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Posted by J1
The competence of slotted spoons July 05, 2020 02:38AM |
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Slotted spoons really don't work that well for draining liquid from food. They're certainly not super at getting rid of excess water with poached eggs. I thought something like [www.savebarn.co.nz] or [www.williams-sonoma.com] might be better.
What do you do to drain your poached eggs?
Do you use slotted spoons or something better to drain liquid from food?
What do you do to drain your poached eggs?
Do you use slotted spoons or something better to drain liquid from food?
Re: The competence of slotted spoons July 05, 2020 04:35AM |
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Re: The competence of slotted spoons July 05, 2020 04:36AM |
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I like the old retro utensils from the 60's and look on Trademe to find these treasures, although they're getting expensive these days. These ones are on at the moment.
[www.trademe.co.nz]
I think Skyline is the Brand name, Made in England. I love the fish slice too they are very thin metal and flexible. There are a couple of good ones from this era still around.
[www.trademe.co.nz]
Some are in better condition than others though.
Edited to put in the correct 2nd link.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/2020 06:20AM by Danube.
[www.trademe.co.nz]
I think Skyline is the Brand name, Made in England. I love the fish slice too they are very thin metal and flexible. There are a couple of good ones from this era still around.
[www.trademe.co.nz]
Some are in better condition than others though.
Edited to put in the correct 2nd link.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/2020 06:20AM by Danube.
Re: The competence of slotted spoons July 05, 2020 05:54AM |
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Re: The competence of slotted spoons July 05, 2020 06:28AM |
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These old style slotted spoons have lots more slots all the way around the spoon and drain much much better than any modern one I have bought. Only thing is they can't be put in the dishwasher because they have painted wooden handles, a nightmare if you have people helping do the dishes, but I think they're worth the hassle. The egg turner/fish slice is much better too because they're nice and bendy and can get in under things to pick up without breaking them up, They come in a long style fish slice too which I'm keeping a look out for because mine is getting past it.
Re: The competence of slotted spoons July 05, 2020 07:01AM |
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Yes agree, Danube, those old wooden-handled utensils were the best - my slotted spoon is the only remaining piece of my set and the paint has long since disappeared off the handle. I use it mainly for poached eggs.
I also have a brown silicone slotted spoon which I bought at Foodtown over 30 years ago - in fact we call it the Foodtown spoon. I like it because it has a deeper bowl than the metal one and although it doesn't drain as well, it certainly has its uses. Funny how you reach for different utensils for different jobs.
Regards,
Barbara Anne
I also have a brown silicone slotted spoon which I bought at Foodtown over 30 years ago - in fact we call it the Foodtown spoon. I like it because it has a deeper bowl than the metal one and although it doesn't drain as well, it certainly has its uses. Funny how you reach for different utensils for different jobs.
Regards,
Barbara Anne
Re: The competence of slotted spoons July 05, 2020 07:16AM |
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Re: The competence of slotted spoons July 05, 2020 08:29AM |
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Like Griz and Sue, I've tilted my slotted spoon (and used a fish slice - bit scary) and rested it on paper towel, etc, but I remain thinking the slotted spoon just isn't doing it's job well enough and it's time for a new idea. Lynne2, excellent, just what I was thinking and now on my list for Monday.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/2020 08:29AM by J1.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/2020 08:29AM by J1.
Re: The competence of slotted spoons July 05, 2020 08:37AM |
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Re: The competence of slotted spoons July 05, 2020 09:56AM |
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Barbara Anne Wrote:
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. Funny how you reach for different utensils
> for different jobs.
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I have a long utensil rack over the kitchen bench, more than 2 m. I can always tell which visitors are cooks and which aren't - the cooks say "Oh how wonderful to have all that space for all the fish slices/vegetable peelers/serving spoons, while the non-cooks say "Why do you need seven fish slices/three vegetable peelers/four rice spoons etc".
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. Funny how you reach for different utensils
> for different jobs.
>
I have a long utensil rack over the kitchen bench, more than 2 m. I can always tell which visitors are cooks and which aren't - the cooks say "Oh how wonderful to have all that space for all the fish slices/vegetable peelers/serving spoons, while the non-cooks say "Why do you need seven fish slices/three vegetable peelers/four rice spoons etc".
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Re: The competence of slotted spoons July 05, 2020 01:50PM |
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I love those Skyline fish slices, there is absolutely nothing better.
