Baking Tools and Equipment

Rolling Pin - cylinder used to roll out Spring form pan - baking pan with
the dough, it can be made of wood, detachable bottom for easy removal
marble or thermo plastic. of the baked products, be it round
or a rectangular shape.

Wire whisk/whip with stainless wires

Tart pan - round pan with fluted
which are looped and gathered at
sloping sides and a hole at the
the handle and used for whipping
bottom for taking away the baked
ingredients to blend well.
tart easily.

Wooden spoon – paddle-shaped spoon

Wire/Cake rack - cooling rack with
made from light wood.
crisscrossed heavy wires used to
allow baked items to cool faster.
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Cookie scooper - small ice cream
scooper that has a spring action for
quick release of cookie dough in
equal portion.
Cake comb - an icing comb in
triangular shape with a saw-toothed
edge for texturing icing used to
decorate cake surface.

Steel spatula - palette knife with a

Dough scrapper - bench scrapper is a
long narrow steel used to ice and
rectangular piece of wood used to
decorates cakes.
cut or divide dough into small sizes.

Angular Spatula - elongated offset

Hand mixer - kitchen gadget that
spatula is a flexible tool used for
electronically operated to removed
easier icing the side of the cake.
lumps and blend mixture thoroughly.
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Rubber scrapper - pliable rubber
used for scrapping out the batter
content of a mixing bowl.
Cake Tester - skewer like stainless
steel wire used to test doneness by
inserting it in the cake batter when
it comes out clean, then the product
is baked enough.

Drum Sieve - stainless steel with

fine screen in a round frame used
Ramekin - round ceramic dish usually
for sifting dry ingredients.
used in cooking flans, brûlée, and
soufflés.

Strainer - long handle bowl - shaped

with a fine screen that used to sift
baking ingredients. Cake server - wide triangular
stainless steel with handle for
pulling out the piece of cake easily
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Cake leveler -cake saw with serrated Heavy Duty Electric Mixer -
blade that slices the cakes into workhorse appliance in the pastry
layers in putting filling inside and kitchen. It consists of mixing bowl
makes the layers uniformly divided. and three attachments: paddle,
balloon whip and dough hook which
can be used in different speed.

Candy thermometer - instrument

Double Boiler - set of sauce pan
that registers temperature and that
placed one top of the other. The
indicate the stages of cooking sugar.
bottom pan is half - filled with water
while the mixture to be cooked is
placed on top of the pan.

Cookie sheet - a metal flat tray used

in baking cookies and other baked
Bread Knife - knife with serrated
products.
blade used to cut bread or cake in
order to have a smooth without
deforming and no crumbling effect.
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Oven thermometer - used to Pastry bag - icing bag made of
measure oven temperature flexible polycetin cloth and has a
accurately that is called upon in the triangular shape with a hole at the
recipe of the particular baked tip in placement of pastry tip. There
products. is also disposable plastic piping bag
or paper cone that can be used for
small amount of icing.

Pastry Brush - nylon bristle used to

brush melted butter, egg wash, and
glaze into the baked products.
Pastry tip - stainless icing tube
attached in pastry bag to pipe out
different icing designs and to create
an eye appealing cake.

Cake Rotator - revolving cake stand

or turn table use to hold cake for
easy frosting and decorating as it
rolls in full circle. Pastry Cloth - canvass cloth that
promotes even rolling without
sticking the pastry dough. Muslin
cloth can also be used.
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Grater - tool which is essential for Measuring spoon - set of spoon used
grating citrus zests, chocolates, to measure small amounts of baking
cheese and other ingredients. ingredients and it comes with l T, l t,
1/2 t,1/4t and sometimes 1/8 t.

Measuring Cup - set of cups that

Mixing bowl - bowl used for mixing measures 1c,1/2c, 1/3c, 1/8c, and
ingredients that comes in different 1/4c used in measuring dry
sizes. It could be plastic, glass, ingredients and comes in stainless ,
aluminum and stainless. aluminium or plastic materials.

