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Unusual & mysterious kitchen gadgets


andiesenji

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@Anna N

 

thank you to nudging me into doing some thinking

 

mos chef's of J.O.'s caliber have their own line of knives and pans if they can

 

so here it it :

 

https://shop.jamieoliver.com/cookware/jamie-oliver-by-tefal-hard-anodised-non-stick-frying-pan-30cm/11391788.html

 

it has " a titanium non-stick coating '  

 

my guess its the pan you highlighted w a different handle that is unique to J.O.

 

it says its a nonstick that one can use metal utensils on.

 

I wonder  ......

 

 

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Please help ID these knives .  they seem to come in several sizes , and are not straight at the edges . but a bit curved.

 

the two plastic ' ties' seem to be used to identify this set as belonging to a South West Chef  Possibly other chefs in his kitchen use the same knives , and have their own collored ties

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5C4yYLSZkzj7lH1txVHxfg5/south-west

 

Tom Brown

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/5yhk9G1fqNZqbgCCxFWx26D/tom-brown

 

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Ive tried to magnify the writing on the handle :

 

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any ideas ?

 

I really liked the way these seems to work in Chef Brown's hands.

 

 

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I do have more knife than I use

 

and indeedn

 

in the British Isles

 

the Grantons are very superb

 

http://www.granton-knives.co.uk

 

it a bit too bad that they don't do 

 

web and etc for thoe knives

 

none the less

 

you can email them

 

and they will send you a catalogue

 

I have a number of the grantor knives

 

and Im pleased that I have them

 

Looking into one or two of the

 

RW knives

 

tbhaks

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On 6/11/2017 at 10:55 AM, liuzhou said:

I bought one of these here in China a while back. Cost me $1 USD.

 

I bought more for amusement value, but, to my surprise, I use it all the time.

 

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Cooking for one most of the time, I find it ideal for chopping herbs, or onions etc.

 

@liuzhou, what volume is this container?

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I haven't a clue what this little thing is.  It was in a chest of old silver that my father gave me awhile back (I am the only person under 80 in my family who will polish silver, so I get it all):

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The only thing written on the back is "sterling".  Anyone know?  @andiesenji?

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1 minute ago, Kim Shook said:

I haven't a clue what this little thing is.  It was in a chest of old silver that my father gave me awhile back (I am the only person under 80 in my family who will polish silver, so I get it all):

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The only thing written on the back is "sterling".  Anyone know?  @andiesenji?

It's a butter knife and the arrow points your towards the butter.

 

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33 minutes ago, Kim Shook said:

I haven't a clue what this little thing is.  It was in a chest of old silver that my father gave me awhile back (I am the only person under 80 in my family who will polish silver, so I get it all):

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The only thing written on the back is "sterling".  Anyone know?  @andiesenji?

It's for getting olives or pickles out of a jar, or at least that's what my grandmother used to use the one she had for!

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I've learned that artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.

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I bought this a couple of days ago, on a whim. I've used it once so far, but not for the advertised purpose*, although I will certainly do that in the future. From hanging hole end to end of 'blade' it is 36.5cm / 14.5 inches and the "blade" is 18cm / 7 inches wide at its maximum.

 

* But for culinary purposes, I hasten to add. Behave yourselves!

 

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...your dancing child with his Chinese suit.

 

"No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot"
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3 minutes ago, Lisa Shock said:

@liuzhou a fish spatula? or maybe a deep fried food lifter?

 

Yes, it's sold as a fish spatula - mainly used for flipping whole fried fish or for lifting the same to a serving plate.

 

But can you guess what I used it for first? No deep frying involved.

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...your dancing child with his Chinese suit.

 

"No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot"
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26 minutes ago, Lisa Shock said:

hmmm... flipping a burger? cutting fat into flour to make pastry? draining pasta?

 

Good ideas, but no. It  makes a perfect tool for folding omelettes. Prior to buying this I had to use two spatulas when I wanted my omelettes to be particularly presentable.

That said, I did buy it for fish flipping/serving.

 

 

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...your dancing child with his Chinese suit.

 

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Not unknown, but certainly unusual.

 

Near my home is a small kitchen equipment store, selling mostly domestic non-electric stuff (apart from a few rice cookers. Recently, it announced a closing down sale. Yesterday I popped in to have a look. I wasn't intending buying anything; I'm well-equipped.

Among the items on offer were two pro bits of kit that surprised me. They were the equivalent of $11.50 USD for the two, so more out of amusement than anything else, I bit. I'll probably never use them, but they make an interesting ornament for the kitchen.

 

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Professional wok scoop. Regular, domestic size at top for comparison.

 

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Professional wok ladle. Ditto.

 

The scoop is 74 cm / 2 feet, 5 inches long and the ladle 62 cm / 2 foot.

 

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...your dancing child with his Chinese suit.

 

"No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot"
Mark Twain
 

The Kitchen Scale Manifesto

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11 minutes ago, liuzhou said:

Not unknown, but certainly unusual.

 

Near my home is a small kitchen equipment store, selling mostly domestic non-electric stuff (apart from a few rice cookers. Recently, it announced a closing down sale. Yesterday I popped in to have a look. I wasn't intending buying anything; I'm well-equipped.

Among the items on offer were two pro bits of kit that surprised me. They were the equivalent of $11.50 USD for the two, so more out of amusement than anything else, I bit. I'll probably never use them, but they make an interesting ornament for the kitchen.

 

scoop.thumb.jpg.c12b380f085a70041cd7ebfbb05edafc.jpg

Professional wok scoop. Regular, domestic size at top for comparison.

 

ladle.thumb.jpg.6284df34b6f9896a6baa95eaf23ea4b5.jpg

Professional wok ladle. Ditto.

 

The scoop is 74 cm / 2 feet, 5 inches long and the ladle 62 cm / 2 foot.

 

 

Must be a big ass wok

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