"Kitchen tools" that were intended for other uses

[gfweb]

big toothed Adson forceps for meat prep

Olson-Hegar needle holders for fish bones and general meat prep

[liuzhou]

I have few of these scrapers which I bought from a builders' merchant market.  I find them much better than the ones in kitchen shops.

 

[paulraphael]

On 5/6/2018 at 11:59 PM, dscheidt said:

Some things are pretty obvious, like a decent paint brush instead of a crappy and expensive 'pastry brush' ...

 

 

Pretty obvious, but I'd never thought of it. What kind of bristles work best in the kitchen?

[dscheidt]

4 hours ago, paulraphael said:

 

Pretty obvious, but I'd never thought of it. What kind of bristles work best in the kitchen?

I have an assortment.  I use cheap utility brushes (of black china bristle) for thick gloppy stuff (bbq sauce, etc) and better natural bristle brushes for pastry stuff where precision is important. 

[liuzhou]

Yes, I use paint brushes, too

 

[kayb]

Oh, and the sponge-head paint "brushes" (I think you use them for edging around doors and woodwork). They're marvelous for cleaning out that top channel where the lid fits and seals on your IP.

 

[anomalii]

I worked in a kitchen where we used an electric paint sprayer with melted chocolate for coating a dessert. 

[paulraphael]

One of my favorite bits in Kitchen Confidential is when Mr. Bourdain locked the office door so no one would come in while he made fettuccini with the paper shredder.