It contains assorted knives, stirrers, strainers, spoons, peelers, filters and long tweezers he designed himself.
And so I had held open a pillowcase while she plunked in two-fisted clomps of mismatched silver: old carving knives stabbing through the bottom of the pillowcase, salad forks, fish forks, finger bowls, ornate tea-strainer spoons, and other oddly fashioned implements for outmoded dining practices — a Santa's bag of treasures streaming out like unconditional love.
There are 23 cigni, which are much rarer, having large rather shallow spoons with shorter, bird-headed handles; and about 20 deep round spoons or small ladles and strainer-spoons.
IF you're going to take up the art of natural dyeing, you'll eventually want to stock an indoor-outdoor lab with a cooking thermometer, a food scale, tongs, strainers, measuring spoons, glass jars, plastic buckets, heatproof gloves and a splash-proof smock.
Add a large pinch of salt, then add the eggs using a strainer basket or spoon.
Many great chefs believe that all you really need are a set of heavy pots and pans, two good knives, a cutting board, strainer, whisk, wooden spoon and a few bowls.
When it starts to make burbling noises, drop the heat to low and continue to cook, using a fine-mesh skimmer or tea strainer (or a spoon) to remove the white scum (mainly milk solids) as it forms, and disturbing the melted butter as little as possible.
Fish them out with a strainer or slotted spoon.
Use a strainer or slotted spoon to carefully remove them from the hot oil.
