TLE Q3

• Liquid Measuring Cup:

  • Transparent glass or plastic cup with a headspace above
  • Graduated into 1, ¾, 2/3, ½, 1/3, and ¼
  • Used for measuring liquid ingredients
• Dry Measuring Cups:

  • Usually made of stainless or plastic
  • Available in 1, ¼, ½, ¾, 2 cups
  • Used for measuring dry ingredients
• Measuring Spoon:

  • Includes tablespoon, teaspoon, one-half teaspoon, and one-fourth teaspoon
  • Used for measuring small quantities of ingredients
• Weighing Scale:

  • Used for weighing small amounts of ingredients
• Mixing Bowl:

  • Used for general mixing
  • Should be large enough for easy mixing and rising in yeast bread
• Wooden Spoon/ Mixing Spoon:

  • Used to cream together butter and sugar
  • Used for mixing batter or dough
• Rubber Scraper:

  • Used to remove sticky ingredients from measuring cups and mixing bowl sides
  • Also used to turn batter in baking pans
• Flour Sifter:

  • Used to remove foreign objects in flour
  • Incorporates air into the flour for accurate measurement
• Rolling Pin:

  • Used to flatten dough for bread, biscuits, and pastries
  • Handle should be comfortable to grasp and turn freely
• Paring Knife:

  • Used for removing the skin of fruits and vegetables
• Kitchen Knife/ Chef’s Knife:

  • Used for chopping large quantities of nuts, fruits, or vegetables
• Straight Spatula/Palette Knife:

  • Used to remove muffins/dough from pans
  • Spreads sandwich fillings, puts icing on cakes, and turns cookies
• Offset Spatula:

  • Broad-bladed implement bent to keep the hand off hot surfaces
  • Used for turning and lifting eggs, pancakes, meats, and cleaning griddles
• Kitchen Shear/Scissor:

  • Needed for cutting sticky or juicy foods
  • Scissors are dipped in hot water to prevent blades from sticking together
• Bench Scraper/Dough Cutter:

  • Broad, rectangular stiff piece of metal or plastic
  • Used to cut pieces of dough and scrape workbenches
• Grater/Shredder:

  • Used to prepare ingredients like cheese, fruit peels, and fresh coconuts
• Biscuit or Cookie Cutter:

  • Used to form biscuits and cookies into various shapes
• Pastry Blender:

  • Used to cut shortening in flour when baking bread, biscuits, and scones
• Pastry Wheel:

  • Used to cut strips of dough
  • Prevents dough from being dragged along the blade of a knife
• Wire Whip/ Whisk:

  • Device with loops of stainless steel wire fastened to a handle
• Pastry Bag and Tips:

  • Funnel-like or cone-shaped cloth or plastic bag with an open end
  • Fitted with metal or plastic tips for shaping, piping, or decorating with icing, whipped cream, and soft dough
• Pastry Brush:

  • Used for greasing baking pans and tops of pastry products
• Hand Mixer and Stand Mixer:

  • Used for beating eggs and cream efficiently
• Cake Rack/ Cooling Rack:

  • Used for cooling cakes and baked products without steaming the bottom crust
• Baking Sheet/ Cookie or Flat Sheet:

  • Used to bake cookies, biscuits, and breads
• Sauce Pan:

  • Used in cooking meat, vegetables, and fillings for pies and baked products
• Zester:

  • Small fine-toothed metal grater mounted on a wooden or plastic handle
  • Used to remove zest or colored portions of citrus peels
• Double Boiler:

  • Used for scalding milk and cooking cake fillings to prevent burning
• Bread Knife:

  • Used to cut bread and other baked products
• Mortar and Pestle:

  • Used for grinding spices and seeds
• Oven Mitt/ Hot Pads:

  • Insulated fabric gloves for handling hot items
• Muffin Pan:

  • Gives muffins their round cupcake shape and uniform size
  • Used for baking coffee cakes, clover leaf rolls, and puffs
• Cake Pans:

  • Used for baking cakes in different sizes and shapes like round, square, rectangular, loaf, heart, and tube
• Tube-center Pan:

  • Deeper than a round pan with a hollow center
  • Removable and used for baking chiffon type cakes
• Jelly Roll Pan:

  • Shallow rectangular pan used for baking rolls
• Loaf Pan:

  • Oblong or rectangular pan for holding bread dough in baking
• Bundt Pan:

  • Round pan with scalloped sides for baking elegant cakes
• Custard Cups:

  • Made of porcelain or glass for baking individual custards
• OVENS:

  • Essential for producing bakery products
  • Enclosed spaces heated by hot air
• Deck Oven:

  • Items baked on sheet pans or freestanding placed directly on the bottom or deck
  • Also known as STACK OVEN when stacked on top of one another