Kitchen Equipment and Utensils

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Kitchen Equipment and Utensils
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Kitchen Equipment
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Dry Measuring Cups

• Use Measures dry ingredients
• Ex) flour, sugar, etc.

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Liquid Measuring Cup

• Use Measures liquids
• Ex) Oils, water, milk etc.

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Colander

• Use Strains larger quantities of food
• Ex) pasta

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Wooden Spoon

• Use Used when stirring hot things and creaming
  together ingredients

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Pastry Brush

• Use Used to brush sauce onto food, glazes on
  desserts, greasing cake pans, etc.
• Ex) egg wash for a golden brown color

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Measuring Spoons

• Use Measures smaller amounts of liquid and dry
  ingredients
• Ex) sugar, salt, flour, vanilla etc.

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Whisk

• Use Beats, whips, stirs, and mixes food
• Ex) Used to scramble eggs, beat whipped cream,
  mix pancake batter, etc.

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Tongs

• Use Picks up salad, turns chicken, hot dogs,
  etc.

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Rubber Scraper

• Use Scrapes sides of bowls, folds in egg whites

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Pastry Blender

• Use Mixes and cuts fat (like butter) into flour

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Turner

• Use Flips burgers, turns pancakes, eggs, etc.

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Can Opener

• Use Opens lids on cans safely.

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Garlic Press

• Use Crushes garlic by pressing garlic cloves
  through the fine holes.

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Peeler

• Use Peels vegetable and fruit skins.
• Ex) carrots, potatoes, apples, etc.

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Metal Spatula

• Use Levels dry ingredients, spreads icing on
  cakes

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Slotted Spoon

• Use Spoon used for straining.
• Ex) pasta

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Pot

• Use cooks large quantities of liquid on the
  stove, such as soups, stews, pasta, sauces

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Frying Pan

• Use For foods that needs to be stirred,
  scrambled, or flipped over as it cooks in a small
  amount of butter, oil, or liquid.

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Paring Knife

• Use Small knife that is ideal for peeling and
  chopping herbs.

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Blender

• Use Basic pureeing, mixing and blending of foods
• Ex) smoothies, soups, processing hard foods

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Chefs Knife

• Use All-purpose large knife used to chop meats
  and vegetables

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Grater

• Use Shreds cheese and vegetables

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Mixing Bowls

• Use Mixing container

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Flour Sifter

• Use Combines dry ingredients by incorporating
  air and removes lumps for uniform texture.
• Ex) Flour, Cinnamon, Baking Soda, Baking Powder

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Apple Core

• Use Removes core from apples and cuts them into
  uniform pieces

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Cutting Board

• Use Protects counter when cutting, Base of all
  cutting.
• Ex) Meats, Fruits, Vegetables.

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Rolling Pin

• Use Stretches and rolls dough, such as pie
  crusts, cookies, and biscuits.

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Strainer

• Use Drain smaller quantities of food
• Ex) pastas, vegetables, and stocks

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Kitchen Shears

• Use Snips string, dough and cuts vegetables and
  meats. Only used in the Kitchen.

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Potato Masher

• Use Breaks up solid foods
• Ex) Mashed potatoes or applesauce.

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Griddle

• Use Used for large quantities of foods like
  fried eggs, hamburgers, pancakes, and omelets
  that must be turned to cook on both sides.

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Wok

• Use High heat cooking
• Ex) For stir-frying.

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Thermometer

• Use Measures temperature of oven or
  refrigerator.

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Meat Thermometer

• Use Measures internal temperature of meat

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Rotary Beater

• Use Hand-held beater that mixes, beats, whips
  foods.
• Ex) beats eggs

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Ladle

• Use Transfers liquids, reaches to the bottom of
  deep pots
• Ex) Soups, Stews, Chili

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Electric Mixer

• Use Electrically mixes batters, dough and whips
  ingredients.

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Oven Mitts

• Use Protection against burn injury when taking
  hot items out of the oven

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Egg Separator
Use Separates egg whites from yolks
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Pizza Cutter
Use Cuts pizza into uniform slices
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Meat Fork
 
Use Fork used to pick up meat
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Cake Pan
Used to bake cakes into different shapes
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Muffin Tin
Used to bake muffins and cupcakes
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Loaf Pan
Used to bake bread and cakes into the shape of a
loaf
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Pasta Spoon
Use Picks up and drains water from pasta
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Cooling Rack

• Cools food efficiently and protects countertops
  from being scorched.