A household duster is a useful kitchen tool for adding flour or spices to dough or baked goods. It can be found in kitchen or bakery stores and is inexpensive. An alternative is the mini-sieve. Industrial size flour dusters are used in the baking industry.
The household duster is a great way to add flour, cornmeal or even different spices to the dough without imparting too much ingredient at once. If you look at a duster, the flour “container” resembles a small wooden plane, set on its side. It also locks into either side of the container to apply gentle pressure to the duster, releasing the flour or other powdered ingredients by rolling the bowl-like bowl over dough or baked goods to give just the right amount. You can also use the feather duster to create cool patterns by rolling figure eights, concentric circles, or any other design you like.
If you cook often, the duster is an indispensable kitchen tool. They’re inexpensive, with most models costing around $8-10 US Dollars (USD). They might be a little hard to find in a grocery store, but you’ll find plenty of models to choose from in kitchen or bakery stores, stores that sell cake decorating equipment, and many Internet stores as well. You may see them sold as flour rods instead of powdered in some places.
To use the duster, simply drag the duster over the ingredient you want to apply to uncooked or cooked product. It works best with finely powdered ingredients, but will work well with granulated sugar or some coarsely ground grains like cornmeal. For example, if you’re adding cornmeal to the bottom of a pizza dough before baking, drag the duster in the cornmeal and then roll it on the bottom of the crust to get an even distribution of the grains. You can use the flour rod after things are baked to add cinnamon, cinnamon sugar, cocoa, or powdered sugar to baked goods, and if you roll them carefully, you can create decorative patterns.
An alternative to the duster is the mini-sieve. It looks like your standard aluminum or aluminum sieve but is much smaller in size. This can also be a great way to sprinkle even ground grains, spices or sugar over pasta or baked goods. You won’t be able to use it to make templates, but it remains a great all-around tool for the kitchen.
While searching the internet, you may also notice many industrial size flour dusters. These are used in the baking industry in a variety of applications. They tend to be expensive, extremely large, and impractical for home use unless you run a home bakery. For commercial bakers, a large duster automates the process of adding flour to dough, reducing the total time it takes to prepare many different baked goods.
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