Coffee grinder for saffron: In almost every Iranian household is a small coffee grinder dedicated to grinding saffron and nothing else. Saffron stigmas are ground by themselves or with a pinch of sugar for quantity. It is done in volume and stored in small spice bottle, ready for cooking use. Store saffron stigmas or the ground saffron in the freezer. (of course, pestle-and-mortar may be used too.)
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← Ami-shakushi: Japanese extremely fine screen-scoop (called gourmet mesh skimmer in the USA →) is for to removing solids and foam from heated liquids. It is also great for scooping poached eggs. At times, gourmet mesh skimmer can be found at housewares stores and they could be pricey, but you will definitely find ami-shakhshi at Japanese dollar stores (maybe for more than a dollar).
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Chopsticks: Tapered sticks of variable lengths, used in pairs of equal length (for cooking purposes, best made of bamboo) . Not only used as utensils to eat with but also different lengths made of different material have different uses.
I highly recommend that you learn how to use these utensils for versatile usage, especially for cooking (longer lengths). I promise they will be your favorite utensils to work with.
February 6th is National Chopsticks Day!
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Informative information on chopsticks. At 26:33, it shows how children are taught to use chopsticks:
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- Kitchen Timer
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- Kitchen Scale
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- Food-processor + Blender
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- hand-held-blender
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- Mandoline
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- Salad Spinner
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- Plastic microwave steamer
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- Silicone Spatula
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- Silicone brush
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