Dumplings: types, an overview of models and features of choice

Dumplings - a simple and convenient device that can make life easier for the hostess. Until recently, it could be found in every home, but years later this masterpiece of Soviet industry could be called almost an artifact. Today, manual metal molds for modeling dumplings have regained popularity. On sale are all new options for convenient and ergonomic devices to quickly create the right amount of semi-finished products. In such a variety of choices, it’s short and confused.

What should the buyer pay attention to? How to choose a dumpling for the house, taking into account the shape of its cells? Buying such a simple and convenient mechanical device or manual device for modeling will allow you to easily master the preparation of a mass of popular national dishes. Using a special form, you can create dumplings and dumplings with original fillings, prepare dietary and vegetarian ravioli.

Dumplings or dumplings - this is a device or a special rigid form that allows you to form semi-finished products of the desired size with well-fixed edges. Its most common variant looks like a lattice with cells of the desired shape, metal or plastic. Forms for modeling dumplings were especially popular during the Soviet era.

Today they are in demand again - Hand sculpting ensures high product quality. A dumpling woman makes it possible to create any number of culinary products without unnecessary effort and time.

Modern retail chains offer forms various sizes and configurations. You can find options for making small dumplings or large dumplings, ravioli with jagged edges. The variety of available versions also takes into account the different number of products in the batch. On average, one dumpling contains 40 cells, located by analogy with honeycombs. Mechanical models and electrical options Suitable for a large family or restaurant cooking of a semi-finished product for subsequent culinary processing.

Another important feature is the type of construction. Manual dumplings of a modern sample are intended primarily for rolling out dough with a rolling pin. But there are also models of the "book" type, in which the constituent parts of the structure itself act as the press.

There are a fairly large number of different types of dumplings used at home. The professional variety is usually represented mechanical and electrical equipment options. If you need a large batch of products, this option is ideal. The dough is rolled out in advance, then it is seasoned inside the unit, stuffing is placed in a special compartment. When the machine is put into operation, blanks are formed, and at the output complete semi-finished products are prepared, ready for freezing or cooking.

Automatic presses - Another variety of devices for working with dough, the manufacture of culinary products. With its help, you can create neat ravioli and noodles, produce other types of home-cooked foods. The device has separate compartments for filling and dough, you can select the optimal mode of operation.

Forms for manual modeling of dumplings are most often round, oval, rectangular volumetric lattices with cells of a certain size. On sale there are both metal and plastic versions, more rare and expensive options are made from hardened ceramics, chromed metal. Heavy iron and cast iron versions are produced in Russia and the CIS countries.

Light aluminum dumplings are most likely to be made in China. There are sets with a flexible silicone board and a special rolling pin that make it easier to work with the dough.

• Rollers. The device, working as a manual meat grinder, captures the layers of dough and filling, turns them into ready-made dumplings. Using the device is quite convenient, but the amount of excess dough is higher than when using dumplings of other types. In addition, the filling is mixed with the outer shell, not allowing re-roll and use the mass to create a new batch of product.

• The press. They are available for both classic dumplings and ravioli. Semi-finished products are cut out from the dough piece by piece, filled with filling, then the edge of the workpiece is pressed again with a press piston. With the help of such a device, it is possible to achieve the formation of beautiful, decorative edges of the product. There are options in the form of a gun, making it easy to remove the finished product from the device.

• Grilles. The most common version of dumplings is metal and plastic. The shape of the finished product varies from round to oval, depending on the size of the cells, the diameter also turns out to be different. The lattice base serves as a form for laying a sheet of rolled dough and filling. Pelmeni is pressed using a rolling pin or the second part of a workpiece.

Several decades ago, dumplings were presented on the market mainly by massive cast-iron or steel products for manual cutting of semi-finished products. Today there are many convenient and modern versions of such a kitchen accessory. Their appearance, quality, and some other features deserve the closest attention. After all, it is a good dumplings that guarantees the achievement of the desired result in the kitchen.

Among the models of electric dumplings intended for home use, it is worth highlighting the following.

• Maracato Atlas Roller Combi Ravioli. Affordable high-end option. With a power of 200 W, the product demonstrates a capacity of up to 12 kg per hour. The dumpling weighs about 10 kg, the package includes a variety of nozzles, measuring spoons.

