Kitchen Tools,

Equipment And
Paraphernalia ; And
Cleaning Tools And
Their Uses
Kitchen Tools And
Equipment Uses
 DRY
MEASURING
CUPS
DRY MEASURING CUPS

•1 cup, ½ cup, 1/3 cup,1/4 cup

- abbreviate
•Used for measuring dry ingredients (flour, sugar,
etc.)
•Scoop up or spoon ingredient, and then run a
straight edge across to level off excess ingredient
(leveling)
 LIQUID
MEASURIN
G CUP
LIQUID MEASURING CUP

•Used for measuring liquid ingredients (milk, water,

etc.)

•Place on a leveled surface and check at eye level for

accurate measuring
MEASURING
SPOONS
MEASURING SPOONS

•Teaspoons ---- 1, ½ , ¼
•Abbreviate t. or tsp.

•Tablespoon
•Abbreviate T or Tblsp.

•Used to measure liquid or dry ingredients

STRAIGHT
SPATULA
STRAIGHT SPATULA

• A straight spatula is useful for spreading

icing on cakes.
• And leveling dry ingredients
VEGETABLE
PEELER
VEGETABLE PEELER

• Is commonly used to shave the

skin off fruits and vegetables.
GRATER
GRATER

• Shreds food into small pieces

PARING
KNIFE
PARING KNIFE

• Used to peel or cut small items

SERRATED
KNIFE
SERRATED KNIFE

• Used to cut soft foods like bread

• Move back and forth like a saw
KITCHEN SHEARS
KITCHEN SHEARS

• used for a variety of cutting chores To

be used only in the kitchen with foods,
not for household use.
 CUTTING
BOARD
  CUTTING BOARD

• A hard surface on which you place foods

to be cut.
• Protects knives and counters
MIXING
BOWLS
MIXING BOWLS

• Used to mix ingredients

RUBBER
SPATULA
RUBBER SPATULA

• It is used to scrape food from the inside

of bowls and pans.
WOODEN
SPOONS
WOODEN SPOONS

• Used for stirring or mixing foods

WIRE
WHISK
WHISKS

• Used to hand beat,, whisk, blend, and

stir.
 SAUCE
PAN WITH
LID
SAUCEPAN WITH LID

• used for heating and cooking food

• come in many sizes in
SKILLET
SKILLET

• used to sauté and fry foods.

STOCK
POT
STOCK POT

• Has straight sides and is tall

• A stockpot is used to cook large
quantities of liquid.
 POT
HOLDERS
/OVEN MITTS
POT HOLDERS/OVEN MITTS

• Used to protect hands when lifting or

touching hot things
SLOTTED
SPOON
SLOTTED SPOON

• Used to pick things up and drain

liquid
SPATULA
SPATULA

• Used to turn foods

• Also called a pancake turner
TONGS
TONGS

• used to grab foods without using your

hands or fingers.
COLANDER
COLANDER

• Used for rinsing and draining foods.

ELECTRIC
MIXER
ELECTRIC MIXER

• Used to mix foods, batter and dough

BLENDER
BLENDER

• Used to liquify, smash, crush and blend

foods quickly
MICROWAVE
OVEN
MICROWAVE OVEN

• It uses invisible waves of energy called

microwaves to heat, reheat, defrost, and
cook foods.
PASTRY BLENDER
PASTRY BLENDER

• Used to “cut in” ingredients

• Mixes fats and dry ingredients
ROLLING
PIN  
ROLLING PIN

• Is used to stretch and roll dough, such as

pie crusts, cookies, and biscuits.
PIE PAN
PIE PAN

• Used to bake pies and other desserts

CAKE PANS
CAKE PANS

• Used to bake cakes and a variety of

other foods
MUFFIN
TIN
MUFFIN TIN

• For baking cupcakes or muffins

LOAF
PAN
LOAF PAN

• For Baking bread or meatloaf

COOLING
RACK
COOLING RACK

• Allows baked goods to cool with air

circulating underneath
SIFTER
SIFTER

• Used to sift foods to incorporate air and

eliminate lumps in foods such as flour,
powdered sugar, and cocoa.
COOKIE
SHEET
COOKIE SHEET

• Used to bake cookies and other foods

 COOKIE
CUTTERS
COOKIE CUTTERS

• Used to cut shapes in dough

Thank you