Did you know that there are uses for copper cookware other than hanging on the wall or from a pot rack? As an amateur baker, I was mostly interested in how copper cookware could help me in the kitchen with my holiday cookies:
Bain Marie: a fancy word for a double boiler. Copper heats evenly and that is important if you want your melted chocolate to be perfectly tempered (a.k.a shiny).
Egg White Beating Bowl: for whipping up egg whites into a frenzy. You need frenzied eggs for meringue and for some reason, the copper really aids in this. It's like science and stuff:-)
Sugar Saucepan: for caramelizing sugar. Apparently, copper maintains it's temperature better than other metals. My interest in sugar art is pique by the idea of this. If I had a nickel for every caramel I have broken, I could buy a bakery:-)
Zabaglione Bowl: for beating egg yolks and sugar together. Again, evenly conducted and maintained heat makes the perfect lemon curd (or any other curd for that matter).
I did not know that such beautiful things existed and I found a place to buy Ruffoni Copper Cookware. Now, I need to figure out how to make one of those wish lists for my side bar...
St. Patrick's Baking
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14 comments:
Very informative! Thanks for sharing! Do you have an amazon.com affiliate account? If so, you'll see the "wish list" option. If not, apply and get started. It's super easy.
Great things to know in time for baking season. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.
Ohhhhh I love copper, but I've never bought any. I've justified it with the idea that I can do fine with what I have on the cast iron, etc side of the world. Buuuuuuut maybe not. Love it! :)
I've always thought copper cookware was so beautiful!
I need some copper!!
Wow what a great list.. I hope you get some..
Have a great day.. Stay warm..
I've never used copper cookware. Hmmm!
copper is just so very pretty to me thanks for being so informative think I will have to write my own wish list as well
I don't have a single piece of copper! I had no idea what all I was missing.
have an amazing weekend..
Thanks for this! Learn something new every day!
We've decided that Christmas cookies will be our gift to one and all this season. Sandbakkels, specifically...
Love copper cook wear also, but wish I had some.
I am hosting a Holiday Treats all week on my blog, hope you will stop by and link up!
hope you had a great weekend.
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