Innovation

One innovation that is related to food industry is Mandoline. The first illustration of Mandoline was in a Culinary book that was publised in 1570 by Bartolome Scappi. It was shown as a small board which has a cutting blade to cut vegetables into thin sticks. It is named after the musical instrument mandolin as the Chef were known to play their instrument at the same manner being a Chef and Musician. This is originated in Italy, and they made stainless steel with guard folding stand.

In cooking, it is important to have the same sizes of the ingredients to have the same time of the doneness of cooking. By using this, it will help saving the time to slice the foods properly and to have a uniform thickness. Also, this utensil is very useful in kitchen to make different cuts in easier way. There are different blades that can be attached to the mandoline to create Julienne cuts, wavy cuts, and crinkle cuts.

Sources:

http://thehairpin.com/2012/11/the-history-of-the-mandolin/

http://chefharvey.com/mandoline.html