| It is every woman desire to have all essential | | | | so it maintains its viability before molding. Frozen |
| kitchen appliances and apparatus. Majority of | | | | mother’s milk from the fridge can be heated |
| cooking activities can be done with out a double | | | | in the double boiler. It also keeps food warm for a |
| boiler but the best chefs in the world and most | | | | while. |
| cooks could not do without one. The advantages | | | | A separate double boiler in the kitchen is used for |
| of having a double boiler in your kitchen are facts | | | | melting the raw materials of wax and soap. |
| you cannot disprove. | | | | Because the water rarely goes above 212 |
| A double boiler, also called bain marie, is a stove | | | | degrees Fahrenheit or 100 degrees Celsius, wax |
| top apparatus which is used in delicate cooking. It | | | | and soap are prevented from scorching and |
| consists of an upper vessel containing the | | | | solidifying before peojects. |
| substance to be cooked which is situated above a | | | | Tips in handling your double boiler: |
| lower pot of water. | | | | * Use a cooking mitt in holding the double boiler. |
| When water in the lower pot starts to boil, the | | | | * If food gets too hot, simply lift off the top pan |
| steam is released which in turn provides heat | | | | or bowl, until temperature is lowered. |
| against the bottom of the upper pot. The upper | | | | * Since water in the lower pan quickly |
| vessel must be well-fitted or else steams | | | | evaporates, keep a close watch over ite level. |
| escapes. In this method, food placed inside the | | | | Advantages of a double boiler: |
| second pot is cooked by the heat of the stem | | | | 1. It keeps temperature stability, allowing slow and |
| coming from the boiling water of the lower pot. | | | | even heating. |
| The uses of a double boiler in your kitchen are | | | | 2. It cooks or heats fragile food to be placed |
| illustrated in the following: | | | | directly on stove. |
| A double boiler allows eggs and other heat | | | | 3. It is easy to use. |
| sensitive sauce ingredients, like beurre banc and | | | | 4. It prevents surface dehydration of sensitive |
| Hollandaise, to heat slowly and evenly eliminating | | | | preparations |
| possibility of scorching or overcooking. Chocolates | | | | 5. It is versatile; it can be used in any kind of food |
| must always be melting in a double boiler for | | | | preparation. |
| direct heat can cause temperature to rise too | | | | The uses and advantages of having a double |
| quickly and the consistency ruined. Custard and | | | | boiler in your kitchen cannot be overlooked. It is |
| cheese cakes are cooked in a double boiler. Candy | | | | an essential apparatus in the successful |
| makers make use of double boiler to heat syrup | | | | preparation of food for your family. |