Biscuit cutters are tall, round cutters pressed into thick dough to make biscuits (North American style). The cutters were traditionally made of tin but can be made of any material now.
A cookie cutter is a tool used to cut “rolled cookies” in decorative shapes out of a rolled-out cookie dough. They can be made of metal or plastic.
Grape shears (aka grape scissors) are special scissors used to separate small bunches of grapes at the table, so that you don’t have to tug the grapes apart. These were popular in Victorian times up until the end of the Gilded Era with the advent of World War One. While many minds today may boggle…
Kitchen shears are specially-designed, sturdy scissors for the kitchen. Some are specially made for poultry and fish, with one of their blades being a serrated one to help cut through flesh such as chicken joints or fish fillets.
A mushroom cutter is a device used for slicing a mushroom into uniform slices all at once. Most will have tines or blades that the mushroom is forced through in order to achieve the cutting.
Made since at least the 1500s, a pastry jigger (aka pastry crimper, aka jagging wheel) is designed to put a decorative edge on pastries. The edge is usually “jiggedy” (or “jaggedy”, if you prefer), but can also be used to create square or circular marks. The difference between a pastry jigger and a pastry wheel…
A pastry wheel is a device to cut out rolled pastry. It consists of a cutting wheel attached to a handle. The wheel will have a straight, sharp edge. The wheels come in different sizes. Some are small for fine work, some are large enough to slice cooked pizza. A pastry wheel is different from…
A pizza-wheel cutter is a rotating wheel blade with a handle meant for use in cutting up a pizza into slices for serving. The wheel blades on one will be around 7 1/2 to 10 cm (3 to 4 inches ) wide. The larger the wheel, the more quickly it cuts. Model types Some makes…
A rolling mincer is a hand-held device designed to quickly mince small flavouring items such as herbs and garlic. It consists of sharp blades in the shape of small wheels arranged closely side by side. A classic design has these attached to a long handle with a curved slatted hood that fits over the blades….
