Kitchen Utensils

Utensils
Kitchen Torch image

Kitchen Torch

A kitchen torch is not really a necessary utensil in the kitchen, but you can do some nice things with it (and cheat a little bit). 

Kitchen torches are refillable, usually with lighter gas.

Using a torch you can do some "cheffy" things, such as adding color and texture. And a torch makes a nice Christmas present to anyone who loves cooking. 

A torch is definitely very useful when making Crème brûlée.

 

I use my kitchen torch to:

  • Caramelize the sugar on top of a Crème brulée.
  • Create some dark peaks on a meringue.
  • Put an extra crunch on a gratin.