noun
- plural of blancher; people or things that blanch (make white or pale, or briefly immerse food in boiling water)
Usage: commonly used in cooking contexts; can refer to kitchen equipment or people performing the blanching process
Examples
- The blanchers in the factory quickly processed the vegetables before freezing them.
- Professional blanchers use large pots of boiling water to prepare produce.
- The kitchen staff acted as blanchers, preparing almonds for the recipe.
- Modern blanchers can handle hundreds of pounds of vegetables per hour.
- She worked as one of the blanchers at the food processing plant.