Cooking a perfect meal might require some effort but you can cut down the time, if you’ve got the right instruments handy. This doesn’t mean you’ve got to spend money on buying the right tools. You’ve simply got to invest in some multipurpose instruments that have more than one function and will make your life easy in the kitchen. Here are 11 super tools that can perform more than one function.
1. Hand held mesh strainer: A mesh strainer helps you to strain rice, boiled veggies and beans. It can also be used for rinsing fruits or mashing cooked apples for a homemade applesauce. You can also sift dry items like flour or powdered sugar with it.
2. Microplane: A microplane is a handheld grater that can be used to grate cheese, veggies or citrus zest. You can also grate nutmeg with it.
3. Stand mixer: A stand mixer is a handy kitchen instrument that can cream butter and sugar, whip cream, knead your dough and make a quick smoothie all while you get busy doing other stuff around the house. Choose one with a timer and you’ll be worry free. Plus you’ll never have sore arms from all the mixing. The various attachments will also be useful for grating cheese or making ice cream.
4. Rice cooker: A rice cooker is basically a steamer with a timer that can help you make rice to perfection. But other than that you can also use it to steam veggies, cook chicken or simply heat the previous day’s food.
5. Muffin pan: A mini muffin pan can be used to make ice cubes which will give you bigger cubes that are best for a large party. They can also be used to freeze leftover sauces or pureed tomato sauce or lemon juice that you want to store for future use. You can even freeze coffee cubes which you can be used when making cold coffee for a large group. This is a good trick since adding ice cubes will make your coffee watery.
6. Silicon spatula: Silicon spatulas come in all sizes and colours and can be used to cook almost anything. You can bake, mix, fry and do everything with them. Keep them handy in the kitchen and you won’t need different kinds of spoons to make your favourite dish.
7. Measuring cup: Measuring cups help you stick to quantities and can be used for dry as well as wet ingredients. Measure flour, rice or even salad dressing or simply use it for pouring eggs.
8. Coffee grinder: A coffee grinder comes in handy to grind fresh spices, ground fresh pepper or powder sugar too.
9. Non stick frying pan: A non stick frying pan is a must in your kitchen as you can use it for multiple things like making rotis, dosas, stir frying veggies or simply steam some chicken.
10. Kitchen scissors: Kitchen scissors are used for various things like snipping herbs, cutting veggies, breaking bread and even tearing a can open.
11. Cocktail shaker: A cocktail shaker can be used to make a smoothie, a milkshake or even beat eggs. Cool, isn’t it?
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