is the best for all-around use. It is the most popular, lightweight, attractive, and less expensive.
Aluminum
is the most popular material used for tools and equipment but is more expensive. It is easier to clean and shine and will not wear out as soon as aluminum.
Stainless Steel
is good for baking but not practical on top or surface cooking. Great care is needed to make sure for long shelf life.
Glass
is sturdy but must be kept seasoned to avoid rust. Salad oil with no salt or shortening can be rub inside and out and dry. Wash with soap (not detergent) before using.
Cast Iron
is used especially for baking dishes, casseroles, and measuring cups. Glass and ceramic conduct the heat slowly and evenly.
Ceramic and heat proof glass
is a special coating applied to the inside of some aluminum or steel pots and pans. It helps food from not sticking to the pan.
Teflon
are used for cutting and chopping boards, tabletops, bowls, trays, garbage pails and canisters. They are much less dulling to knives than metal and more sanitary than wood.
Plastic and Hard Rubber
is handy for returning some of the meat or poultry juices from the pan, back to the food.
Baster
use to open a food tin, preferably with a smooth operation, and comfortable grip and turning knob.
Can and bottle opener
also called a vegetable strainer are essential for various tasks from cleaning vegetables to straining pasta or tin contents.
Colander
a wooden or plastic board where meats and vegetables can be cut.
Cutting Board
are used to shake flour, salt, and pepper on meat, poultry, and fish.
Dredgers
are used when temperatures must be kept below boiling, such as for egg sauces, puddings, and to keep foods warm without overcooking.
Double Boilers
used to sharpen long knives.
emery boards/sharpening steels
use for turning hamburgers and other food items
Flippers
used to fill jars, made of various sizes of stainless steel, aluminum, or of plastic
Funnels
is a kitchen tool which is specifically
designed for the purpose of pulping garlic for cooking.
Garlic Press
used to grate, shred, slice and separate foods such as carrots, cabbage and cheese.
Grater
used to scrape vegetables, such as carrots and potatoes and to peel fruits.
Vegetable peeler
used for whipping eggs or batter, and for blending gravies, sauces, and soups.
whisks for blending, mixing
They may refer to a small electrical appliance, such as a mixer, or a large, expensive, power-operated appliance such a range or a refrigerator.
Equipment
holds butter separately to prevent food odors from spoiling its flavor.
butter compartment
are used to chop, blend, mix, whip, puree, grate, and liquefy all kinds of food.
Blender
to routinely wash tableware, surfaces, and equipment, can penetrate soil quickly and soften it.
Detergent
Use periodically on surfaces where grease has burned on, often called degreasers
Solvent Cleaners
Use periodically on mineral deposits and other soils that detergents cannot remove. These cleaners are often used to remove scale in ware washing machines and steam tables.
Acid cleaners
Use these cleaners to remove heavy accumulations of soil that are difficult to remove with detergents. Some also disinfect.
abrasive cleaners
There are three steps needed to effectively clean and sanitize utensils:
washing, sanitizing, and drying
contribution of handicraft/handicraft industries
personal and social importance
cultural importance
arts and educational importance
economic importance
is a type of embroidery process of pulling threads from certain areas of a cloth, usually piña or jusi.
Calado from Lumban, Laguna, and Taal, Batangas
the art of shaving soft wood using knives of different thickness to create figurines.
Whittling in Pakil, Laguna
is a woven cloth made from abaca using a simple wooden loom, “sacred heirloom during a matrimonial ceremony” or “used for covering during childbirth”
T’nalak of the T’boli in South Cotabato
is defined either a product, process and a skill.
handicraft
Basic elements of handicraft
design
material
technique
an idea or arrangement scheme that is expressed into a configuration, or specification to work out the form of an object
Design
refers to the basic substance in elements of handicraft that is used as an input to a production process
Material
the method and process of treating the materials to construct the object; an element of handicraft
Techniques
pertains to the preparation of materials after harvest and before use
pre- construction in handicraft technique
the actual implementation of the design plan
construction
to improve strength, durability, and aesthetic quality of the handicraft