Food Processing Equipments

Cake Shovel, Pie Cutter- used to cut slices in pies, or cakes and then transfer to a plate
container.

Cheese cutter - designed to cut soft, sticky cheeses (moist and oily).

Cheese Slicer - Use to cut semi-hard and hard cheeses. It produces thin even slices.

Dough Scrapper - to shape or cut dough and remove dough from working surface.

Tongs - for gripping and lifting. Usually used to kove items on hot surfaces, such as barbecues.

Rolling Pin - a long rounded wooden or marble tool rolled across dough to flatten it.

Pastry brush - to spread oil, juices, sauce or glaze on food.

Tin opener - to open tins or cans.

Biscuit press - a device for making pressed cookies.

Blow torch - commonly used to create a hard layer of caramelized sugar in a creme brulee.

Boil over preventer - preventing liquids from boiling over outside of the pot.

Bottle opener - twists the metal cap off of a bottle.

Bowl - to hold food including food that is ready to be served.

Bread knife - to cut bread.

Browning Tray - used in a microwave oven to help turn food brown.

Butter curler - used to produce decorative butter shape.

Chef's knife - originally used to slice large cuts of beef, it is now the geberal utility knife in most
western cooks

Cleaver - hacking through bone or slicing large vegetables (such as squash). The knife's broad
side can also be used for crushing in food preparation (such as garlic)

Colander - used for draining substances cooked in water.

Cookie cutter - shaping biscuit dough.

Cutting board - a portable board on which food can be cut.

Egg separator - a slotted spoon-like utensil used to separate the yolk of an egg from the egg
white.

Egg Slicer - slicing peelef hard-boiled eggs quickly and evenly.

Whisk - to blend ingredients smooth, or to incorporate air into a mixture, in a process known as
whisking or whipping.

Wooden Spoon - for mixing and stirring during cooking and baking.

Zester - for obtaining zest from lemon and other citrus fruit.

Trussing needle - for pinning or sewing up, poultry and other meat.

Sugar Thermometer - measuring the temperature or stage of sugar.

Pizza Cutter - used to cut pizzas.

Oven glove - to protect hands from burning when handling hot pots or trays.

Mortar and pestle - to cush food, releasing flavours and aromas.

Flour shifter - blends flour with other ingredients.

Herb chopper - chopes or mines raw herbs.

Honey dipper - drizzles honey.

Ladle - a type of serving spoon used for soup, stew or other foods.

Lame - used to slash the tops of bread loaves in artisan baking.

Measuring spoon - typically sold in a set that measures dry or wet ingredients in amounts from
1/4 teaspoon (1.25ml) up to 1 table spoon (15ml).

Lemon reamer - juicer with a fluted peak at the end of a shot handle where a half lemon is
pressed to release the jucie.

Milk frother - to make foam or froth in milk or cofee.

Reported by:

Raisa A.Kamensa, Morsid Bailan, Norsida Kusa, Hassanor Amino, Norhanie Singgon .