9 Park, Ryan Lotz, he told us that his bar spoon is his top tool. In an interview with the bar manager at No. Plus, it won’t affect the flavor of your customer’s drinks like other spoons might. Because it’s made with stainless steel, it’s durable and easy to clean. Bartenders also use it to measure, layer, and sometimes muddle cocktail ingredients. Bar SpoonsĪlso called a stirring spoon, this specialized spoon was originally designed to (you guessed it) stir cocktails. When in use, the metal spring will fit inside the mixing tin, helping to filter out ice and other solid ingredients so the rim of the strainer doesn’t need to touch the rim of the mixing tin. This metal bar accessory is used to remove ice and other solid ingredients (such as muddled fruit) from a cocktail as you pour it into a glass. This bar tool is composed of a disc, a handle, two (or more) stabilizing prongs, and a metal spring. It generally fits into a pint glass better than a Hawthorne Strainer so it’s best used when you’re straining from a pint glass. Now, this strainer is used for making cocktails. The bartender would serve the Julep with the strainer placed over it so the drinker wouldn’t get a face full of ice and mint. This tool was originally used to serve Mint Juleps before the drinking straw became popular. The Julep Strainer consists of a perforated bowl-shaped cup with a handle. There are two basic types of cocktail strainers: Hawthorne Strainer It’s typically used after a drink has been stirred or shaken to remove fruit, ice, or other solid materials that the bartender doesn’t want in the final cocktail.

Cocktail StrainersĪlso known as a bar strainer, a cocktail strainer is used to remove solid materials from the liquid.

To get these tasks done efficiently, they need a solid arsenal of tools found here in our bar tools guide. Bartenders need to open beer bottles, strain craft cocktails, create beautiful garnishes, clean up spills, crush ice, measure ingredients and expertly mix up drinks (just to name a few bar manager duties).

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