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Item: Left |
Set of ball cutters |
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Contributor: |
George Hill -
Melbourne - Australia |
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Description use and estimated
age: |
1950 -
1970 Some still in use. |
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Left to Right - Olivette plain-
Olivette Fluted - Pea Ball - Grand Pea Ball - Noisette -
Parisienne - Grand Parisienne. Used to ball out fruits and
vegetables. Note the size compared with an Australian two
dollar coin. |
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Item: Left |
Bat |
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Contributor: |
George Hill
Melbourne- Australia |
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Description use and estimated
Age: |
1980 |
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Heavy stainless steel bat,
sometimes referred to as "bashers". used to flatten foods and
prepare schnitzels. Some were square, Still used in various
shapes. |
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Item: Left |
Fontage
Croustade Mould |
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Contributor: |
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Description use and estimated
Age: |
1900 |
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The "fontage" croustade timbal
mould has a handle ( Not Shown) The mould makes fontage
croustades. |
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The mould is dipped into a thin yeast
batter and deep fried. When crisp, turned out and used as a
crispy containers for creams or fruits |
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Item: Above - Right |
Beehive Ball Cutter |
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Contributor: |
John Miller - Melbourne- Australia |
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Description use and estimated
Age: |
1930 - 1950 |
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Use to cut tiny consommé garnishes
from root vegetables. Note the small size compared with a 10
cent coin |
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Item: Above |
Marrow Remover |
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Contributor: |
John Miller - Melbourne- Australia |
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Description use and estimated
Age: |
1950 - 1960 |
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Used to remove marrow from bones
. Note the curved blade in the smaller picture to fit into the
marrow bone shape. |
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Item: Left |
Beignet Irons |
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Contributor: |
John Miller - Melbourne- Australia |
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Description use and estimated
Age: |
1950 -1960 |
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Used to prepare fritters made from a light
creamy mixture and deep - fried. |
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Item: Left |
Ravioli Cutter / Pastry Wheel |
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Contributor: |
John Miller - Melbourne- Australia |
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Description use and estimated
Age: |
1950 - 1960 |
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Used to cut ravioli into shapes
Still available. |
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Item: Above |
Fruit and Vegetable Carving Set |
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Contributor: |
George Hill -
Melbourne - Australia |
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Description use and estimated
age: |
1975 -
1985 - Still Available. |
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Razor sharp knives and a range
of cutting tools for cutting flowers and ornaments from fruit
and vegetables. |
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Item: Right |
Set of apprentice /cook personal
tool kit |
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Contributor: |
Graham Dodgshun -
Melbourne - Australia |
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Description use and estimated
age: |
1950 |
The main kitchen knife used by professional cooks and chefs was
made from carbon steel they were very easy to sharpen and wore
down quickly and required constant care because if they were
left wet they would quickly rust. Stainless steel knives were
rare and used in the domestic market. There was a convention,
when a member of the kitchen brigade laid out all his knives and
carefully sharpened them, this was a nonverbal sign to the rest
of the brigade he had given notice and considered a good luck
and goodbye sign, so one never sharpened all their knives at one
time unless leaving the job as this was also considered unlucky.
Not being sexist I purposely said He as there were extremely few
female cooks in the professional arena and the professional
kitchen was male dominated. |
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