TLE 10: Tools, Utensils, and Equipment

• CHANNEL KNIFE - a small hand tool used to generally in decorative works such as making garnishes
• COLANDER - a perforated bowl of varying sizes made of stainless steel, aluminum or plastic, used to drain, wash or cook ingredients from liquid
• OFFSET SPATULA - a broad-bladed implement bent to keep the hand off hot surfaces. It is used for turning and lifting eggs, pan cakes, and meats on griddles, grills, sheet pans, and the likes and also used to scrape and clean griddles
• PASTRY BRUSH - used to brush the surface of unbaked pastries or cookies with egg white, egg yolk or glaze
• RUBBER SPATULE OR SCRAPER - used to scrape off all the contents of bowls and pans from the sides and fold in beaten eggs in batter or whipped cream
• SIEVE - used for sifting dry ingredients like starch and flour
• SPOONS - used for mixing, stirring, and serving
• WIRE WHIP OR WHISK - used for blending, mixing, whipping eggs or batter, and blending gravies, sauces, and soups
• EGG POACHER - a miniature Bain Marie with an upper dish containing indentations each sized to hold an egg or contains separate device for poaching
• OMELET PAN - heavy-based frying usually of cast iron or copper, with rounded sloping sides used exclusively for omelets and never washed after used, but cleaned with absorbent paper
• MEASURING CUP - a kitchen utensil used for measuring liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients such as flour and sugar
• MEASURING SPOON - used to measure an amount of an ingredients, either liquid or dry, when cooking. It can be made of plastic, metal and other materials
• SAUCE PAN - deep cooking pan with a handle used primarily for cooking sauce
• MIXING BOWL - these containers have smooth, rounded interior surfaces with no creases to retain some mixture and is used for mixing ingredients
• OVEN - a chamber or compartment used for cooking, baking, heating, or drying
• ELECTRIC MIXER - a hand-held mixer which usually comes with various attachments including a whisk attachment for whisking cream, batters and egg whites, and sugar
• REFRIGERATOR - a kitchen appliance where you store food at a cool temperature