For Measuring and/or Weighing:
16. Chopping board – a wooden or plastic board on which food (such as
1. Set of measuring cups – for measuring dry ingredients; made of aluminum,
stainless steel or plastic. Come in sets of 1/8 cup to 2-cup sizes.
2. Set of measuring spoons - come in sets of 1/8 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon;
be made of metal or plastic; used to measure small quantities of liquid and dry
ingredients.
3. Dietetic scale- used in measuring ingredients in small quantity, especially if
it requires measurements in grams rather than in kilos.
5. Weighing scale- a piece of kitchen equipment used to weigh food such as
flour and sugar in large quantities rather than using a measuring cup.
6. Thermometer/timer- thermometers are used to identify the temperature
needed for baking. Once the temperature are spot-on, the timer will then be
needed to determine the exact time needed, to bake the bread.
For Cutting, Mixing, and Blending:
1. Grater- a device having a surface covered with holes edged by slightly
raised cutting edges, used for grating cheese and other food.
2. Dough cutter-used to scrape and cut bread dough.
3. Pastry blender- is a kitchen tool used to mix a hard solid fat into flour in
order to make pastries.
4. Hand mixer- it is handheld mixing and blending tool that has removable
metal beaters and variable speeds.
5. Electric mixer- is a kitchen appliance used to beat, mix or whip Batter.
6. Mixing machine – a more powerful stand mixer that has special attachment
such as dough hooks or paddle beaters.
7. Flour sifter – a container in which flour is sifted
8. Rolling pin – a long round cylinder used to roll out dough or crush cracker
crumbs.
9. Whisk Beater- used to blend ingredients smooth or to incorporate air into a
mixture, in a process known as whisking or whipping.
10. Rubber scraper - used to remove bits of food at the sides of the bowl.
11. Wooden spoon- used for stirring sauces and for mixing ingredients in
cooking. It is made of wood and has a long handle.
12. Kitchen shears- a utensil made with a plastic or rubber-coated handle
which is often textured.
13. Cookie cutter- a device with sharp edges for cutting cookie dough into
particular shape.
14. Mixing bowl – are used to hold ingredients you are mixing, beating, or
whipping.
15. Mixing spoon (wooden or plastic) on which food (such as meats and
vegetables) are cut.
meats and vegetables) are cut.
17. Knives Paring knife – a small knife can be used for peeling and trimming,
cutting and turning, garnishes and creative work, including fruit and vegetable
carving.
18. Serrated knife- serrated edge knives feature teeth along the blade edge
which easily penetrate the tough outer crust or skin of the product being cut
while protecting the soft inner part from tearing.
19. Kitchen knife – used in general food preparation.
20. Cleaver knife- a large, usually rectangular knife, with a very heavy, thick
blade which narrows to sharp edge. It is primarily used for splitting or “cleaving”
meat and bone.
For Baking and Cooking
Baking Pans:
1. Loaf pan – it is used to bake loaf bread.
2. Jelly roll pan- is a very shallow, rectangular pan used to bake thin cakes or
bars.
3. Rectangular Pan – is a flat metal pan used for baking bread rolls, pastries
and flat cookies, sheet cakes, bars, swiss rolls and pizzas.
4. Round pan – it is used to bake cakes and pizzas.
5. Square Pan- is ideal for sheet cakes, gingerbread, and brownies, and can
be used as a small roasting pan.
6. Tube-center pan – is a round pan with a hollow projection in the middle,
used for baking or molding food in the shape of ring.
7. Muffin pan – is a baking pan formed of a group of connecting cups, with 6
or 12 cup-shaped depressions, usually used for muffin or cupcakes.
8. Pie pan – is a shallow metal dish with sloping sides for holding and shaping
the dough and filling of a pie, in which pies are baked.
9. Cookie sheets – are baking sheets that have one raised edge. Its flat edges
allow you to easily slide cookies off without breaking or damaging their shape.
10. Griddle Pan- may have raised ridges that emulate the searing marks left
on food by an outdoor grill, or they may have smooth surfaces that distribute
heat evenly.
11. Bundt pan- a tube-shaped baking pan with a decorative indented curvature
on the bottom of the pan that make a design on top of the cake when it is
unmolded.
12. Custard pan- a round or oblong pan used to bake custard recipes.
Cooking gadgets/ware:
1. Ovenproof glassware- a cookware that is heat-resistant and can be
without cracking or shattering; used in the oven.
2. Saucepan – a small round metal pot with a long handle and a lid used for
cooking food.
3. Casserole - a deep dish with a lid used for cooking a mixture of meat,
vegetables, and others in the oven.
4. Frying Pan – a flat metal pan with a long handle used for cooking food in hot
oil or fat.
5. Double broiler- a deep pan with a second pan on top of it. Boiled water is in
the lower pan in order to heat or cook the food in the above it.
6. Steamer- a wide and big pan with second pan on top used in cooking food
like vegetables, fish, dumpling, siopao, and others.
Baking Equipment
1. Native oven - consists of earthenware pot and stove. Inside the pot is a
metal dish that catches the heat from the pot’s bottom and diffuses it upward to
the food.
2. Portable oven – has a glass door that allows one to see the cooking inside
and a thermostat near the door that regulates the temperature.
3. Oven in electric/gas range – is the oven component of a gas/electric range
below the top of the stove.
4. Deck oven- baked products are placed on sheet pans or directly on the floor
of the oven. Products may stacked on top of one another.
5. Rack oven- a large oven consisting of a number of racks where sheets are
placed.
6. Mechanical oven- an oven with a mechanism that rotates inside so that a
baked products are in one motion as they are being baked.
7. Convection oven- baked products are cooked from heated air that
circulates in the interior of the oven.
8. Dutch oven- a cooking pot with a tight-fitting cover. It is usually made of
thick cast iron and is used for cooking.
Other Tools and Equipment
Pastry bag – an often cone-or triangular-shaped handheld bag made
fromcloth, paper, or plastic that is used to pipe semi-solid foods by pressing
them through a narrow opening at one end, for many purposes including cake
decoration.
Cake decorator – a person who applies icing, chocolate, and other
confectionary delights to cakes.
Icing bag – a cloth or plastic bag shaped like a cone with a small hole at one
end used to squeeze icing cakes.
Spatula – a cooking utensil with a wide, flat blade that is not sharp; for mixing,
spreading and others.
Cooling rack – used to allow air to circulate freely to cool baked goods, and to
prevent them from breaking.
Utility trays – used to hold ingredients together for cooking.
Cookie press – a device used for making pressed cookies with a decorative
nozzle at one end and a plunger at the other to press the cookies directly to the
baking sheet.
Cooking press – a device used to weigh down food it cooks on a grill or
griddled.
Ring mold – used to produced a ring-shaped cake, like round cake with a hole
at the center.
Pastry cloth – a canvass cloth used as a surface for rolling pastry dough.