How to choose a shaker

How to choose a shaker

The shaker is the special closed glass intended for mixing and cooling of various cocktails. Especially often it is used in barmen business. That the shaker became the true assistant in mixing and cooling of drinks, it needs to be chosen correctly.

Instruction

1. When choosing a shaker exclude at once from the offered range of models of the device which glass is made of plastic. It is better to give preference to metal, namely became.

2. The cover of a glass of a qualitative shaker shouldn't be wound. It is much better if it is inserted into a glass. Only such design excludes spilling and spillage of liquid during stirring of a shaker.

3. When choosing a shaker it is important to know that this device can be two types: traditional (Kobler) and Boston shaker.

4. The traditional shaker (Kobler) represents a glass with a cover strainer, allowing to filter ice in case it isn't necessary in drink. Besides, most often Kobler is equipped with the built-in measured glass.

5. The shaker of this look is very simple in use. It can be stirred up one hand. It is very simple to make cocktail in Kobler. The glass is fallen asleep for two thirds with ice, ingredients, necessary for drink, are filled in. Kobler is enough stir up within 10 seconds, rotating him in the horizontal plane. The turned-out cocktail is quickly spilled, as a rule, on glasses.

6. More prestigious considers the Boston shaker. Two glasses are a part it. A spoon for mixing and a strainer for office of ice are got, as a rule, separately.

7. Advantage of the Boston shaker before Kobler is that ice in the first option of a shaker adjoins to already cooled cocktail only at the time of mixing. Waters as a result of it it is formed much less, than in a traditional shaker. Naturally, the made drink turns out more tasty and more qualitative.

8. Technology of preparation of cocktail in the Boston shaker is pretty simple. Both glasses fill with ice on two thirds of their volume. One of glasses is cooled, mixing ice a spoon. Then ice and water from this glass are removed and pour in it drink components. Further ice and water are removed from the second glass and pour cocktail in it. The transparent glass is overturned upside down, put on the second glass and connect a shaker. The device is vigorously stirred up vertical movements, separated and pour drink in glasses.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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