Spider (utensil)
Videos
A spider is a type of skimmer prevalent in East Asian cuisine in the form of a wide shallow wire-mesh basket with a long handle, used for removing hot food from a liquid or skimming foam off when maki
Spider
Slotted spoon
Videos
A slotted spoon is a spoon implement used in food preparation. The term can be used to describe any spoon with slots, holes or other openings in the bowl of the spoon which let liquid pass through whi
Spider (utensil)
…derived from the wire pattern, which looks like a spider's web. It has been widely adopted in Western cuisine by cooks who favour the open mesh over slotted spoons for faster and safer drainage. Unlike sieves or strainers, which have fine mesh screens for straining away liquids as food is retrieved, the spider can…
Three examples of typical stainless steel slotted spoons
Special slotted spoons used to prepare absinthe