Garnish Tools

To garnish is to decorate, adorn, and embellish. Garnishing is a wonderful way to make food look better and appealing to us. The act of garnishing can be simple to elaborate and there are various garnishing tools available that make food taste even better.

Garnish tools are excellent for carving and sculpting fruit, vegetable, choclate, sugar and pastries. They are very useful for adding decoration in the food on special occasions and gatherings. A well-crafted garnish will seriously elevate the impression your cooking makes upon your guests.

Garnishing Tips

• Plan & prepare garnishes ahead of time. Don't wait until the food is ready to go to the serving line.
• Gather some useful garnishing tools.
• Garnish only the food in the serving pans.
• Keep garnishes off the stainless steel serving line.
• The flavors must compliment each other.
• Practice moderate use of greens with accents of fresh fruit and vegetables.
• Plate up desserts when possible, keep vegetables garnishes away from the dessert bar.
• Use paprika to sprinkle things on the top of a bowl of potato salad.
• Use a sprig of parsley on individual plates of a meat filled platter.
• Always use a edible garnish.