Become a Mise en Place Pro with Mini Prep Bowls
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 พ.ย. 2024
- Equipment expert Adam Ried discusses the best mini prep bowls, which make mise en place a breeze.
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I inherited a bunch of rice bowls, odd Corningware custard cups and little sauce containers stolen from various restaurants. They work great!
For many dry ingredients, I just did what my mother did, that is measure the ingredients onto wax paper. It's simple to funnel the ingredients into the pot and clean-up is just trashing the paper.
I have the French Duralex bowls. My mom and step-dad used to clean out houses, and got me this multi size set and like 8 of the medium size mise bowls! I can't cook right without them now!
Mise en place is definitely the way to go when preparing a variety of dishes. I have a 10-piece glass nesting bowl set...the largest bowl is intimidatingly huge as I'm always worried I'll break it but they've all survived 20 years. I also have a 6 set of porcelain mini ramekins that I use for my mise. All these are plenty for the home cook I think.
I use small Pryex storage bowls that came with lids, so they can be used for something other than prep bowls. The lids come in handy when I sometimes prep a day ahead.
You guys will review anything and I LOVE IT. Thank you. My favorite mini prep bowls are The Pampered Chef. They have measurement markings and lids and have so far proved fairly durable.
Want those! Need those! I actually fantasize I have those when I'm cooking 3 times a day!
I use corning ware tea cups. They are a nice convenient size and the handles on them makes it easy to stack as they 're open on the bottom.
I know those 1970's cups! Best for use in a flour or sugar canister! Breakable, and hard to find, but fit your hand perfectly when you're dipping intonthe flour canister to make biscuits.
I also use mostly round plates and a medium size stainless steel bowl for prep. For small amount i.e. a tea spoon or so I like to use tea cup saucer... works just fine
I use soup bowls too for bigger stuff. I have a set or two of small bowls that I use for prep that I got from Dollar Tree. I do like the winner with the different sizes though
My favorite prep bowls are the Pampered Chef glass prep bowls. They have measurement marks on the side which really come in handy.
well ain't that a hoot.I was doing research on prep bowls since I only have one and lo and behold this came up today. Thank you. save me up on doing more research.
This is a clip from Season 17, Ep. 16: Autumn Desserts, so it's an amazing coincidence that they chose to upload this just when you were looking into the subject.
I have about 6+ dozen pyrex/anchor 1,2, 4, and 7 cup glass storage containers. I use them for everything, from mise en place to putting away leftovers. Were they cheap? Not really. Do I use them constantly? Yes. Microwave and oven safe! I can prep an incredibly large amount of food quickly and easily, or ever prep tomorrow's dinner today.
I have the Anchor-Hocking bowls. Their ability to hold contents is unparalleled.
I bought the winner as an amazon "add-on" product last year. Highly recommend them! I believe they were $6? Around there. Happy hunting!
I bought a few sets of 4 and 6 ounce glass prep bowls. I don’t mind having some extra space in the bowl after adding my ingredients. Don’t see why that would be a factor, really. I really like that they are microwave and oven safe for making smaller dishes/desserts. They also do double duty as ice cream bowls.
You can buy different sizes of clear glass bowls at Everything’s A Dollar - 4 for $1 for the smallest bowls, about 4 oz., 3 for $1 for slightly larger 6 oz. bowls, and $1 each for 20 oz. (2-1/2 cup) bowls. They work great, they’re microwave safe (I often use them to melt butter or warm up water or milk in the microwave), and they’re cheap enough to buy several so I don’t have to worry about doing the dishes to start a new recipe.
I use old mis-match punch cups just for quick adds, tempering, etc. Went to a yard sale and found 2 nesting bowl sets for $5. They come in handy and you don't cry when they chip or break.
Useful video. Your testing sometimes helps us learn new utility of things which we usually use.
If I was just starting out I'd like the nested set but still grab the cheaper custard bowls too. As it is, I just improvise with any soup bowl or container I find handy.
This is almost like Rachael Ray's garbage bowl, but not as useless. It always tickled me that people would spend good money on a bowl to put garbage in when a grocery bag would do the same job or if you're pressed, reach into a cabinet and grab a bowl you already own. But I wasn't mad at Rachael because I wished that I had thought of it first.
