Kitchen Tools and Equipments

• Kitchen tools -It refers to the tool in kitchen that are handheld.
• Kitchen equipment -these are the things used in the kitchen which needs electricity. These are bigger compared to kitchen tools.
• Kitchen utensils

  -a tool that you can hold in your hand and used around the

  house. In the kitchen, the common utensils are knives,

  spoons and forks that we hold in our hands and use to eat.
• COLANDERS

  It is a bowl-shaped kitchen tools with holes in the

  bottom and sides. It used for draining food.
• DOUBLE BROILER

  It is consist of two saucepans fitting together so that

  the content of the upper can be cooked or heated by

  boiling water in the lower. It useful when melting

  chocolates.
• SAUCE PAN

  It is deep stovetop pan with a long handle. It

  used for simmering.
• STRAINER

  It is a small wire mesh bowl with a handle.

  It used to drain liquid from solid.
• FRYING PAN

  Itis used for frying.
• STEAMER

  It is a covered pot with an inside strainer,

  used for steaming vegetables and fish.
• MORTAR AND PESTLE

  It is used to crash and mash spices and

  other food.
• WHISK

  It is a wire used in beating food by hand.
• PASTRY BRUSH

  It is handy for returning some of the meat or

  poultry juices from the pan, back to the food.

  It is also convenient for buttering the tops of

  breads and baked goods after they came out of the

  oven.
• FUNNEL

  It is used for transferring liquids of powders from

  one container to another container.
• STOCKPOTS

  It is a cylindrical,

  deep,

  heavy-bottomed,

  straight-sided pot for

  preparing, cooking,

  and storing stocks,

  soups, and stews.
• MEASURING CUPS

  It is use to measure wet and dry ingredients.
• MEASURING SPOONS

  These are used to hold specific amounts of dry and wet

  ingredients; varying in sizes from a dash to 1 tablespoon or

  15ml.
• GRATER

  It is used to grate, shred, and slice food such as

  carrots, cabbage, and cheese.
• LADLES

  Ladles are used to dish

  soups of all kinds from the

  pot to the soup bowl. The

  smaller ones are useful for

  serving small portions of

  sauce or to top pasta with

  various sauces and gravies.
• CUTTING BOARDS

  It is a durable board on which food may be cut and

  chopped.
• TONGS

  These are used to lift,

  turn, and transfer food
• Two-tine Fork – It is used

  to hold meats while slicing, and

  to turn solid pieces of meat

  while browning.
• Emery Boards and

  Sharpening Steel – It

  is used to sharpen knives
• Flipper – is used to flip or

  turn and lift pancakes, fillets,

  patties, and other kinds of food

  while frying and grilling.
• DREDGER/SHAKER

  It is a container with holes that is used to hold flour, herbs,

  salt, pepper and other same ingredients that are sprinkled

  on foods that are being prepared.
• SKIMMER

  A utensil with a long

  handle and a wide

  head with holes. It can

  also be used to remove

  solid pieces from soups

  and stocks.
• SCRAPER

  It is used to blend or scrape

  food from the bowl or pan.
• SPATULA It is a broad, flat, flexible scraper

  with unsharpened edges used for

  spreading and smoothing icings on

  cakes, mixing ingredients, lifting and

  flipping and scraping bowls.
• POTATO MASHER

  It is used for mashing cooked

  potatoes, turnips, carrots or other

  soft cooked vegetables
• PEELER As its name implies, a peeler removes

  the peel or skin from fruits and

  vegetables. Most often, peelers have a

  steel blade attached to a handle made

  of steel, metal, rubber or plastic.
• Chef’s Knife - is an all-purpose knife used for chopping,

  slicing and mincing.
• Paring Knife -is used for peeling and paring fruits and

  vegetables
• Tourné Knife - is used for fruits and vegetables; similar

  to paring knife
• Boning/Filleting Knife-is used to separate meat from

  bone;use to fillet fish
• Cleaver - is somewhat heavy and has rectangular shape
• Meat Slicer - used to slice roasted meats, ham, and

  thick solid cuts of meat
• Bread Knife – used to slice or divide breads and

  pastries
• Dinner Knife – knife used during meal;
• REFRIGERATOR

  These are used to keep

  food fresh, prevent food

  spoilage, and inhibit the

  growth of bacteria.
• OVEN

  It is a thermally insulated chamber

  used for baking and cooking. It

  can be electric oven, gas oven, or a

  microwave oven.
• STOVES

  stoves rely on the application of direct heat

  for the cooking process.