Pastry blender - hand tool with

Measuring Cup for Liquid - glass or
rounded steel cutters on the bottom.
plastic measuring cup which
It is used to incorporate shortening
resembles to small pitcher used in
into flour in making pie crust.
measuring liquid ingredients.
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Weighing Scale - kitchen weighing Tube Pan - tall round tin with tube at
device that gives accurate the middle, with removable bottom
measurement or ingredients to part. This is used for baking angel
prevent baking miseries. Digital food cake or chiffon cake.
weighing scale is best to use.

Jelly Roll Pan - shallow rectangular

Round Pan - circle shape baking tin pan made of metal that is used for
with different diameter and height roll cakes.
used for all types of cakes.

Square Pan - pan used for all types

of batter mixture which comes in
Rectangular Pan - baking tin in different sizes to fit your needs.
rectangular shape used for baking
and roasting.
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Pie plate - round tin with slanted
side that is used for all types of
pies. Some are made from oven proof
glass.
Cookie Cutter - metal or plastic with
different shapes and sizes used to
cut cookies and biscuits dough to
make fancy design.
Boundt Pan - tube pan with a
scalloped shape cakes side, and look
like gelatin molder.
Rotary Peeler - vegetable peeler
which makes chocolate shavings or
chocolate curls used to decorate
cakes.
Muffin Pan - aluminium pan with 6 or
12 holes per pan, used for muffins,
cupcakes and tartlets.
Loaf Pan - small rectangular pan used
for quick breads and fruit cakes
which comes in different sizes.
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Pastry Wheel - cutting device use to
divide the dough into strips or use as
pizza cutter.
Dough brush - brush made of natural
bristle use to remove the excess
flour dusted in the dough.
Kitchen Timer - alarm gadget use to
remind the baker if the product is
already done through time setting.
Oven Mitt - heat proof gloves with
an elbow length to protect hands
from burnt when getting hot pans
from the oven.
Baker’s Peel - wooden paddle like tool
with flat handle and use to remove
breads and pizza inside the deck
oven.
Blender - electric gadget used to
blend food items like fruits
vegetables, potatoes, to make a
puree consistency.
 Abbreviations used in Recipes
➔ 4 cups = 1 quart
➔ T., tbs., tb., tbsp. = tablespoon
➔ 4 quarts = 1 gallon
➔ pk. = peck
➔ 8 quarts = 1 peck (dry)
➔ tsp., t. = teaspoon
➔ 4 pecks = 1 bushel
➔ bu. = bushel
➔ 16 ounces = 1 pound
➔ c. = cup
➔ 1 pound butter = 2 cups of 4
➔ oz. = ounce
sticks
➔ spk. = speck
➔ 1/2 pound butter = 1 cup or 2
➔ pt. = pint
sticks
➔ lb., or # = pound
➔ 1/4 pound butter = 1/2 cup or 1
➔ mod. = moderate qt. = quart
stick
➔ doz. = dozen
➔ 1 pound granulated sugar = 2 1/4
➔ min. = minute
cups sugar
➔ hr. = hour
➔ 1 square chocolate = 1 ounce
➔ °C. = degrees Centigrade
chocolate
➔ f.g. = few grains
➔ 1 square chocolate = 3
➔ °F. = degrees Fahrenheit
Tbs. cocoa + 1 T. fat
➔ 10 miniature
FOOD WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
marshmallows = 1

➔ dash, speck, a standard size

few grains = less marshmallow

than ⅛ teaspoon ➔ 4 1/2 cups of min.

➔ 3 teaspoons = 1 marshmallows = 1/2

tablespoon pound marshmallow

➔ 16 tablespoons = 1 cup
➔ 8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
➔ 4 tablespoons = 1/4 cup
➔ 5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
➔ 8 ounces = 1 cup (liquid)
➔ 2 cups = 1 pint
➔ 1 cup = 1/2 pint
➔ 2 pints = 1 quart