FOOD TECHNOLOGY

INTRODUCTION TO FOOD TECHNOLOGY

IMPORTANCE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY IN TODAYS WORLD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
To remove clumps from flour or to incorporate air into flour, use a ____
A
Sifter
B
Strainer
C
Colander
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Use a fine mesh sieve – Place the flour in a mesh sieve and shake it gently, allowing the flour to flow through and into a bowl, onto a surface covered with wax paper or into a measuring cup. Word of caution: If your recipe calls for “one cup sifted flour” this means that you sift the flour before measuring.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sifting. You should be sifting all your dry ingredients to remove any lumps and add in air. Rotating sifters are a great tool for this, but you can use a mesh strainer as well.

Detailed explanation-3: -A kitchen utensil with a mesh bottom used to sift dry ingredients, such as flour or powdered sugar. The most common Sifters are built with a trigger in the handle that is activated to move back and forth in order to push and pull the dry contents through the mesh sieve in the bottom of the Sifter.

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