The main tool of the Central Asian kitchen, certainly, is the cauldron. It is convenient in use, is unpretentious to its environmental conditions. Only in cauldron it is possible to prepare really tasty and incomparable dishes: pilaf and chorba. To buy cauldron, it is absolutely optional to go behind it to Central Asia. It is enough to visit several specialized shops of ware and to choose for itself and the family the best and qualitative option.
Instruction
1. 5 types of cauldrons and vessels, similar to them, are presented on counters of modern shops of ware. The first – traditional form cauldrons with non-stick coating. It is option it is pretty far from ideal. The covering of such cauldron under the influence of high temperatures spoils, peels off, quite often gets to food therefore can cause serious food poisonings.
2. The second type is round or oblong container which inside face is covered with food enamel. Such ware cauldron to call difficult since enamel does not suffer intensive stirring of food skimmer at all - inherent for preparation of dishes in cauldron to reception.
3. The cauldrons made of aluminum alloy are the closest to the truth. After several uses of such ware, on the surface of food aluminum the special steady film which is not allowing metal to be oxidized and spoil food is formed. Besides, the aluminum cauldron is ideal for preparation of dishes on electric stoves since it heats up very quickly.
4. The fourth type of cauldrons presented on counters of modern shops by the form to the and method of cooking reminds the Chinese kettle more. It is not suitable for the Central Asian kitchen unambiguously because assumes absolutely other mode of preparation of dishes.
5. The best, the fifth, the option is pig-iron cauldron. In spite of the fact that it pretty heavy also looks not absolutely esthetically, it will serve long and truly. And the food cooked in pig-iron cauldron has incomparable taste and aroma.
6. To choose cauldron of the necessary volume absolutely simply. For family of 4-6 people the cauldron the volume of 7-8litr will be ideal option. And here for preparation of large number of food it is better to buy the capacity of 18-20 liters.
7. Upon purchase of cauldron it is worth paying attention and to its form. If the cauldron is going to be used only on home cuisine, it surely has to have flat, rather steady bottom.