Bolongaita, Aira Claire V.

Tour Arts 7:00-8:00 AM

B.S Tourism-2 April 21, 2017

Kitchen Equipment & Their Uses

TRADITIONAL EQUIPMENTS

Coconut scraper:

This uniquely designed contraption grates the

insides of a coconut with ease without
struggling to shell it out. It has a circular blade
which does the scraping process. One can
choose from the mechanical or the manual
option depending on the requirement.

Sil Batta:

Sil Batta is a chiselled cylindrical stone with

which the grinding is done. Herbs are
placed on sil and grinded with the help of
batta which is held in hands and pushed
with to and fro movements to pace grinding
process. Some people swear by the
earthiness it brings to chutneys and
masalas for making curries.
 Mortar-Pestle

Mortar is the bowl shaped vessel in

which dried condiments or spices are
pounded with the dasta/Pestle to
intensify their aroma. Today the giant
ones are replaced by their dainty
successors which are usually used for
pounding garlic-ginger, green chillies,
black pepper corns, or cardamoms etc.
Nowadays, they are made of brass,
marble, granite, stainless steel or even
wood.

Butter Churner

Is used for churning butter milk, muddling

lentils/soups to thicken or even pounding of
sarson when making sarson ka saag. It
comes in various sizes for varied uses. One
can find a sparkling stainless steel version
nowadays with a reverse push action.

Kal chatti / stone pot:

A pot is carved out of a type of metamorphic

rock commonly known as the soap stone.
Before using it for regular cooking, the pot
should be seasoned with hot rice water for a
few days. This is done to avoid the pot from
cracking on fire.
MODERN EQUIPMENTS

Slow Cooker

The tool is used to make stews and roast

meats and vegetables. It is safe to leave a
slow cooker running while you are not in the
house so a meal can cook while you are
away.

Rolling Pin

Tool used to flatten dough for rolls, pizza,

cookies or crusts

Melon Baller

Spoon-like utensil to make circular shapes from

melons of all kinds as well as scooping and
forming balls of various foods
Cookie Cutter

Metal or plastic tool created to cut all sorts of

shapes of doughs for interesting
presentations

Electric Skillet

Useful appliance when space is not

available for a stove top, or to give
another cooking area in a kitchen. Can
be used with non-stick coating inside for
easy clean up. Use for frying, steaming,
warming and baking.