Baking Tools

and
Equipment
Learning Objective:

•Identify the different

baking tools and their uses
Definition of Terms:
•Baking
- is a form of cooking where you
cook flour-based food under
prolonged heating. An oven is
generally used to bake food but there
are a few other methods to bake food
without an oven.
•Batter
- a flour mixture that can be
stirred or poured

•Dough
- a flour mixture that can be
rolled or kneaded
•Pop Over
- is type of pastry which is a light
roll made from an egg batter

•Sift
– separating coarse particles in
the ingredient by passing
through a sieve or sifter
 1. Baking wares
Baking Tools: 2. Biscuit and doughnut cutter
3. Cutting tools
4. Electric mixer
5. Flour sifter
6. Grater
7. Kitchen shears
8. Measuring cups
9. Measuring spoons
10. Mixing bowl
1. Baking wares – are
made of glass or metal
containers for batter and
dough with various sizes
and shapes.
 1.1 Cake pans - comes in
different sizes and shapes
and may be round square
rectangular or heart shaped.
a. Tube center pan –
deeper than a round
pan and with a hollow
center, it is removable
which is used to bake
chiffon type cakes
b. Muffin pan –
has 12 formed cups
for baking muffins
and cup cakes
c. Pop over pan – is
used for cooking
pop over
d. Jelly roll pan –
is shallow
rectangular pan
used for baking rolls
e. Bundt pan – is a
round pan with
scalloped sides used
for baking elegant and
special cakes
f. Custard cup – is
made of porcelain or
glass used for baking
individual custard
1.2 Griddle pans –
are used to bake
griddles
1.3 Loaf Pan – is
used to bake loaf
bread
 2. Biscuit and
doughnut cutter –
is used to cut and
shape biscuit or
doughnut
 3. Cutting tools –
include a knife and
chopping board that are
used to cut glazed fruit,
nuts, or other ingredients
in baking
4. Electric mixer – is
used for different
baking procedure for
beating, stirring and
blending.
 5. Flour sifter – is
used for sifting flour.
6. Grater – is used to
grate cheese,
chocolate, and other
fresh fruits.
7. Kitchen shears -
are used to slice
rolls and delicate
cakes.
8. Measuring cups –consist
of two types namely:
a. A graduated cup with
fractions (1, 3/4, 2/3, ½,
1/3, ¼, 1/8) marked on
each side.
b. A measuring glass
made of transparent glass
or plastic is more accurate
for measuring.
9. Measuring spoons
– consist of a set of
measuring spoons
used to measure small
quantities of
ingredients.
 10. Mixing bowl –
comes in graduated
sizes and has sloping
sides used for mixing
ingredients.