@@barbarapearson5896 I suppose it's proof that people will literally buy a rubbish idea if it's endorsed by a celebrity. 😅
Damn these tests! I cant stop buy things because of them
sutehksplaything i have the same problem, satan
sutehksplaything same. I trust them completely
Same here, and I don't even watch how they tested, just jump to the end and buy the winner ...
I love ATK, and trust them almost completely, but the only time I have ever questioned them is regarding pie weights. I bought a bag of beans for less than a dollar several years ago and I still reuse those beans for blind baking. They didn't even mention that option during their test.
I use the 6 and 10 oz. Pyrex custard cups
Amazon says the 6-piece nesting set aren't available any more. But they are available at Target.
Love these educational videos. Thanks for your talent and information
I have first hand experience with the anchor hocking nested bowls...when dropped they didn't just break, they shattered into dangerously sharp shards...I loved them up til I didn't
I have a set of Pyrex bowls, I don't recall the cost off the top of my head, but they get hell used and do everything well. I don't quite know why you'd need the tiny cups in the nesting set, I like mine in a uniform size.
Manufactured in the good ol’ USA, too, if that’s your thing! 🇺🇸
I always make sure to do mise en place at home, but I use spare cereal bowls and mini storage containers. I wouldn't buy a bowl set just for mise en place, even though they are gorgeous.
Based on this video, I purchased the winning the Anchor Hocking set 1.5 years ago. The video stated that the "one disadvantage is that these were the only bowls to break during our durability test." I really like these bowls, but 2 of my 6 did break: one of them broke when I dropped it 2 feet to my hardwood floor, and the other one broke when I was heating it in the microwave for less than a minute.
I'm trying to buy a new set and am not sure if I want this set because due to their low durability.
The most durable glass bowls are made from borosilicate glass. This is what Anchor Hocking and Pyrex used to be made of years ago. Nowadays, they are made of cheaper soda-lime glass and they are not as durable. Just make sure that any glass bowls you buy are made of borosilicate glass, if you can. Then you will have quality.
I was hoping to hear info about the smallest bowls used to prep spices. Can you provide a link or the name, please? Thanks.
I started a bread blog so I needed more mixing bowls. I bought 2 stainless steel bowls and they look great at first evenif they were only $4 per piece. I've hand-wash them and then i put them through dishwasher. Later I started kneeding the dough in them and the dough end up gray.... Somehow metal was ending up in the dough. I rewash them and do a smaller batch of dough just to test it and it end up gray from metal again. Anyone had similar experience? I don't think I'll ever buy metal ones again even If I have few good ones that I bought few years ago IN THE SAME SHOP.
i just bought a 4 pack from dollar tree
Beat me to it.
I was planning my trip 😊
I have a nesting glass set and I find a million uses for them! Indispensable! Mine are French (bought in U.S.), though, not Anchor Hocking, and haven’t had any problems with breakage.
Mine are the French brand Duralux. Classic, virtually unbreakable that have been around for decades
@@michaelruiz3594 A great brand! We have the Duralux bistro glasses and have dropped them on the floor without breaking several times. When they do break, they sound like a bomb, shattering into pebble-sized pieces, like a windshield (much less likely to cause injury). As a bonus, we never end up with mismatched drinking glasses, since the classic design can always be replaced.
What about the bamboo set?
I have so many prep bowls; glass & metal. I reach for the size I need and use it.
Bet you could float the silicone bowls and poach eggs in them.
Why would you not just poach in water? Less cleaning!
Technically, Maura, that's not poaching, it's just cooking in a "floating double-boiler." To be accurate, "poaching" means the food is in contact with the liquid, which can be liquids other than water.
The link brings up a 10 pc mixing bowl set
And they are $35 not $11
The link has been updated :) Thanks for bringing the mistake to our attention.
www.target.com/p/anchor-hocking-6pc-prep-bowl-set/-/A-13567914
Hello
If you search Aliexpress you'd find wooden bowls that are microwave safe and are georgeous...won't break either!
Wooden Bowls > $5 max > free shipping >....try it!
