What I Need to know

Success of producing baked products largely depend on the one who did the
baking, the baker itself. Without knowledge on the basic skills of baking will lead to
failure of the product.
To produce good bread and pastries, baker must be aware on the important
things to do.
At the end of this module you will be able to;

1. Identify baking tools and equipment and their uses;

2. Operate an oven

What I Know

Before you read the whole module, let us see what you already know about
the different baking tools and equipment.

WORD PUZZLE SEARCH

Directions: Find a word below which you believe is a baking tool and equipment.
Search at least fifteen (15). Write your answer in your TLE notebook.
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 K I T C H E N A I D A N H K
Lesson BAKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

1 AND THEIR USES

What’s In

Improvements of baking technology has began to speed up rapidly due to

higher technology. Baking tools and equipment were improved to make the production
of baked products faster and easier. Automation for mixing, transferring, shaping, and
baking processes began to replace.

Baking is a delicate method of cooking food. It requires special tools and

equipment in order to bring out the best results.

To prepare yourself so that you will know how to bake, you have to know first
the different tools and equipment to be used in baking.

What’s New

Activity 1 Let Me Know

Give at least three (3) kinds of bread. What do you think are the tools and
equipment used in baking these breads? Have you visited a bakery? What are the
baking tools and equipment found in the bakery?
 What is it

What are the different tools and equipment used in Baking?

There are different kinds of bread produce in our country. Different names are
given in every bread . In producing these baked products you need special tools and
equipment in baking.
To make baking easier for you, you need to familiarize the different tools and
equipment used in producing bread and pastries and their uses.
Baking tools are those handy materials use in baking. While equipment are
those heavy materials use in producing and baking baked products. These involved
mechanical operation.
Baking Tools and Its Uses

Baking Tools Uses

A set of spoons used to measure
Measuring Spoon
small amounts of ingredients.

The usual set includes:

 1 tablespoon
 ½ teaspoon
 ¼ teaspoon
 1/3 teaspoon
 1/8 teaspoon
A clear cup with numbers
Liquid Measuring Cup

 Used to measure an amount

of liquid ingredients.
 Used to measure plenty of
liquid needed in your recipe.

Example- cooking oil, water etc.

 Is a set of marked cups use to
Measuring Cups
measure dry ingredients such as
flour and sugar. They are either
made of plastic, aluminium or
stainless steel.

- are ideal for medium to larger

amounts of dry ingredients. The latter
comes as set of ¼ cup, 1/3 cup, ½
cup and 1 cup. The measuring line is
even with the top of the cup.

Weighing Scale

Use to measure the weight of the

items or ingredients.

- Most recipe ingredients are

measured by weight, accurate
measurement are important.

Example: 500 grams of flour, 2 gms

of baking powder

Wooden Ladle

A ladle that is made from wood.

Commonly use in creaming and
mixing.

This also comes in different sizes

and shapes.
Wire Whisk

This tool is made of thin wires.Used

in beating egg, especially more than
1 egg, this can produce a foamy
texture.

Dough Cutter

A tool with a sharp edge used to cut

dough.(Note: dough is a mixture of
flour and water enough to be
kneaded)

(Knead- pagmasa)

Some of the handles are made of

wood.

Spatula

A long flexible blade with rounded

end. Is Used mostly for spreading
icing on cakes.
 Rolling Pin

Long cylinder of wood used to roll

over the dough with the palms of
hands.

Usually made of plastic and wood.

Strainer

Needed for sifting dry ingredients to

make it more smooth and finer.

(Sifting- separating hard particles of

flour)

Also use to separate liquid from solid

particles.

A round-bottomed, cup-shaped tool

made of screen or holed metal, with
a handle on one side.

Rubber Scrapers

A tool use for mixing and scraping

mixture on the side of a bowl.

This is also used in scraping

ingredients left in the mixing bowl.

This comes in different colors and

sizes.
Round Baking Pans

Baking Pans comes in different sizes

and shape. And are used in baking
cakes with a round shape.

Loaf Pan

Use for making loaf bread or sliced

bread.

