Pastry brush

A pastry brush, brush roast or kitchen brush (also cake brush, brush cake ) is a kitchen tool in the form of a specially designed brush, which is mainly used in baking and frying. Since it can be thus exposed to high temperatures and also comes into direct contact with food, it must be heat resistant and not hair. It is commercially available in various forms and materials. Traditionally, it is made of natural bristles, which are fixed by means of a ferrule made of metal on a handle ( food grade ) of beechwood. Meanwhile, there are also copies with bristles made ​​of heat resistant plastic ( silicone) and / or a handle made of plastic or metal. Usually it is constructed with a flat and wide brush hair and also flat and wide grip; but there are also round or oval shaped brush hair in the plastic copies as well as round-shaped grips.

With a pastry brush it sweeps a baking pan or a baking sheet with a release agent (oil or grease ), so that the pastry can be separated easily after baking, or one sweeps the dough even with a liquid ( butter, water, oil, smashed eggs, Jus etc.) in order to change the taste and appearance. Thus, a wetted in this way just before baking bread by increasing the caramelization of the crust brown and shiny. In the bakery is used instead of pastry brushes and large soft brush ( sang ), which can be spread faster the loaves.

In addition, baking, roasting or cooking brush are used to foods such as fried and grilled food, etc. and / or oven forms before, during or after preparation with a liquid ( butter, oil, juice, gravy, etc.) or a pasty mass ( etc. marinade, glaze ) to spread and thereby alter the taste and appearance.

Specially trained grill brush to use when grilling. They have a very long stem, which prevents burns on a charcoal or gas grill or over an open fire pit.