“IROHA” RICER & WHISK - STAINLESS STEEL - YOSHIKAWA
A mini potato masher and whisk in one tool, made of thick, sturdy stainless steel wire.
As a potato masher, it is ideal for small preparations: it mashes avocado for guacamole, hard-boiled eggs for mimosas or gribiche sauce, tuna for rillettes, and bananas for dessert. As a whisk, it mixes and emulsifies sauces or batters.
Food does not get stuck between the wires, and it wipes clean in a single stroke. Compact (3.5 cm wide), it fits into a bowl or small saucepan where a large potato masher would be cumbersome.
It is part of Yoshikawa's "Ryōri no iroha" series. Iroha are the first letters of the Japanese alphabet, the equivalent of our "ABC". It is a series of clever little tools for mastering the basics of cooking.
Made in Tsubame-Sanjō, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
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Technical specifications
- Dimensions: 18.8 × 3.5 cm
- Material: 18-8 stainless steel, thick wire (piano wire)
- Series: Ryōri no iroha, Yoshikawa
- Weight: approximately 19 g
- Made in: Tsubame-Sanjō, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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Yoshikawa, the metal of Tsubame-Sanjō since 1946
Tsubame-Sanjō, in Niigata Prefecture, is Japan's major center for metalworking. It was there in 1946 that Yoshikawa Kinzoku, a metal trading company, began making spoons and forks from scraps from a local stainless steel mill.
Now based in Yahiko, Yoshikawa designs its utensils and has them made by workshops in Tsubame-Sanjō. They are simple, robust items designed to last a long time.