Remember when I wrote how my Kitchen-Aid Mixer is my favorite appliance? It still is, and what home baker doesn’t love them? They are sleek, timeless and super efficient. Granted some will say that the new models don’t hold up to the test of time and move on to more powerful Cuisinart mixers. That’s fine. But allow me to tell you about the most under-appreciated tool that you may not have, but NEED.
The bench scraper, AKA the bench knife. It is a tool of two names and many personalities.
I know it doesn’t look like anything special. It’s not really. Despite that, it is the most versatile tool in my kitchen whether at home or school. Here are the myriad ways I use my bench scraper:
1) To scrape up the crumbs and other messes i make on my bench/counter. I could of course use a rag, but it icks me out.
2) To divide a pile of ingredients on the bench.
3) To cut things: caramel, dough, cookies, bread…anything really. I prefer it over a knife for such tasks that do not necessarily require a sharp instrument.
4) You can carry things on it! Scrape it, then carry it!
It does not appear that I created a long list of ways that I use my bench scraper, but it is truly the most used instrument in my kitchen. So much so that I have at least two: one to clean my work space with and the other for food contact.
I love my mixer, and it has been good to me. But I may be having a platonic affair with my bench scraper(s).
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