The art of french pastry phần 30

COOKIE CUTTERS The best are made out of stainless steel and will last you a lifetime A set of round cutters in graduated sizes will have all sorts of uses beyond cookies, such as shaving chocolate I like the Matfer brand Source: www.amazon.com, www.chefrubber.com, www.matferbourgeatusa.com VEGETABLE PEELER Each chef has a favorite kind of vegetable peeler My rule of thumb is the same as it is for all equipment: use the peeler that is the most efficient and comfortable for you to use In pastry we use them for shaving chocolate as well as for peeling fruits and vegetables Most people like Y-shaped peelers Source: www.kitchenaid.com RULER In pastry not only do we scale everything, we also measure many of the items we make I recommend investing in a stainless steel ruler that has inch and centimeter gradations Source: An office-supply store CERAMIC RAMEKINS These provide a very nice presentation for many individual desserts, such as the Frozen Coffee and Chocolate Mousse I recommend Revol, a company that specializes in small dishes of all shapes and kinds Source: www.revolusa.com SAFE SHOES Always make sure that you wear closed-toe shoes with soles that grip when working in a kitchen Like many things you will read about in this book, I learned this the hard way, when a paring knife fell off the counter and pierced my big toe Kitchen floors can be wet and slippery, and you never know when something hot will splash ... Each chef has a favorite kind of vegetable peeler My rule of thumb is the same as it is for all equipment: use the peeler that is the most efficient and comfortable for you to use In pastry we use them for shaving chocolate as... RULER In pastry not only do we scale everything, we also measure many of the items we make I recommend investing in a stainless steel ruler that has inch and centimeter gradations Source: An office-supply... CERAMIC RAMEKINS These provide a very nice presentation for many individual desserts, such as the Frozen Coffee and Chocolate Mousse I recommend Revol, a company that specializes in small dishes of all shapes