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Many recipes call for you to sift your flour, which can be done with a special utensil called a flour sifter. Flour sifters are handy, but also a little hard to get clean. Traditional methods may not work, but before you throw your flour sifter away and buy a new one, try a few tricks to keep your flour sifter clean. more »
These come in so handy when making sauces, soups or other recipes that require the thickening of liquid but just like other kitchen appliances, can be tricky to clean. This method can be used with the shaker-style (top) or crank-handle flour sifters. more »
Most Flour sifters take up to eight cups of flour and sift efficiently. There are two different manual kinds. One has a crank, which will be used in this instance. There is all the hand trigger sifter, made for one-handed use. Flour sifters do not need to be disassembled to be cleaned, and if you choose to do so, you should only remove the handle. This will allow you to clean the hole where the handle is inserted into the body of the sifter. more »
Ever bite into a chunk of baking powder in a muffin? Ick! And when you are cooking, do you toil to get rid of the lumps in the powdered ingredients after you add them or before you add them? Either way can be tricky. Well, here is an easy way to make your powders lump-free and do it quickly, without the use of a flour sifter. more »
A flour sifter is often used in cooking to help provide the correct texture in foods while baking and also to help ensure accurate measurements. They are inexpensive and very handy to have in the kitchen. It most often appears as a metal can about a foot tall, with a crank on one side. more »
The cookbook is open on the table and the ingredients are all ready to go, but one instruction keeps glaring at you from the pages before you: Sift the dry ingredients together. But what about those people who don't have a flour sifter? There are tips and techniques that will help you get around the call for a sifter. more »
Sifting flour is crucial in many baking recipes, especially cakes and breads. Most avid bakers use a special tool called a flour sifter to incorporate air into the flour, and separate the particles. However, many cooks don't have this piece of equipment. If you need to sift flour, but don't own a sifter, here are some kitchen tricks that will yield the same results. more »
Love to bake, but hate the clutter of too many tools? Here's an easy way to get double duty out of a kitchen must have while eliminating the need to buy and store a flour sifter. more »
Making your own bath powder is easy. There are many different suggested methods, but nearly all include a naturally absorbent agent such as cornstarch or baking soda. Use a blender to grind the ingredients to an extra-fine consistency. Finally, add fragrance. The resulting powder may be put through a flour sifter or shaken through a sieve to break up any clumps before decanting. This article will give you a very simple bath powder you can make at home. This powder will never need to be sifted, only shaken before use. This method will yield approximately 8 ounces of bath powder. more »
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