Culinary burner (felt-tip pen) is an indispensable and convenient attribute in the kitchen of almost every restaurant. But in everyday life, such a device is not so common. And in vain. This simple thing allows you to improve the cooking process of even the most complex dishes.
Culinary burner - what is it?
The felt-tip pen is a special device designed for cooking various dishes and giving culinary masterpieces a spectacular look. With the help of a culinary burner, they make not only a delicious caramel crust for desserts and creme brulee, but also brown fish and meat steaks, remove the remains of feathers from chicken carcasses. Unlike slabs with radial fire propagation, seals produce directional flames. Culinary gas burner makes it possible to fry foods very quickly. However, if it is used incorrectly, after firing, a not very pleasant aftertaste of the fuel used may remain. This can happen during ignition, when the gas stream has not yet begun to burn, or if the fuel does not burn completely (a yellow flame is a sure signal that not everything is going as it should).
How does a felt-tip pen work?
In appearance, the culinary burner resembles a gun, because it consists of a convenient handle and a horizontal nozzle (like a barrel). When the button is pressed, the piezoelectric element gives a spark that ignites the gas flow. At this time, the device emits a stream of flame. The burner is filled with gas spray. For this, there is a special hole on it. The felt-tip pen is light enough to allow the use of the flame as you wish. Conveniently adjustable and the intensity of the fire. For the manufacture of felt-tip pen, durable plastic and metal are used.
For domestic purposes, butane devices are most often chosen. In large kitchens, for example, in restaurants, propane professional cooking burners are preferred. According to experts, they give a more powerful jet of flame, are simple and convenient to use and store.
Burner cylinder
The cylinder for professional gas burners is practically no different from ordinary ones. Korean manufacturers are considered among the best. Such cylinders with continuous use with an average supply of fire lasts about 3 hours.
Where are they used?
The range of applications in the kitchen of cooking burners is simply huge. It is very convenient for them to make an appetizing, beautiful crust on casseroles, creme brulee, steaks, melt cheese, peel vegetables, prepare such famous desserts as flan and meringue, caramelize onions.
Main advantages
Culinary burners for the kitchen surprise with their qualities and capabilities after the first application. Products are light and powerful enough. It’s a pleasure to process all kinds of desserts. Among the advantages of these devices can be noted:
- a special form for convenience;
- sufficiently strong body;
- low fuel consumption;
- ease of refueling.
Technology
With the help of intense fire of a felt-tip pen, you can very quickly make a golden crust or melt sugar to a caramel state. To get a better result, the end of the flame must be moved quickly enough over the surface of the product. It is advisable not to focus on one place, but after receiving the necessary color, move on to another. At the same time, as with painting, the best result is obtained when applying 2-3 layers. Black edges should not be. You can not stay long in one place. The flame must be moved so that the carbonization of the product does not occur.
It is necessary to use not the middle, but the upper part of the flame.
Next, consider how to use a gas burner in the kitchen.
Creme brulee
The classic result of using this device is creme brulee. As a result, a tender mass with a beautiful fried crust should come out. To obtain it, the frozen product is sprinkled with sugar, after which it is melted with a felt-tip pen. It caramelizes very quickly, and as a result a beautiful sweet surface is formed.
Meringue
To give the meringue a “tanned" look it is fired from above with a felt-tip pen. It is not necessary to bring it too close so that the meringue is not melted.
Meat
If there is a culinary burner, meat can be prepared without using a pan. The steak is placed in a heat-resistant dish and burned until golden brown. After that, they are sent to the preheated oven.
An indispensable burner for those who like herbs instead of spices. So that they can give away their aroma, they put the meat in a metal bowl, add herbs on top and gently burn them - during smoldering they soak the steak with their smell.
Fish
Getting a crisp on a fish is not an easy task, because in the oven the product quickly dries out. The fish steak is left in a preheated oven for several minutes, after which it is carried out over the surface with a flame. The meat remains juicy inside, and a crispy and very appetizing crust forms on top.
Vegetables
In order to give vegetables a light smoky aroma and the appearance that they were cooked on an open fire, they pass through them in flame.
If you want to remove the peel from peppers or tomatoes, they are lightly scorched. The skin is bubbling and can be easily removed.
Conclusion
Gas felt-tip pen is a home type of open fire, so it can be used in the preparation of a wide variety of products. Smoky aroma, crisp, decoration of desserts and caramelization is not a complete list of all the ways to use it in the kitchen. How to replace a culinary burner? You can use a pan or oven, but with a felt-tip pen, the cooking process is much more convenient and faster.