Pizza Pan

A perforated circular flat sheet

intended for cooking pizza to yield a
crispy crust.
 Pizza Pan

Use to grate food into finer form.

Example : chocolate bar and cheese.

Sheet Pan/Baking Sheet

A shallow, rectangular pan (1 inch/25

mm deep)use for baking jelly rolls,
and other baked goods.

Tube Pan/ Chiffon Pan

Pan for baking chiffon cake.

Comes in different sizes.

Center tube can be removed.

 Mixing Bowls

Bowls suitable for making cakes,

pies, cookies and other baked goods
where ingredients are to be mixed.

Cupcake/Muffin Pan

An aluminum rectangular in shape.

Use in baking cupcakes or muffins.

Pie Pan

This comes in different sizes.

Mostly it is made of aluminum.

 Cookie Sheet

Use in baking cookies.

Baking Equipment Uses

Industrial Oven

Use for baking different baked

products.

Usually this kind of oven is use in the

bakery.

Gas Range

A kind of oven that is also use in

baking bread, cakes and pastries.
Hand Mixer

A motor powered device used to stir

and blend mixtures used in baking.

Kitchen Aid

A heavy duty mixer that is use in

creaming and making icing.
is What’s More

Activity 2. Self- Assessment

Find out if you have familiarize the different tools and equipment used in bread
and pastry production.

A. Name ME

Directions: Give the name of the tools and equipment given below without looking
into the pictures given before. Write your answer in your TLE notebook.
Picture Name
1)

2)

3)

4)

5)
 Tools Uses
1. Weighing Scale

2. Spatula

3. Rolling Pin

4. Muffin Pan

5. Loaf Pan
 What I Can Do

Activity 3. Find Out!

Answer the given question below. Write your answer in your TLE notebook.

1. Give one (1) important reason of knowing the different baking tools and
equipment.
 Lesson HOW TO OPERATE AN OVEN

3
What’s New

Activity 1 Let Me know

Can you name a brand of an oven? Have you seen an oven? Can you name
some parts of an oven?

What is it

Oven is a major equipment use in baking. The basic skill that a baker must
learn is that he/she must know the parts of the oven as well as on how to operate it.
Remember that there are different brand name of an oven.

Example of a brand:

1. La Germania
2. Technogas

Most likely this is operated in the same manner and has the same part.
 The Picture below shows the different parts of an oven.

Parts of an oven

Burner
Temperature knob

Pilot light Hose

Oven door
Gas Tank

STEPS IN OPERATING GAS RANGE OVEN

1. Check the hose from the gas tank to the oven

2. Turn on the gas tank regulator
3. Open the oven door
4. Turn on the temperature knob- the pilot knob
5. On the pilot light, light it with a match to produce a flame.
6. Set the temperature on the desired heat needed in the recipe.
7. Close the oven door
(Note: Please see the picture above)
 What I Can Do

You have now familiarized the parts of the oven as well as on how to
operate an oven. Now, answer the given question below.

Activity 2.

Directions: Read the sentence below. Write TRUE if the sentence is correct
and write FALSE if the sentence is not correct. Write your answer in your TLE
notebook.

1. Setting the temperature is the first step to follow in operating an oven.

2. The one connecting the gas tank to the oven is the hose.
3. The last step in operating an oven is to close the oven door.
4. There are different brand name of an oven
5. Oven is an equipment to be used in baking.

What I Have Learned

steps tools part

baking baking tools and equipment oven

Directions: Fill in the blank/s to complete the sentence. Choose your answer inside
the box given above.

To produce baked products, 1. _____________are needed. These are

necessary in baking. Without these things you cannot produce a well-baked bread
and pastries. Materials needed in baking are group into 2. ______________ and
equipment. 3.______is a major equipment use in baking and there are 4. ______to
be followed in operating an oven. Before operating the oven you have to familiarize
each 5._____.
 Assessment

Directions: Answer what is being asked. For your answer write only the letter. Write
your answer in your TLE notebook.

