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iron skimmer

English translation: slice

15:19 Jun 25, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary
English term or phrase: iron skimmer
Once again, a question form a cookbook. In this recipe, meat is grilled on an iron utencil that looks like a skimmer ( slotted spoon). What would be the best term for that?

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Leah Aharoni
Local time: 16:47
Selected answer:slice
Explanation:
Without a picture, I can only guess, but we used to call a FLAT, slotted piece of metal with a handle a slice, and a longer narrower one a "fish-slice". Now I cannot see if your "skimmer" is actually spoon-shaped... A spoon-shaped skimmer with slots we used to call a "slotted spoon".
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slice


Explanation:
Without a picture, I can only guess, but we used to call a FLAT, slotted piece of metal with a handle a slice, and a longer narrower one a "fish-slice". Now I cannot see if your "skimmer" is actually spoon-shaped... A spoon-shaped skimmer with slots we used to call a "slotted spoon".

David Moore (X)
Local time: 15:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 15
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty: The latter can also be called a "draining spoon", but draining spoons may have holes instead of slots.
3 mins
agree  Melzie
5 mins
agree  Robert Fox: Seems like the word 'skimmer' has reached the UK :-) Check this site for a picture. Just what describe!! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zack-20922-Gusto-Skimmer/dp/B000GWBL...
3 hrs
agree  Elena Aleksandrova
3 hrs
agree  ARTES
1 day 8 hrs
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
2 days 3 hrs
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