I'm surprised about the silicone ones but it makes sense.
I understand you guys don't accept advertising and don't advertise anybody but one thing that would be helpful as a consumer when you guys do these reviews is to tell us which of these you use sometimes I think you do do that but not every time
I'm pretty sure they have multiple brands of a lot of things and for most things they use whatever. But a few things almost everyone uses the same. Those are probably the ones they tell us about them using.
I use leftover pie tins
Like many others here, I bought two 4 packs of glass prep bowls from Dollar Tree, but I never considered the question about them being microwave safe, does anybody know if they are?
Honestly I just use the bowls I already have, or if I only need a tiny amount of something I'll use a shot glass. Dedicated prep bowls don't serve any purpose that other vessels couldn't do just as well.
Sorry, breaking is a deal breaker. Stainless all the way. Last you a lifetime.
Borosilicate glass is shatter resistant. (Pyrex is the nominal consumer brand.) Not saying they won't shatter, they're just a lot more durable than regular glass. Usually used to make scientific equipment so you can imagine it has demanding durability requirements.
E: grammar, probably more errors too.
@@brettito I come from the brewing industry. Three biochemistry/microbiology degrees. Glass is horrible stuff. When it breaks, everything shuts down. Stainless will out-live all of us.
@@BeeRich33 in the kitchen you need to have both glass and metal bowls. Metal ones are not microwave safe, while glass is for example.
Link takes you to a 10 piece set that is $35?
Yep; the link should be www.amazon.com/Anchor-Hocking-6-Piece-Glass-Prep/dp/B003VPAX1W
For something like this, I would go to the dollar store.
I miss the old style reviews. Wish they'd go back to there roots.
I use plates and soup bowls if needed. I do not see a need for one used bowl in the kitchen.
They don't have to be one use.
Why is it that your product links are very often not the product that you are recommending ?
I’m not sure I agree with you final Assessment... I don’t think the smallest two bowls will not stay on the dishwasher rack without falling through...
I wish these were still available for $11
Why was the review cut short? they haven't talked about the other bowls on the table.... and what about ceramic ones which weren't even included in this test.
You can read the entire test with rankings of all the bowls tested on the Web site. On the video clips they just give the highlights.
Please tell me there's a video where Bridgette isn't backup. The more I see her the more I need to see her doing something of use!
Psst! Stainless steel pet bowls work just as well and are cheaper.
ALL different sizes?! Dear lord, this would trigger my OCPD so hard. Nope nope nope.
Ah, but they nest for storage, which an OCD cook should like. ;-)
No longer available at this time. ☹️
Can we please have Lisa McManus back? Nobody needs a matching collection of different sizes, we just need a bunch of decent ones that do the job. 2 sizes, large and small. Lisa would know that. She's serious, and chintzy rubbish makes her angry. Bring back Lisa McManus.
Looks like a green screen
The use of a wide aperture to allow more light to enter the lens reduces the depth a field, so the background is slightly out of focus, but the way people can be seen moving around, the correct perspectives, etc. should make it clear that they're in the actual test kitchen. (Or should I say ONE of the test kitchens. The old facility had at least two kitchens, one of which was equipped as a TV studio. The new facility is even larger.)
Adam Anchor Hocking glass ware is not tempered glass ! This may allow glass chips or fragments to get into your food ! And that is never a good thing !
Still miss the old format of these reviews, I was curious about how those recycled material green ones fared in this but beyond mentioning they existed they never said anything about them.
This is the old format. You must miss Lisa's internet-only clips which is the newer format.
I prefer the old format for these video reviews, where one person talked about how they tested, the video clips shows the testing and the issues of the product, and then the final "winner" product is announced. This format is not very helpful, it's a lazy talk show style.
This IS the old format; the original format. This is a clip from the America's Test Kitchen television program, specifically from Season 17, Episode 16, "Autumn Desserts," which aired on April 22, 2017.
Silicon is horrible. I have a silicon cup and everything I put in it makes it taste like silicon. It’s disgusting
Who the hell cares? They're just tiny bowls.
They're supposed to be.
Chefs care, especially the anal-retentive ones
Can we go back to the other guy instead of this weird tv format?