1. This tool is used to measure or to determine the weight of an ingredient.

A. Weighing scale
B. Measuring Cup
C. Measuring spoon
D. Liquid Measuring cup

2. It is a set of Spoon used to measure a small amount of ingredients like baking

powder.
A. Wooden ladle
B. Wooden Spoon
C. Measuring spoon
D. Liquid Measuring cup
3. A transparent calibrated to indicate the amount of liquid is called ______
A. Measuring cup
B. Liquid Measuring cup
C. Measuring spoon
D. Weighing scale
4. A tool used for mixing and stirring as well as in creaming is called ______

A. Rolling Pin
B. Spatula
C. Wooden ladle
D. Rubber scraper
5. Spatula is a tool used in spreading______.
A. Flour
B. Sugar
C. Icing
D. Batter
6. It is a flat aluminium sheet used for baking cookies,
A. Oven
B. Baking Pan
C. Muffin Pan
D. Cookie or Baking Sheet
7. This tool is used for mixing and creaming mixture on the bowl.
A. Rubber Scraper
B. Egg beater
C. Rolling Pin
D. Wooden Spoon
8. When you turn on the oven which comes first
A. Turn on the temperature knob- the pilot knob
B. Check the hose from the gas tank to the oven
C. Set the temperature on the desired heat
D. Light the pilot located at the center of the oven
9. Seting the temperature on the desired heat needed in a recipe is the ___ step in
operating an oven.
A. 1st
B. 2nd
C. 4th
D. 6th
10. Turn on the temperature knob- the pilot knob is the ___ step in operating an oven.
A. 4th
B. 2nd
C. 1st
D. 5th
11. In a gas range a pilot light is located at the ____ of an oven.
A. Back
B. Top
C. Center
D. Side
E.
12. In a baking class of Miss Nena she assigned group 1 to bake a Butter cake. The
recipe needs 1 ½ cup of milk, what baking tool is needed?
A. Measuring spoon
B. Liquid measuring cup
C. Mixing Bowls
D. Spatula
13. Jhela needs calamansi juice for her recipe. She sliced the calamansi. But the
calamansi contain seed and the juice. To separate juice from the seed the tool
needed by Jhela is_________.
A. Grater
B. Strainer
C. Electric Mixer
D. Mixing Bowls
14. Kreza wants to bake cupcake. The baking pan that she needs is ________
A. Muffin pan
B. Round pan
C. Pie pan
D. Cookie sheet pan
15. This baking tool that is used to remove the ingredients left from the mixing bowl is
called ___________
A. Rubber scraper
B. Rolling pin
C. Egg beater
D. Flour sifter
 Additional Activities

In your TLE notebook,

1. Draw at least three (3) baking tools and give their uses.
2. Draw an oven then label each part.
Asessment What I have Learned Pretest
15. C 15. Cookie SheetMeasuring spoon O 15.
1. A 1. baking tools and
2. B 14. A equipment 14. Dough CutterGrater M 14.
3. B 13. A 2. tools Oven
13. Loaf Pan E 13.
4. D 12. B 3. oven 12. Muffin Pan Spatula J 12.
5. C 4. steps
11. A Measuring cup
11. Pizza Pie Pan L 11.
6. D 5. part
7. D
10. A Strainer
10. Rolling Pin I 10.
8. B 9. B Mixing bowls
9. Spatula G 9.
9. D 8. A 8. Weighing ScalePie pan C 8.
Name ME
10. A
7. D Chiffon pan
7. Strainer B 7.
11. C
12. C
6. D 6. Mixing Bowls Kitchen aidD 6.
Part A
13. B 5. B 5. Oven Egg beater K 5.
14. A 4. C 1. Chiffon pan/ Tube
4. Measuring Cup Rolling pin P 4.
15. A pan
3. B 3. Wire Whisk Cupcake pan A 3.
2. Electric hand mixer
2. C Loaf pan
2. Electric Mixer H 2.
3. Wire whisk
1. A
4. Measuring cups
1. Tube Pan
Wire whisk F 1.
ASSESSMENT 5. Oven SELF ASSESSMENT 2
Scraper PRE TEST
Answer Key
 References

BOOKS

Teaching Guide for Senior High School, Bread and Pastry Production, Department of
Education, Republic of the Philippines.

K to 12 Basic Curriculum Learning Module

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