skimmer
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A flat spoon with holes used to remove fat or food from hot liquids
- noun
- /ˈskɪmər/
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- The hose fits fine into my skimmer, but it's too big for the vac-lock fitting.
Examples
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To separate the froth from the broth, use a skimmer to skim the surface of the pot.
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I just have to clean the leaves off with the skimmer and change the filter.
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Using a wire skimmer, carefully lower the onion into the oil, cut-side down.
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Using a slotted skimmer, gently remove the cooked vegetables from the boiling water and place them in a bowl.
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After frying the fish, use the skimmer to lift it out of the hot oil and let it drain on paper towels.
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Morphology
Etymology
Skimmer for the kitchen tool comes from skim, which can mean 'to take something off the top'. A skimmer lifts fat or foam from the surface of a soup or pan, so the name tells you exactly what it does.