Cocktail Mania

Cobbler Shaker

Description and use:

• The "Cobbler" or 3 pcs. Shaker is the most common form called a shaker in Germany. This is due not least its easy to use. This shaker is, as mentioned above, of 3 parts. The cup, a strainer with paper and pen cap which takes exactly 2 cl. This shaker is slightly more complicated in the clean which is why it is not used in many bars.

Measuring cup

Description and use:

• The measuring tool to identify portions of liquids in the preparation of cocktails. He is usually seen in the picture divided into two ranges. The larger half is for 4cl that vary little for 2 cl The measuring cup with each other. There are 3 oz and measuring cup with 5cl or offered 6cl and 4cl. The variant with 4cl cl and 2, but in my opinion the best and helps them. Important is to note, perhaps even possible to purchase sterile cup made of metal, as it can clean up this much easier.

Bar spoon

Description and use:

• The bar spoon (or Barspoon) is a long usually with a spiral-marked spoon to stir the ideal eigenet of cocktails. The volume of a bar spoon equivalent of the well of a teaspoon. Furthermore, one can very well go with that spoon in deeper glasses, for example, to fruit to spoon out of them. Despite the above-mentioned capacity of the bar spoon often gets its own unit of measurement that is listed under BL.

Waiter's knife

Description and use:

• The waiter knife is the most important tool a restaurateur, but also for private use a small all-purpose weapon when it comes to beverages and especially wine. The waiter knife consists of: a corkscrew, a bottle opener, small knife and a bridge from opening wine bottles easier. The function of the corkscrew is defined by itself is a small knife is used to remove the label on the bottle neck by herumritzt once around the neck of the bottle. In the opener, we probably need not respond further, I guess. The bridging of the knife is used to open a wine bottle. You screw the corkscrew into the cork and set the upper level of the bridge on the bottle neck and then pulls the knife up. Now the cork already looks a whole piece from the bottle. If he can not be solved yet is now one of the second stage on the neck and pulls the cork out completely. In cheaper versions of a waiter knife, it can also happen that only one level exists, which can quickly date lead to the break off the cork. Furthermore, the knife should be of sturdy material such as metal, as low grade variants often tend to break at the joints. So here is the right choice is particularly important.

Strainer

Description and use:

• A strainer, or sieve or strainer called a Barwerkzeug is what is used to unwanted content from a cocktail shaker in the straining back. These can be ice, fruit or other additives. A strainer should for health reasons, most are made of metal. Some can be made cheaply's Items made of plastic or other inferior materials. The most commonly used method of the strainer that is separated from liquid and ice cubes, as they would in the glass to melt quickly and dilute the cocktail.