Check Those Cooking Utensils 1

Check Those Cooking Utensils

Item Type Article

Authors Books, Alice

Publisher College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)

Journal Progressive Agriculture in Arizona

Download date 01/10/2021 21:21:03

Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/297999 Check Those Cooking Utensils 1

Plan Before You Make Replacements

By Alice Books Home Economics

-4-- Cooking utensils are manufactured in avariety of materials.Each has certain advantages and disadvantages.There is no one "best" material for allutensils.

Let's take a critical look at your Appraise baking pans thoughtfully There is no one best material for cooking utensils. from the standpoint ofsize.Off- all utensilsthis is one disadvantage Even in the best managed kitchenstandard size pans may be the causeof buying matched sets of cooking there often is an accumulation of gad-of costly cooking failures, as anyoneutensils. A second drawback of buy- gets, off -sized pans, seldom or neverknows who has used an 8 -inch cakeing sets of cooking ware is thatone used equipment, and utensils whichpan for a recipe which specifies aacquires unneeded and unwantedar- are broken or no longer serve a use- 9 -inch pan! ticles. A third disadvantage is the fulpurpose.Often theinventory possibly highermoney outlay for the shows too much equipment too If you plan replacements in kitchenset!Thinking of the material that many specialty pans and tools. equipment, make a list of what youbest suits you may result inyour ac- really need before buying. Keep thequiring some ofallthe materials Check Your Own listsmall.When possibleincludeavailable at the present time. Evaluation of your collection shouldpieces which can be used for several be based upon how much you usepurposes. Many Kinds each utensil. An indispensable tool to Stainless steel, copper, glass, pot- one worker may be a gadget to an- tery, enameled ware, aluminum, tin, other. Utensils which are used so in- Evaluate Materials ironwareeach has a place on the frequently that they do not merit Consider construction and material,list of efficient cooking utensils. Ex- storage space should be weeded out.design, care required, and price be-cellent articles are manufactured from Discard the broken egg beater, chip-fore selecting new utensils.Investi-each material; but each also presents ped enamelware, the warped cakegate materials from which each uten-certain disadvantages. pans. Such equipment is too expen-sil is made and evaluate each material Stainless steel utensils developper- sive to keep. for that particular piece. manent dark spots. Also, they warp unless low temperature is maintained during use. Cooper utensils andcop- per bottoms on stainless steel pans Standard measurements are statedininches and are the top inside dimensions for width, length, or diameter. The inside perpendicular dimensions are the depth discolor and require special cleaning of the pan. and polishing methods. Glass and pottery must be handled i/%/ %ti/y/r/./ '! /i carefully. Glass double boilers become cloudy and require special cleaning often, in hard waterareas. Enameled ware cracks or chips if used care- lessly.Aluminum may darken, become pitted or warped. Ironware rusts unless kept dry.It may crack if subjected to extremes of (Please turn to page 10)

