveyor line. We have a prob

What do the numbers used to differentiate Chinese slicer knives mean?

I have a Chinese slicer knife which I bought quite a few years ago, but never much used, it is a stainless steel 3 rams number 2. I am doing more Chinese cook

Trusted Custom mold manufacturers for confections

Hello Seasoned advice community, I am new here and just want to say thanks for letting me into your lovely community. =) I am the R&D manager at a confect

Cast iron meat grinder; first time used had black stuff in it

I just bought a cast iron meat grinder; used it for the first time to grind a roast for hamburg. When finished there was some black residue around the handle a

How smooth is peanut butter?

I want to make 'cookie butter' (cookies, oil, powdered sugar, Xmas spices). My food processor doesn't grind the cookies fine enough. It still feels gritty on

What is the name of this style of knife?

Several years ago I found this knife at a thrift store: I like this knife a lot because it is very effective at transmitting force to the food I am cutting.