Mexican Cooking Equipment

There are a lot of equipments being extensively used in Mexican cuisine and they could be listed as under :-

Tortilla Press - Tortillero
formerly ready from wood, they are also prepared of cast iron. It consists of two large round plates or blocks of wood that you set a ball of masa and press as one to structure a tortilla. You might run athwart aluminum versions but they tend to break.


Mexican Pottery Pots - Barro or Olla
Barro factually means "mud" but normally means "clay," and olla means "pot." Ollas are large, cavernous clay pots just right for simmering beans, stews and soups. The clay heats squarely and is just right for all-day cooking over a direct flame. The clay can be breakable and susceptible to swift temperature changes. Cooking in the clay pots imparts an basic flavor to the dish.


Griddle - Comal
Huge encircling griddle frequently made of clay, aluminum or cast iron but the more contemporary ones regularly have a non-stick finish. They are used to warm tortillas, and roast chilies and vegetables. They can range in size from a large dinner plate to 2 feet in diameter.


Hand Grinder - Metate y Mano
A bulky instrument more often than not made of stone or lava rock. It consists of a outsized stone surface, faintly concave, sitting on 3 short legs. It is typically about the size of a great, rectangular platter. There is a hefty cylinder of stone that is rolled on the surface to pulverize or mix the items placed on it. Every now and then the legs are longer, allowing the user to sit in front of it.


Mortar and Pestle - Molcajete y Tejolote
A petite wood, stone or clay bowl with an extended cylinder of the alike material that is rounded on each end. Tiny quantity of spices or food is positioned in the bowl and the end of the cylinder is used to smash the item against the sides of the bowl in a circular suggestion to pulverize it. To outlook or purchase a molcajete go.

Mexican Pottery Dishes - Cazuelas
These bulky clay dishes are ideal for simmering mole and other sauces because the clay heats very evenly removing burnt spots. Cazuelas are one-dimensional, more often than not 5-7 inches deep and rounded like a bowl. They time and again have handles for conveniently managed over open fire. The outsides are occasionally painted with bright beautiful colors. The inside is glazed and the clay imparts a wonderful flavor to the dish. to view or purchase a Cazuela go.


Molinillo Wooden Whisk or Stirrer
A cylinder of wood that is spun between the hands in a cup of hot chocolate to produce a foam on the top. They can be simple or highly decorated. To view or purchase a molinillo go.