A good chef, in addition to recipes for different dishes, should also be well versed in the tools with which they can be prepared. Well, with cutlery like a knife and a spoon, everything is clear. But for what purposes may you need a culinary ring? This needs to be dealt with in more detail.
Ancillary equipment
For cooking, any cook, in addition to products and basic utensils, needs tools with which he will do his job. One of them is the culinary ring. What is it, and in what cases is a similar device used? Before answering these questions, it is necessary to give a description of this not quite ordinary equipment. Outwardly, the culinary ring resembles a piece of pipe.
Usually it is made of stainless steel. This is understandable when you consider what this tool is in contact with. After all, the kitchen equipment in operation is in contact with various aggressive environments. That is why it, as a rule, is made of an alloy that allows to exclude any reaction upon contact as much as possible. The culinary ring is the right cylinder with which you can perform quite specific actions:
- chop the workpiece;
- bake food;
- draw up dishes.
Using such rings to perform such operations is not at all difficult.
Rules of treatment
The easiest way is to use the cooking ring as a special knife. By the way, it is for this reason that some call this device “cutter”, which in meaning means “cutter”. With it, you can make blanks of the same shape and size. This is very convenient, for example, in the case of any dough dishes. To make dumplings or dumplings, any housewife first rolls the dough, and then cuts neat circles out of it. No less interesting is another use case for rings. They sometimes serve as a means to give a certain shape. To prevent ordinary eggs from spreading over the pan and looking more neat, it can be baked, limiting the space to a metal outline. Here you can give free rein to imagination. For this, such devices are sometimes made of different geometric shapes (circle, triangle, rhombus). Such an unusual dish will never go unnoticed. Its very appearance will cheer you up and increase your appetite.
Spectacular performance
Quite often on sale you can find culinary rings for salads. They are used in cases where you need to make a special table setting.
In fact, there is nothing complicated. The master only has to follow a certain sequence of actions:
- First you need to install the device on a plate in the place where the cooked dish will be located.
- Then, using an ordinary tablespoon, fill it with the selected product. In the course of laying it must be constantly tamped.
- After this, it remains only to remove the ring itself. This must be done very carefully so that the structure does not fall apart.
Most often, this option is used for cooking puff salads. Products, following one after another, are stacked evenly, while maintaining the clarity of the lines. If desired, several such cylinders can be installed on one plate. They are very easy to decorate, which greatly facilitates the serving process. And if you wish, in this way you can put not only salad, but also a side dish. The aesthetic pleasure of such a meal will be guaranteed.
For convenience in work
Sometimes you can find culinary rings with a press. Such an addition will never be superfluous. What is this device?
Already by the name itself it is clear that it consists of two parts: a metal contour of a certain shape and a disc with a handle, the diameter of which is equal to the inner diameter of the ring taken. Such an addition is necessary in order not to touch the products with your hands and remove the device without much effort. It is still not known who actually invented this device. Perhaps it just turned out as a result of many years of experience of professional masters. Mistresses try to have several such rings in the kitchen. In the distribution network, they are usually sold in sets. A dish in this form will always be in demand. It captivates at the same time with its simplicity and grace. No need to puzzle every time, inventing something new. This is exactly what you need, both a homemaker and an experienced professional.
Homemade blanks
But not always the necessary devices are at hand. Those who still do not have them can not be upset. It’s not at all difficult to make a culinary ring with your own hands. This will require material and a lot of free time.
A similar device can be built from a piece of sheet metal or ordinary dense foil. The problem will only be that the contour used is the right size. In such a situation, it is better not to rush, but to do everything slowly and extremely carefully. Any awkward movement can reduce everything to nothing and turn a spectacular dish into a bunch consisting of different products. But enterprising housewives always find a way out of different positions. They may try to adapt an ordinary tin can for this. Previously, it is necessary to remove the bottom in it and thoroughly clean each detail. Take, for example, a container from canned green peas. After use, many simply throw it away, without even realizing any need.