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What kind of cover shall we choose? For long, slow cooking, when the 

 purpose is to conserve heat, moisture, and flavor, a tight-fitting cover is 

 necessary. For rapid boiling, when much steam is being produced, an 

 easily removed cover is an essential safeguard. 



Is the lip of the utensil in the right place? Lips of utensils should be on 



the side that is conven- 

 ient, according as we are 

 right-handed or left- 

 handed. How many ful- 

 fill this requirement? 

 Most utensils are design- 

 ed to be held in the right 

 hand while pouring one 

 liquid into another. 

 This necessitates either 

 stirring with the left 

 hand — a difficult oper- 

 ation for those who have 

 been trained to the use 

 of the right hand all 

 their lives — or alter- 

 nately pouring and 

 stirring with the right 

 hand, with the chance, 

 whenever we set the 

 saucepan down, of spill- 

 ing a drop that will re- 

 quire wiping up later. A 

 saucepan designed to be 

 held in the left hand, 

 leaving the right free for 

 stirring, would, in the 

 language o f scientific 

 management, " rid us 

 of poor tools, awkward 

 methods, and un- 

 necessary motions." 

 In order to insure ease of cleaning, a 



Fig. 19.- 



-A conveniently constructed saucepan, allowing 

 the use of either hand for stirring 



Is the utensil easy to clean? 

 utensil should be made of one piece of metal with rounded sides, not 

 with scams and corners. It should not have a rolled rim with a rough 

 edge underneath. The joining of utensil and handle should not offer 

 grooves or tunnels as gathering places for particles of grease, dust, and 



