Discovering Kitchen Inventions
This week Miss. Maria brought in some very strange items and told the class that they all have a function in the kitchen. But what could all these funny looking things be for?
We got into two groups and started investigating. We picked them up, turned them around, tried to squeeze them and we even tried to use some of them with each other! It was not an easy task, but we got some right! Check out what we thought they were for and what they are really for.
We got into two groups and started investigating. We picked them up, turned them around, tried to squeeze them and we even tried to use some of them with each other! It was not an easy task, but we got some right! Check out what we thought they were for and what they are really for.
Is it a spoon? Is it a knife? No, it's a....
Is it a spoon? Is it for soup?
No, it's a tool to eat kiwis with!
No, it's a tool to eat kiwis with!
Is it a mirror? Is it something to pour wine without spilling?
Yes, it is in fact something to pour wine without spilling! Good guess!
Yes, it is in fact something to pour wine without spilling! Good guess!
Is it to make food prettier for a special day? Does it shape cheese?
No, it opens jars and bottles!
No, it opens jars and bottles!
Is it a peg to hold clothes? Is it for clipping stuff?
Yes, that's pretty much it! It holds kitchen cloths that don't have their own way of hanging on a hook.
Yes, that's pretty much it! It holds kitchen cloths that don't have their own way of hanging on a hook.
Is it for rolling some paste into a roll of some kind? Does it make spring rolls?
No, it peels garlic cloves!
No, it peels garlic cloves!
Is it to put hot stuff on it? Is it to roll things on and for them not to slide?
No, it opens jars and bottles!
No, it opens jars and bottles!
Is it a bag closer? Is it to close packets when they are already open?
Yes, that's exactly what it does!
Yes, that's exactly what it does!
Is it to make strips of cheese? Is it to make zig-zag paper?
No, it's to squeeze all the paste out of a tube!
No, it's to squeeze all the paste out of a tube!
Is it a chopstick holder? Is it to pour water from a big bottle to a small one?
No, it's an orange peeler!
No, it's an orange peeler!
Is it a carrot cutter? Is it a strawberry cutter?
Yes, it is a strawberry cutter!
Yes, it is a strawberry cutter!
Is it a tea filter? Does it take away the tea leaves that are in the tea?
Yes, it's a tea filter. It holds the loose tea and it is put into hot water to make tea.
Yes, it's a tea filter. It holds the loose tea and it is put into hot water to make tea.
Is it a flour mixer? Is it like a whisk?
Not quite. It is used for mixing liquids like oil, vinegar and mayonnaise to make salad dressing. You put it in the mix and shake it all together.
Not quite. It is used for mixing liquids like oil, vinegar and mayonnaise to make salad dressing. You put it in the mix and shake it all together.