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Kitchen Equipment and Utensils

Kitchen Equipment

Dry Measuring Cups

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

Liquid Measuring Cup

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

Colander

• Use: Strains larger quantities of food • Ex) pasta

Wooden Spoon

• Use: Used when stirring hot things and creaming together ingredients

Pastry Brush

• Use: Used to brush sauce onto food, glazes on desserts, greasing cake pans, etc.

• Ex) egg wash for a golden brown color

Measuring Spoons

• Use: Measures smaller amounts of liquid and dry ingredients

• Ex) sugar, salt, flour, vanilla etc.

Whisk

• Use: Beats, whips, stirs, and mixes food

• Ex) Used to scramble eggs, beat whipped cream, mix pancake batter, etc.

Tongs

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

Rubber Scraper

• Use: Scrapes sides of bowls, folds in egg whites

Pastry Blender

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

Turner

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

Can Opener

• Use: Opens lids on cans safely.

Garlic Press

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

Peeler

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

Metal Spatula

• Use: Levels dry ingredients, spreads icing on cakes

Slotted Spoon

• Use: Spoon used for straining.

• Ex) pasta

Pot

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

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.

Paring Knife

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

Blender

• Use: Basic pureeing, mixing and blending of foods

• Ex) smoothies, soups, processing hard foods

Chef’s Knife

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

Grater

• Use: Shreds cheese and vegetables

Mixing Bowls

• Use: Mixing container

Flour Sifter

• Use: Combines dry ingredients by incorporating air and removes lumps for uniform texture.

• Ex) Flour, Cinnamon, Baking Soda, Baking Powder

Apple Core

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

Cutting Board

• Use: Protects counter when cutting, Base of all cutting.

• Ex) Meats, Fruits, Vegetables.

Rolling Pin

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

Strainer

• Use: Drain smaller quantities of food

• Ex) pastas, vegetables, and stocks

Kitchen Shears

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

Potato Masher

• Use: Breaks up solid foods

• Ex) Mashed potatoes or applesauce.

Griddle

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

Wok

• Use: High heat cooking

• Ex) For stir-frying.

Thermometer

• Use: Measures temperature of oven or refrigerator.

Meat Thermometer

• Use: Measures internal temperature of meat

Rotary Beater

• Use: Hand-held beater that mixes, beats, whips foods.

• Ex) beats eggs

Ladle

• Use: Transfers liquids, reaches to the bottom of deep pots

• Ex) Soups, Stews, Chili

Electric Mixer

• Use: Electrically mixes batters, dough and whips ingredients.

Oven Mitts

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

Egg Separator

Use: Separates egg whites from yolks

Pizza Cutter

Use: Cuts pizza into uniform slices

Meat Fork

Use: Fork used to pick up meat

Cake Pan

Used to bake cakes into different shapes

Muffin Tin

Used to bake muffins and cupcakes

Loaf Pan

Used to bake bread and cakes into the shape of a loaf

Pasta Spoon

Use: Picks up and drains water from pasta

Cooling Rack

• Cools food efficiently and protects countertops from being scorched.