Smoking and salting equipments (T.L.E)

• What is the purpose of an oil drum in salting equipment?


  It is used as a container to keep salted fish during the process.
• What are earthen pots used for in salting?


  They are used in storing the salted products.
• What is a wooden salting vat used for?


  It is a container used in the salting process.
• What is the function of a wooden shovel or spade in salting?


  It is used for mixing or stirring the mixture of salt and small fish for salting.
• What is a baklad made of and what is its purpose?


  It is made of bamboo and is used in drying the fish prior to smoking.
• What is a bakol used for?


  A bakol is a bamboo basket used to transport smoked products.
• What is the purpose of a bistay?


  A bistay is a bamboo basket for collecting sun-dried fish.
• What is a dinarayan?


  A dinarayan is a smoking tray made of wood.
• What is the function of a panakip?


  A panakip is a bamboo cover used to keep fish submerged in the brine while boiling.
• What is a panandok used for?


  A panandok is a big metal ladle to scoop up the cooked fish from the boiling brine.
• What are bamboo poles used for in the salting process?


  Bamboo poles are used to hold the baklad with brine cooked fish while drying.
• What is a pugon and its purpose?


  A pugon is a concrete heat source used when pre-cooking fish in a brine.