Tools of the Trade by Elyssa

The tool I found to be most interesting was the Panini Tool. I was first drawn to it because it was next to the Panini station which included a panini grill, a panini cook book, and a bunch of tools that can be used for paninis, including this one. The tool is stainless steel, with a harder rubber at the ends, and a hard black handle. The tool seemed pretty simple to use. Based by the picture, you can use this as an over-glorified spatula, and once you set your panini down on a plate, you can put this spatula on top of the panini, and use a good knife to slice it in half. It serves the purpose of not really having to touch the panini with your hands, and preventing it from sliding while you cut it. This can be really helpful since paninis can often get really hot when you first take them out. The tool can prevent a lot of burns. I think that the Panini Tool could be useful if you made a lot of pan

inis, but I pe

rsonally couldn’t see myself spending about twenty dollars on this tool when a knife may do just as much work. Whoever invented this is probably making some good money off of it though, there weren’t many tools for the paninis next to the grills, so I would think they hold a great monopoly in tools for making paninis overall. Not to mention that this tool could also act as a regu

lar spatula for more typical cooking. I didn’t really bother asking any staff members about it since the tag that was banded around the handle contained pictures on how to use the product, and from there the how to seemed to be pretty self explanatory.