Every serious kitchen needs at least one deep mixing bowl, suitable for soaking dried beans, spicing a country ham, and for mixing cake batter and bread dough. If you run out of alternatives, you can also toss and serve a large salad in one.
The best deep mixing bowls are the classic yellow ceramic
bowls with a white interior and this is evident as they are
a favorite of many cooks. At the bottom of one side,
there is usually a small flat area that acts as a base for
holding the bowl steady when tilting the bowl for beating
or creaming. |
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These deep mixing bowls are
the ideal bowl for dough making as their width and depth
allow more than adequate room for the dough to rise to double
their original size and be punched back.
Ceramic deep mixing bowls, however, are also very heavy and are therefore difficult to handle at times. With the added weight of their contents, it is easy to lose your grip and send the entirety crashing to the floor in an unsalvageable mess of uncooked ingredients and broken ceramic chips.
As a result, deep mixing bowls made from stainless steel have been gaining in popularity in many kitchens in recent years.
Professional cooks, especially, have turned to them because the sleek designs and tough interiors of these deep mixing bowls are able to withstand much abuse in a busy kitchen.
Moreover, most preparation equipment and cookware in these kitchens are now made from stainless steel for their durability and ease of cleaning, and steel deep mixing bowls are no different. |
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Deep mixing bowls, like all other preparation ware, can nest inside each other to save space and relieve clutter from your kitchen workface. Other smaller bowls can also nest in them. With all these advantages laid out before you, there is no longer any excuse not to have one in your own kitchen!
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