Post on 18-Jan-2017
Cooking Utensil
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Baster
it is handy for returning some of the meat or poultry juices from the fan back to the food.
Basting brushes can be used for the same porpuse, but they are also convenient for buttering the tops of breads & baked goods after they come out of the oven
Can Opener
use to open a food tin, preferably with a smooth operation, & comfortable grip & turning knob
Colander
also called as a vegetable strainer;
essential for various task from cleaning vegetables to straining pasta or thin contents
Cutting Boards
a wooden or plastic board where meats & vegetables can be cut
Dredgers
used to shake flour, salt & pepper on meat poultry & fish
DoubleBoiler
used when temperatures must be kept below boiling, such as for egg sauces, puddings, and to keep food warm without overcooking
SharpeningSteel
used to sharpen long knives
Flipper
used for turning hamburgers and other food items
Funnel
used to fill jars, made of various sizes of stainless steel, aluminun, or of plastic
Garlic Press
is a kitchen tool which specifically designed for the purpose of pulping garlic for cooking
Graters
uses to grate, shred, slice & separate foods such as carrots, cabbage & cheese.
Handy Poultry & Roasting tools
Make it easier to lift a hot roasted turkey from the roaster to the serving platter without it falling apart
Kitchen Knives
often referred to as cook’s or chef’s tools, knives are must a all types of kitchen tasks,
from feeling an onion and slicing carrots, to carving a roast or turkey
Kitchen Shears
Are practical for opening food packages, cutting tape or string the package foods or to simply remove labels or tags from the items
Measuring Cups
Measuring tools are among the most important items
found in any kitchen since, consistently good cooking depends upon accurate
measurements.
Measuring tools should be
standardized, and must only be in the
home kitchen.
Measuring cups for dry ingredients
It is use to measure solid & Dry
ingredients, such as flour, fat and sugar.
There are cups that are made of plastic and come with different colors, but could only be used
for cold ingredients. They could wrap, causing inaccurate
measurements.
Measuring Cups for liquid ingredients.
commonly made - up of heat proof glass and transparent so
that liquid can be seen.the quantity of measure of
liquid ingredients is different in a dry measuring cups.
Portion Scale
use to weigh serving portions
from one ounce to one pound
Scope or Dippers
used to measure serving of soft foods, such as fillings, ice cream and mashed
potato.
Pasta Spoon or
server
is used to transfer a little or much cooked
pasta to a waiting plate, without mess.
Potato Masher
used for mashing cooked potatoes, turnips, carrots or other soft cooked
begetables.
Rotary Egg
Beater
used for beating small amount of eggs or batter.
The beater should be made up of stainless steel, and
gear driven for ease rotating.
Scraper / Spatula
A rubber or silicone tools to blend or scrape the food from the bowl
Seafood Serving Tools
make the task of cleaning seafood & removing the shell
much easier
Serving spoons
a utensils consisting of a small shallow bowl on a
handle, used in preparing, serving or
eating food
Serving Tongs
enables you to more easily grab and transfer larger food
items, poultry or meat portions to a serving platter, to a hot skillet or deep fryer
or to a plate
It gives you a better grip and the longer the tongs, the better especially when used with a deep fyer, a large stock pot or at the
barbecue.
Soup Ladle
is used for serving soup or stews, but can also
be use for gravy, dessert sauces or other
foods.
Spoons
solid, slotted, or perforated. Made of stainless steel or
plastic. The solid ones are used to spoon liquids over foods and to lift foods, including the liquid
out of the pot.
Temperature Scales
-used to measure the intensity.-different thermometers are used for different purposes in food preparation.
Two - tine fork
used to hold meats while slicing & to turn solid pieces of meat while browning or cooking made of stainless steel & with heat-proof handle
Vegetable peeler
-use to scrape vegetables - the best one are made of stainless steel with sharp double blade that swivels
whisks for blending &
mixing
-used for whipping eggs or batter, & for blending gravies, sauces & soups-the beaters are made of looped steel piano wires which are twisted together to form the handle
Wooden Spoon
Continue to be kitchen essentials because of their usefulness for used for creaming, stirring, & mixing. They should be made of hardwood.
Kinds of Knives
1.Butcher Knife
-used to section raw meat, poultry and fish
-It can be used as cleaver to separate small joints or to cut bones
-Butcher knives are made with heavy blade with a saber or flat grind
2.French Knife
-used to chop, dice or mice food. -Heavy knives have a saber of flat grind
3.Roast beef Slicer
-used to slice roast, ham, & thick, solid cuts of meats
4.Boning Knife
-used to fillet fish & to remove raw meat from the bone
5. Fruit &
Salad Knife
-use to prepare salad greens, vegetables and fruits
6. Spatula
-used to level off ingredients when
measuring and to spread frosting & sandwich
filling
7. Citrus Knife
-use to section citrus fruits.-the blade has a two-sided serrated edgde
8. Paring Knife
-used to core, peel, section fruits & vegetables-blades are short concave with hollow ground