KITCHEN TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Knife Set •

 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;

MEASURING TOOLS

• Mass Scale – use to measure the mass of an ingredient; can be operated manually or digitally

• Instant-read Thermometer - is used to measure the temperature of food to know if it has been cooked
properly or being stored at the right temperature

• Measuring Cups – use to measure wet and dry ingredients

• Measuring Spoons - are used to hold specific amounts of dry and wet ingredients; varying in sizes from
a dash to 1 tablespoon or 15ml

STRAINERS

• Strainer– is used to separate liquid from solid ingredients, sift fine grains, remove lumps, and rinse
food

• Colander– a bowl-shaped strainer with holes. It used to drain food such as pasta

• Drum Sieve or Tamis – it is shaped somewhat like a snare drum, with a low-walled cylindrical frame,
made of metal or wood that supports a disc of fine metal, nylon or cheesecloth mesh.

• Cheesecloth– is loosely woven gauze-like cotton cloth used primarily in cheese making. It is used as
straining cloth.

• Chinois (shin-wahs)– conical sieve with an extremely fine mesh. It is usually used to strain custards,
purees, soups, and sauces, making them very smooth; used also for sifting powdered sugar.

• Food Mill – it is used to grind, mash, puree, and sieve soft food.
 COOKWARES

• Stockpot– is a cylindrical, deep, heavy-bottomed, straight-sided pot for preparing, cooking,

and storing stocks, soups, and stews.

• Saucepan – it is a medium-deep pot with a flat bottom, commonly used to make sauces and
gravies.

• Casserole – it’s an oval, four-sided or round dish or pan made of stainless steel, ceramic, or glass
where food may be cooked and served.

• Roasting Pan – it is a large rectangular pan, often with a lid and a meat rack. It’s used to roast meat
and fish.

• Nonstick Pan – is coated with materials that prevent food from sticking to the surface while cooking or
frying.

• Baking Sheet – is a rectangular shape shallow metal pan used to bake bread and pastries.

COOKWARES

• Cake Pan – is a metal or glass(heat-proof) pan usually of different sizes, shapes, and designs used to
bake cakes.

• Cast-iron Skillet – is a heavy, thick-bottomed frying pan used when steady and even heat is needed in
cooking.

• Wok or Carajay – is often for stir-frying, steaming, pan frying, deep frying, poaching, boiling, braising,
searing, making soup, smoking and roasting nuts.

Kitchen Tools

• Baster – is used to moisten the surface of meat with pan drippings, sauces, or butter.

• Bottle & Can Opener – used to open a food tin, preferably with a smooth operation, and comfortably
grip and turning knob.

• Cutting or Chopping Board – is a durable board on which food may be cut and chopped.

• Dredger/Shaker – 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.
 • Emery Boards and Sharpening Steel – 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. Kitchen Tools

• Funnels – is used to pour without spillage liquid or small-grained ingredients into containers with small
openings.

• Garlic Press – is used to crash garlic cloves efficiently by forcing them through a grid of small holes.
Kitchen Tools

• Grater – is used to grate, shred, and slice food such as carrots, cabbage, and cheese. Kitchen Tools

• Handy Poultry and Roasting Tools make easier it easier to lift a hot roasted poultry form the roaster to
the serving platter, without it falling apart. Kitchen Tools

• Kitchen Shears – are used for cutting , snipping, and cracking nuts.

• Pasta Spoon or Server– used to transfer a little or much cooked pasta to a plate/container without a
mess.

• SOUP LADLE – KITCHEN TOOLS

• Potato Masher – is used for mashing cooked potatoes, turnips, carrots or other soft cooked vegetables
• Peeler – used to peel off or remove skin of fruits and vegetables.

• Scraper - used to blend or scrape food from the bowl or pan • Spatula – 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.

• Tongs – are used to lift, turn, and transfer food

• Two-tine Fork – used to hold meats while slicing, and to turn solid pieces of meat while browning. Kit

• Whisk or Wire Whip – consists of loops of stainless steel wire fastened to a handle. It used to beat,
fold, blend, and whip ingredients.