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Chinese Cooking Utensils
By Jacklyn Chen, Fri Dec 9th
Chinese Cooking Utensils
By Jacklyn Chen, Fri Dec 9th
There are quite a few traditional utensils that have been usedin cooking for thousands of years in China. Some of them arestill seen in most of families, some can only be seen in ruralareas, or may be disappearing in the modern world. But to cookauthentic Chinese food that always tastes like grandma's, someof the utensils simply cannot be replaced by what you see inAmerican stores. Chinese Wok Deep pan with round bottom used in several ways. Comes in iron,stainless and stainless with layer of copper on the bottom. Ironheats most evenly, but should be seasoned before using or foodwill stick. (Article continued below)
To season: Fill pan with water. Addsoap and soda and bring to boil. Pour off water, wipe dry. Placepan over strong heat. Add oil and rotate till pan is coated.Pour off excess oil. Place pan over weak fire and wipe with drycloth. To clean: After using pan, wash whilestill hot. Wipe and place over heat to dry completely. Knife Heavy and wide. All purpose - for paring, cutting, slicing,chopping and carving. Iron Palette Comes
in square or round front. Rounded ones are easier to usewith Chinese wok. Use for frying, sautéing and basting. Iron Spoon Use back side for mixing food with minimum breakage. Steamer Used for steaming buns, chicken, meat, fish. Place over Chinesewok filled with boiling water. Buy one size smaller than wok.There are new styles of steamers on the market made of differentmaterials. But Chinese believe that the traditional steamerworks the best. Slotted Spoon Used for deep frying and boiling to get rid of excess oil orwater. Wire Sieve With handle. Used for boiling noodles, dumplings, etc. Steamers for Pastries Small in size - about 15cm (6") in diameter. Used in same methodas large steamer. Serve hot pastries in steamers. Typical foodsserved are small meat buns (small steamer meat buns, or XiaoLong Bao Zi), steamed meat dumplings (Shao Mai), etc. Moulds for cookies Made from wood with various carved designs. No longer popular inthe modern society since people tend to buy cookies off theshelf. Some may still use the moulds for major holidays, or justChinese New Year. Bamboo Brush Used for washing hot wok. Guess only people in some rural areasstill use this type of brush. More people use regular washingcloth found on market. Rolling Pin Used for preparing noodles, dumpling skins, Chinese pancakes,and more. With the busy daily life nowadays, most of time peoplechoose to buy ready to cook fresh noodles and dumpling skinsfrom the small vendors seen on the street to save us time.Choose ones made from sturdy wood. Copyrighted: You may freely republish this article as long asauthor bio and active hyperlinks are kept intact. About the author:Jacklyn Chen - Webmaster of news-blogs.com, satellite info, andemobile-news.com. Sheis a full time mom who works very hard to make living withmultiple web sites. She is seeking for success in singing careerin China. | 
