Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Beginners Guide - Small Kitchen Tools

This is the second installment in the Beginners guide to the kitchen.

In this insallment well be looking at Small kitchen tools.

The trussing needle
This is a needle which is approximately 15 cm long and very sturdy. It can take a butcher’s twine.

The needle may be straight or bent, like a sail maker’s needle. It is used for sowing the bally cavity of a chicken or a lamb, veal or pork carcasse closed. The needle can also be used to pierce the leg joint of a chicken or turkey and help to truss (shape) the bird by tying the legs and wing joints together and pushing the breast outwards. This is mostly used in display birds for showpieces on a cold buffet.

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