• Maracato Atlas 150 Roller Raviolini. Dumplings with a roll width of dough tape of 150 mm, a layer thickness of 0.6 to 4.8 mm. Parts of the apparatus are made of anodized aluminum, resistant to oxidation, preventing the test from sticking. In the kit are additional nozzles designed for the preparation of cappellini, spaghetti, noodles.

Among this category of products, the following models can be noted:

• Tescoma delicia - forms for ravioli with interchangeable nozzles, you can choose round, square, triangular options;

• Ikea drommar - baking dishes suitable for cooking dumplings of the original form, designed for a children's audience.

Manual dumplings are the most diverse choice. On sale you can find the following models:

• IDEA - light plastic dumplings with 36 mm cells, works well with dough sheeters;

• Tupperware "Hearts" - The original version for the festive table, in everyday use is not too convenient;

• Gulliver - the metal version with a mesh size of about 37 mm, has a round shape, holds 61 semi-finished products at once;

• Yelta - a plastic mold of increased capacity, 61 dumplings with a diameter of 25 mm can be fashioned at a time;

• Sagad - Polish forms for ravioli, in a set of 42 cells, compatible with rolling.

When choosing a suitable option, it is worth considering the desired model performance and cell sizes. Classic Soviet dumplings can be bought at online auctions, classified sites. They are quite heavy, metal, have a cell diameter of 36 mm.

The basic rules for choosing dumplings for the house are quite simple. It is better not to save on quality, and select products from well-known manufacturers. Many companies offer their customers a set instead of one form - with a silicone mat or board, rolling pin for rolling dough. Plastic models must be made of flexible polymers that do not crack under load. Metal manual dumplings should be checked for defects, curvature, protrusions.

Mechanical dumplings should be checked when buying. When shifting the handle there should be no backlash, creaking. The stroke of the flywheel rotating the rollers should be light and smooth. The quality of the metal also matters. The body should not have nicks and roughness.

When choosing an electric dumplings, you should pay attention to the number of segments in the composition - it affects productivity. A standard 200 W electric appliance allows you to get up to 14 kg of dumplings per hour. Suitable for a small production, a private restaurant or a large family. In order to keep the product life as long as possible, models should be purchased in a sturdy stainless steel or aluminum case.

Nozzles in the product set usually have a standard mesh size - from 3 to 3.5 cm. If you need to get larger or smaller semi-finished products, you should make sure that replaceable accessories are available. Finding an option adapted to a particular device can be quite difficult.

To cook the ideal-shaped dumplings at home, just use a hand-held device. But it’s not enough just to purchase the necessary accessories. It is also necessary to take into account a number of tips that will allow you to achieve excellent results with any formulation of the test and filling.

1. When dividing the dough into layers, one of the parts must be made one third smaller than the other. This will minimize production waste. A larger piece is rolled into a layer for the bottom. When the formation of the formation, its dimensions are selected so that the edges protrude 2 cm beyond the borders of the dumplings.
2. Sprinkle with flour when rolling only one side of the dough is needed. The second should maintain a slight stickiness of the surface.
3. The dumplings form itself is also abundantly sprinkled with flour, paying particular attention to the recesses and edges.
4. When placing the dough on the surface of the dumplings, the lower abundantly powdered edge is located on top of the metal structure.
5. Cells need to be squeezed to indicate them, starting from the center. The recesses are done with a slight pressure, breaks should be avoided.
6. Prepared minced meat - about 1 teaspoon, depending on the size of the dumplings, is placed in the cells.
7. The second part of the test is rolled out, it must exactly match the size of the form. The outer part is abundantly sprinkled with flour. The inside should remain sticky. It is for her that the dough layer is laid on the stuffing.
8. After combining the layers, the dough on the form is carefully rolled with a rolling pin, until the protruding edges of the cells appear. After that, the form can be turned over and shaken. Finished products can easily be separated from the dumplings and get to the place prepared for them on the table. Then they can be frozen or sent for cooking.

Following these tips, you can easily learn all the intricacies of modeling homemade dumplings. As experience increases, the speed of all operations will increase. Properly selected dumplings will certainly become one of the favorite kitchen devices, will significantly expand the possibilities of home cooking.

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