I use a cuisinart skimmer for poached eggs and it works well. I can rest it on a paper towel and that soaks up any residual liquid underneath. I tried the wire spider style before the skimmer and it found it too deep and the egg did catch on the wire and the tumbled around rather than gently sliding.
[www.briscoes.co.nz]
This looks like it could be an option if you were looking for a more spider like utensil.
[www.nisbets.co.nz]
I use a cuisinart skimmer for poached eggs and it works well. I can rest it on a paper towel and that soaks up any residual liquid underneath. I tried the wire spider style before the skimmer and it found it too deep and the egg did catch on the wire and the tumbled around rather than gently sliding.
[www.briscoes.co.nz]
This looks like it could be an option if you were looking for a more spider like utensil.
[www.nisbets.co.nz]
Re: The competence of slotted spoons July 05, 2020 11:45PM |
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Re: The competence of slotted spoons July 06, 2020 06:16AM |
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A friend was just rhapsodising yesterday about the amazingness of her particular slotted spoon for draining poached eggs. She didn't say what it was but she said she would buy me one so if she does I'll let you know. I think, though, that it might have been a Good Grips one as she has a tremor and uses Good Grips for a lot of things.
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Re: The competence of slotted spoons July 10, 2020 08:05AM |
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I have an egg poacher and never use it, somehow it's not quite a poached egg to me. I had a poached egg this morning, and my slotted spoon was in the dishwasher, which was running, so I looked for something else to use, and came across a cocktail strainer, so I used that and it worked perfectly! (but would need a longer handle I think)
Re: The competence of slotted spoons July 10, 2020 08:51AM |
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We've had an egg poacher for decades and used to use it a lot but then I came to like the randomness of freely poached eggs so haven't used it in a long time. I should try it again. We actually use the pot part every day (it's a beautiful Murray, copper-bottomed perfect size pan with straight half sides that we use as a jack-of-all-trades for anything and everything) and it's only the poached egg (3) insert that's on holiday in the drawer.
Chris, you mentioned you found the egg poachers difficult to clean. The trick is to grease them with a little bit of butter, just as you would a cake pan or muffin tins. Not only does this make cleaning an absolute breeze, it also makes the eggs taste a tiny bit better.
Griz, I had to look up cocktail strainer. Interesting device. I still haven't bought anything to solve the incompetence of my slotted spoon, as I'm up against my ingrained anti-buying bias and it's winning so far, telling me I should just get my eggs out with my existing slotted spoon and then tip them into my existing sieve. I haven't tried it yet but I'll have to or I'll be at stalemate. I had the same problem with gloves recently - none of my gloves keep my hands warm enough so I thought I need to buy ski gloves or something. Then my anti-buying bias kicked in and said why not just wear two pairs of your existing gloves at once? Well, one pair did fit inside another and it worked a treat so I had to cross ski gloves off my list again....... The perils of anti-consumerism....
I can already predict that if my-existing-slotted-spoon-tipping-egg-into-my-existing-sieve doesn't work, I shall be forced by myself to return to using my existing Murray egg poacher....
Chris, you mentioned you found the egg poachers difficult to clean. The trick is to grease them with a little bit of butter, just as you would a cake pan or muffin tins. Not only does this make cleaning an absolute breeze, it also makes the eggs taste a tiny bit better.
Griz, I had to look up cocktail strainer. Interesting device. I still haven't bought anything to solve the incompetence of my slotted spoon, as I'm up against my ingrained anti-buying bias and it's winning so far, telling me I should just get my eggs out with my existing slotted spoon and then tip them into my existing sieve. I haven't tried it yet but I'll have to or I'll be at stalemate. I had the same problem with gloves recently - none of my gloves keep my hands warm enough so I thought I need to buy ski gloves or something. Then my anti-buying bias kicked in and said why not just wear two pairs of your existing gloves at once? Well, one pair did fit inside another and it worked a treat so I had to cross ski gloves off my list again....... The perils of anti-consumerism....
I can already predict that if my-existing-slotted-spoon-tipping-egg-into-my-existing-sieve doesn't work, I shall be forced by myself to return to using my existing Murray egg poacher....
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I've mentioned before on Foodlovers that I use the little silicone-type cups that those 2 or 4 to a pack ready-made jellies and steamed pudding come in for poaching my eggs. I do smear a little butter on them but it's not really necessary, it's more for flavour. Prick the yolk and the white in a couple of places with a toothpick or similar, place on a plate, cover with a paper towel and microwave on medium. The time varies, probably according to the age of the eggs, but if you check after every minute or so, you should get it right.
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