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The other use for bowl scraper

Your kitchen or bakery utensils may include a horn (left) or a pastry cutter (right).
These practical utensils are normally used to scoop the contents of a bowl or salad bowl - the horn - or to cut dough - the pastry cutter.

But they also have another, very practical use - let's see what it is.

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Aliments en petits morceaux sur la planche

Imagine you've just cut a food into small pieces (rhubarb in this case), and you need to pour them into a saucepan.

Pushing food from the board into the pan

Naturally, you'll lift up your cutting board and push the contents into the pan, either by hand or with your knife.

It's classic, but it's not very pleasant if your board is heavy, and not very practical, because it's not easy not to put a little on the side.

And then you're not necessarily on a board, but maybe directly on your worktop.

Instead, take a horn or a pastry cutter, and use it to "scoop" what's on the board...

...and place it in the pan, in batches if necessary.

It's very simple and very effective.

In short: Horns and pastry cutters are also very useful for scooping up bits and pieces from work surfaces, or the contents of a chopping board.

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