Progressive Agriculture Page 4 Just What Is Vermiculite- Animal Husbandry? Aid to Lettuce (From page 2) (From page 6) production, marketing and judgingwithout affecting air passage, further are the applied courses taken. improves the cooling values of the DAILY (EXCEPT SUNDAY) KTAR,Phoenix, 6:15 a.m. - Farm Front The animal -husbandry studentmaymaterial.This cooling could effect- - Maricopa County Extension Agent. elect courses in other colleges, suchively improve germination by helping SUNDAYS as public speaking, business law, ac-reduce and maintain soil tempera- KOY,Phoenix,8:45a.m. - Demonstration counting, political science. Or if thetures below the critical 80 degrees F. Garden (County Agent) Program. level. MON DAYS research field appeals to him, hemay KYMA, Yuma, 7:00a.m. - On theFarm take more science courses. Comparing figures in Table 1, it is Front. KCLS, Flagstaff, 9:45 a.m. - Your County The production and managementeasily seen that seedling emergence Agent Reports. type jobs in farming and ranching arewas significantly improved over the MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY generally open to those who have KYUM, Yuma, 7:20 a.m. - Yuma County TABLE 1 - AFFECTS OF VERMICULITE Agricultural ExtensionService Radio completed the Bachelor's degree in APPLICATIONS ON OBTAINING A Program. animal husbandry. Most jobs in re- STAND OF HEAD LETTUCE FRIDAYS search, teaching, and extension in KCKY, Coolidge,Casa Grande, 4:00 p.m. - Stand Count Pinal County Farm and Home Program. agricultural colleges and government TREATMENT Per Linear Ft. SATURDAYS service require some graduate study of Seed Row KTUC, Tucson KSUN, Bisbee toward advanced degrees. KOY, Phoenix 1:00 to 1:30 Vermiculite KYMA, Yuma Vocational Experience Important Broadcast over Entire 62 Seedlings KCLS, Flagstaff Bed Surface Arizona Farm andRanchHour,pre- sented by the Radio Bureau, University Many young people who do not of Arizona, and the College of Agricul- have a background of farm or ranch VERMICULITE ture. Applied as1"Band 61 Seedlings KGLU, Safford, 1:00 p.m. - Stepping Along experience seek practical training on over Seed Row an extra -curricular basis. Employment with the Agricultural Extension Service. during the summer or for a longer CH ECK No Vermiculite 26 Seedlings period in some type of livestock oper- Applied ation, as a part of the training pro- "Happy Birthday to Us!" gram, aids immeasurably in acquir- check treatment.Statistically, there With this issue, ProgressiveAgricul- ing a sound understanding of animal ture in Arizona beginsits fifth year husbandry. was no difference in stand count be- of publication. We sincerely hope that tween the methods used to apply the itis doing the job for which it was There will be opportunity follow- established- reporting to you research Vermiculite mulch.However, since and other activities of all branches of ing graduation to concentrate upon the College of Agriculture of the Uni- the manual or "practical" require-the quantity of mulching material versity of Arizona, Tucson. used in treatment 1 was approximate- We are always glad to receive your ments of the job. Upon graduation suggestions as to how this publication ly twice that used in treatment 2, the can be of better service to the farm the student cannot expect immediate-broadcast method is considered much and ranch people of Arizona lyto undertake highly responsibleless desirable from a practical stand- -Publications Committee positions without first working in anpoint.Further, covering the entire apprenticeship capacity to gain broadbed area, as in treatment 1,encour- experience and mature judgment. agesweedseedemergenceand The great magnitude and varied as- formity and development. Note the growth in the center of the beds. uniform and well developed heads pects of livestock and meat production From thefigurestablulatedin afford favorable employment oppor- cut from the treated plot as corn- tunities in both the strictly profes-Table 2 it is clearly shown that notpared with the irregular sizes and sional and commercial fields. TABLE 2 - AFFECTS OF VERMICU- somewhat poorer developed heads LITE ON YIELDS FROM cut from the check plots. HEAD LETTUCE Advantages Are Many Check Cooking Utensils Marketable Heads Per Plot Probable advantages of usingver- (From page 4) miculite for fall lettuce production TREATMENT Head Size Total temperature. Tin utensils may warp. are :(1) Improved germination; (2 ) 4 Doz.5 Doz.Yield Faster and more uniform seedling They rustifthethinplatingis emergence; scratched or worn. VERMICULITE ( 3) Improved seedling Broadcast over 36 12 48 and plant uniformity; (4 ) Possiblere- Most of these disadvantages may Entire Bed surface duction in seeding rates for early fall be avoided or reduced by careful use lettuce; and( 5) Possible reduction and by following correct cleaning VERMICULITE Applied as 1" Band 39 9 48 in the amount of irrigation waternor- methods for each material. over Seed Row mally required to keep the seed beds Look for such construction features moist. as smooth surfaces, freedom from CHECK No Vermiculite 24 15 39 The use of vermiculite need not be cracks and crevices, comfortable heat- Applied restricted to lettuce production but proof handles, flat bottoms, tight fit- could be used economicallyon other ting lids.Select pans of good pro- vegetable crops and certainagronom- portion, balance, and design.Withonly is the total yield significantlyiccrops, especially where crusting these points in mind your selectionsimproved, but also the yield ofthedue to rainfall interferes withproper may well result in simplification ofdesirable 4 -dozen size heads. Thepic- seedling emergence. your work and greater efficiency intures at the bottom of page 6 show the your kitchen. effects of vermiculiteon head uni- Progressive Agriculture Page 10