Cookware

A Caja China is a very large, covered, outdoor oven. It is heated by hot coals placed on top the cover. Despite its name, its origins are actually Cuban.

Cast aluminum cookware can be cast through die casting, mould casting, or sand casting. Die casting is the most usual. It allows for thicker cookware than sheet aluminum, and thus provides longer heat retention, similar to that of cast iron.

A cooling rack is a slightly-raised rack that you put hot baked goods on straight out of the oven, either still in the pan or removed from the pan. The rack allows air to circulate underneath, which helps prevent condensation which could cause baked goods to develop soggy bottoms.

A heat diffuser is a flat, round metal object designed to fit on top of a stove burner. It reduces the intensity of the heat that reaches the bottom of the pan, and provides more even heat distribution. It takes the place of a double-boiler. You put it on top of the burner, then the…

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Pizza stones are for use in home ovens to help pizza crust develop a crispiness and puffiness that approximates that of pizzas from pizzerias.

Pyrex® is a trademarked brand name of glass stovetop and baking ware. There is also labware such as beakers, test tubes, etc, for laboratory use. The disadvantage of glass cookware is that it does not conduct heat as well as metal does. The advantages of it are that it looks more “sanitary”, is more resistant…

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A waffle iron is a kitchen tool used to cook waffles with. It is a two-sided device that folds so that one side goes over the other, to form and mould the waffles. The standard pattern is of the mould impressed in the batter is honeycomb.