An egg slicer is a food preparation utensil used to slice peeled, hard-boiled eggs quickly and evenly. An egg slicer consists of a slotted dish for holding the egg and a hinged plate of wires or blades that can be closed to slice. Though primarily used for eggs, an egg slicer can also be used to uniformly slice soft fruits and vegetables like mushrooms or strawberries.
A meat tenderizer is also known as a meat mallet, and is a product used for tenderizing slabs of meat in preparation for cooking the meat. Generally, it looks like a hammer with rows of small pyramid spikes on the ends. Tenderizing the meat with the mallet softens the fibers making the meat easier to chew. It is useful when preparing steak that is of low quality, and works well when broiling or frying the meat.
A small hand tool used to lop the top off of a soft boiled egg. To use, slide the round opening over the top of the egg (it is useful to have the egg seated in an egg cup). Squeeze the two finger rings together. Small "teeth" that are hidden inside the round opening crack through the egg shell. The top of the shell is then removed and the egg is ready to scoop out and eat.
These handy shears perform a variety of kitchen tasks from cutting twine and parchment to trimming fresh herbs and flowers. The durable stainless blades hold their sharpness, and detach for ease of cleaning.
The bamboo steamers allow the cook to prepare multiple dishes at once by stacking layer upon layer of bamboo racks. This extremely efficient system requires only one burner and one pan/wok placed over water. Each dish (set in its own rack) can be cooked in its own time and as many racks as needed can be added.
The wok is a versatile round-bottomed cooking vessel originating in China. It is used especially in East and Southeast Asia. It is most often used for stir frying, but can also be used many other ways, such as in steaming, deep frying, braising, stewing, or making soup.
Chopsticks are a pair of small even-length tapered sticks, which are generally believed to have originated in ancient China, and are the traditional eating utensils of China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Chopsticks are commonly made of wood, bamboo, metal, bone, ivory, and in modern times, plastic as well. The pair of sticks is maneuvered in one hand – between the thumb and fingers – and used to pick up pieces of food.
