Musings on mixing bowls from a community kitchen manager.
Mixing bowls are for mixing stuff hence the name.
They are not for storing stuff in the fridge or the freezer.
They aren't for holding all your mise en place ingredients.
They aren't trash cans or dirty rag bins or sanitizer buckets.
They are not gladiator helmets, cymbals, or step stools.
If you do happen to be using a mixing bowl for mixing, please note that they come in different sizes. Small mixing bowls are for mixing a small amount of ingredients. Medium is for a medium amount of ingredients. Large for a large amount of ingredients. Extra large if large isn't big enough. Please don't try to mix an extra large amount of ingredients in a small mixing bowl.
They will not get clean unless you scrub them with soapy water.
They will not get dry if they are stacked all together right side up so that the water has no place to go.
So next time please don't use so many mixing bowls but if you must then wash and dry them properly so I don't have to.
Honest question from a home cook - what do mise en place go into then?