Tools, Utensils and Equipment Needed in Preparing Desserts/Sweets
Measuring Cup and Spoon
Mixing Bowl
Can Opener
Cutting Board
Double Boiler
Funnels
Graters
Kitchen Knives
Kitchen Shears
Scraper
Spoons
Temperature Scales
Vegetable Peeler
Whisks for Bending, Mixing
Wooden Spoon
Baking Pan
Refrigerator/ Freezer
Range
Mixers
Blenders
Measuring Cup and Spoon
Individual measuring cup is for dry ingredients, glass measuring glass is for liquid, and measuring spoon is for ingredients used in small quantity
Mixing Bowl
Used for mixing ingredients
Can Opener
Used to open food containers
Cutting Board
Wooden or plastic board where fruits and vegetables are cut
Double Boiler
Used when temperatures must be kept below boiling, such as for egg sauces, puddings, and to keep foods warm without overcooking
Funnels
Used to fill jars. They are made of various sizes of stainless steel, aluminum, or plastic
Graters
Used to grate, shred, slice and separate foods such as carrots, cabbage and cheese
Kitchen Knives
Chef's knife
Fruit and Salad Knife
Spatula
Citrus Knife
Paring Knife
Kitchen Shears
Practical for opening food packages, cutting tape or string to package foods or simply to remove labels or tags from items
Scraper
Rubber or silicone tool used to blend or scrape the food from the bowl
Spoons
Solid
Slotted
Perforated
Temperature Scales
Used to measure heat intensity. Different thermometers are used for different purposes in food preparation – for meat, candy, or deep-frying
Vegetable Peeler
Used to scrape vegetables, such as carrots and potatoes and to peel fruits
Whisks for Bending, Mixing
Used for whipping eggs or batter, and for blending gravies, sauces, and soups. The beaters are made of looped steel piano wires which are twisted together to form handle
Wooden Spoon
Continue to be kitchen essentials because of their usefulness for creaming, stirring, and mixing. They are made of hard wood
Baking Pan
One cannot bake without bakeware. Baking pans like loaf pans, cake pans, pie plates, and baking sheets and so on are necessary for baking
Refrigerator/ Freezer
Necessary in preventing bacterial infections from foods
Range
A kitchen appliance used for cooking food
Mixers
Used for mixing, creaming, beating and whipping ingredients. The ultimate mixer for anyone who bakes is a stand mixer
Blenders
Used to chop, blend, mix, whip, puree, grate, and liquefy all kinds of food. A blender is very useful appliance
As a rule, never use a piece of equipment until you are thoroughly familiar with its operation and features
Spatula - used to spread batter or dough on baking sheets or pans
Cake leveler - used to even out the top surface of cakes
Pastry bag - used to pipe cream, frosting or other fillings into decorative shapes
Whisk - used to beat eggs, cream, sauces, dressings, etc.
Pastry Brush - used to brush butter, oil, egg wash, etc.
Biscuit cutter - used to make cookies, scones, etc.
Food processor - used to process foods such as nuts, fruits, vegetables, etc.
Rolling pin - used to roll out pastry dough
Rolling pin - used to roll out pastry dough
Rolling pin - used to roll out pastry dough
Icing spatulas - used to apply icings and glazes to cakes and pastries
Ice scoop - used to measure ice cream into serving dishes
Pastry brush - used to apply liquid glaze over pastries
Wire Whisks - used to incorporate air into batters and mixtures
Rolling Pin - used to roll out pastry dough
Wire Whisks - used to incorporate air into batters and mixtures
Rolling Pin - used to roll out pastry dough
Baking sheet - used to bake cookies, pastries, breads, etc.