Skimmer (utensil)

A slotted spoon or a skimmer is a kitchen tool that allows the forming the first boiling scum of protein and suspended in broths, soups and sauces is skimmed off. It has the form of a flat ladle, perforated the bottom of a regular or a sieve is provided with comparable wire mesh (then it is also called screen or wire spoon ).

Apart from the eponymous use skimmers are commonly used to remove solid particles from a cooking liquid, such as dumplings, blanched vegetables or fried pastries.

Sieblöffel

Among the sacred utensils slotted spoon included - also called Colatorium - also used in the 6th century and are today to remove fallen into the Chalice foreign bodies (eg Korkreste ).