What are the uses of a pastry brush?

Answer 1

Pastry brushes are used in cooking to apply a liquid to a solid, similar to how a painter would use a paint brush. The difference is what liquid is applied and what solid it is applied to.

One of the most common uses for a pastry brush is to apply an "egg wash" (one egg beaten in one tablespoon of water) to the outside surface of a pie crust or bread. Other uses include spreading melted butter on a baked item (rolls and pastries are the most common surfaces for this), or to apply food coloring or decoration to a cake or other confection. However, you can use a pastry brush for pretty much anything, including spreading a marinade or sauce on meats, basting a roast or whole bird in its juices during cooking, or pretty much anything else that involves moving a liquid around.

Answer 2

To roll out pastry of various kinds. Some pastry boards are even marked with lines to help you measure the dough such as for a pie.

Answer 3

A pastry brush is used to apply liquid substances, such as glazes, onto food items (not necessarily "pastry" food items; it can be used for any food items).

Answer 4

A pastry brush is used to dampen the crust of a pie (for instance) with either milk or sugar dissolved in warm water. This is done to add a glaze to the pie's crust once cooked.

Answer 5

A pastry brush is a cooking utensil. Its used when basing rolls or crust of pies. It could also be used to base meats with sauces, juices and so forth.

Answer 6

Traditional brushes have natural bristles or plastic or nylon fibre. Modern brushes may have silicone bristles.