Egg Preparation Tools and Techniques

Flashcards about egg preparation tools and techniques.

Utensils and gadgets can be used for egg preparation, but ordinary pots, pans, beaters, and bowls are often sufficient.

What is the overall level of complexity required to prepare eggs?

A small cup made of porcelain, heat-proof glass, or pottery with a screw on top.

What is a Coddler Egg Cooker?

An electric appliance used to steam cook eggs in their shells.

Describe an electric egg cooker.

A shallow, slope-sided skillet, 6-8 inches in diameter, suitable for making crepes.

What is a crepe pan?

A small container designed to hold a soft-cooked egg upright for table service.

What is an egg cup?

Small, deep, individual bowl-shaped dishes designed for oven use.

What are Custard Cups?

A shallow, slope-sided skillet, usually 7-10 inches in diameter, for making omelets.

What is an Omelet Pan?

Two shallow rectangular or semicircular pans attached by hinges.

What are Double Omelet Pans?

A sharp pointed tool for gently pricking a very small hole in the large end of an eggshell before hard-cooking.

What is an egg piercer?

A rack that holds one egg-sized cups over simmering water. Or a small colander-like form that holds egg as it poaches in simmering egg.

What is a poacher?

A round, shallow, straight-sided ceramic or porcelain dish, usually with scalloped edges, for oven use.

What is a Quiche dish?

Used to also describe a Flan or tart dish.

What is another name for a Quiche dish?

A round band, with or without a handle, to hold a fried or poached egg during cooking.

What is an egg ring?

A circular gadget for opening soft-cooked eggs by clipping off the top of the egg.

What are egg scissors?

A small cup centered in a round frame made of plastic, metal, or ceramic that separates the yolk from the white.

What is an egg separator?

A device which cuts a hard-cooked egg into neat slices with one swift stroke.

What is an egg slicer?

A deep, straight-sided dish designed for oven use, often serving as a casserole dish.

What is a soufflé dish?

A device that cuts a hard-cooked egg into six equal parts.

What is an egg wedger?

The process of boiling eggs.

What action does an egg timer correctly measure?

A small device with one or two blades having stiff oval wires at the tip, used for beating eggs or whipping cream.

What is an egg beater?