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    This document defines and provides examples of various tools and equipment used in cooking and food preparation. It discusses the definitions of tools, equipment, and utensils and how they differ. It then provides examples of specific tools used in cooking, including various knives, pans, mixing bowls, spoons, whisks, colanders, sieves, and more. It describes what each tool is used for in food preparation.

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    Kitchen Tools, Utensils and Equipment

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    This document defines and provides examples of various tools and equipment used in cooking and food preparation. It discusses the definitions of tools, equipment, and utensils and how they differ. It then provides examples of specific tools used in cooking, including various knives, pans, mixing bowls, spoons, whisks, colanders, sieves, and more. It describes what each tool is used for in food preparation.

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    This document defines and provides examples of various tools and equipment used in cooking and food preparation. It discusses the definitions of tools, equipment, and utensils and how they differ. It then provides examples of specific tools used in cooking, including various knives, pans, mixing bowls, spoons, whisks, colanders, sieves, and more. It describes what each tool is used for in food preparation.

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    Any physical item that is used to achieve

    a goal but is not consumed during this


    process can be defined as a tool.
    Informally speaking, it can also be used to
    describe a specific procedure with a
    specific purpose as well.
    The idea of equipment represents all sorts
    of machinery, functional devices or
    accessories which serve an individual,
    household or a community purpose.
    Usually, a set of tools that are designated
    for a specific task is known as equipment.
    Utensils are implements, vessels or
    instruments used in a household and
    especially a kitchen. Unlike tools, utensils
    serve a specific purpose in the kitchen. In
    addition to using her hands when
    preparing food, a cook also uses utensils
    such as a whisk or paring knives.
    Channel Knife – a small hand tool used
    generally in decorative works such as making
    garnishes.
    Offset spatula – a broad – bladed implement bent to
    keep the hand off hot surfaces. It is used for turning
    and lifting eggs, pan cakes, and meats on griddles,
    grills, sheet pans, and the likes and also used to scrape
    and clean griddles.
    Rubber spatula or scraper – a broad flexible plastic or
    rubber scraper, that is rectangular in shape with a curve
    on one side. It is used to scrape off all the contents of
    bowls and pans from the sides and fold in beaten eggs in
    batter or whipped cream.
    Measuring cup- a kitchen utensil used for measuring
    liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients such as flour
    and sugar
    Measuring spoon- used to measure an amount of an
    ingredient, either liquid or dry, when cooking.
    Measuring spoons may be made of plastic, metal, and
    other materials.
    Mixing bowl - these containers have smooth, rounded
    interior surfaces with no creases to retain some
    mixture and is used for mixing ingredients.
    Omelet Pan – a heavy-based frying usually of cast iron
    or copper, with rounded sloping sides used exclusively
    for omelets and never washed after used but cleaned
    with absorbent paper.
    Sauce pan- deep cooking pan with a handle used
    primarily for cooking sauce.
    Oven - a chamber or compartment used for
    cooking, baking, heating, or drying
    Electric mixer - A hand-held mixer which usually comes
    with various attachments including a whisk
    attachment for whisking cream, batters and egg
    whites, and sugar.
    Refrigerator - a kitchen appliance where you store
    food at a cool temperature
    Egg Poacher – A miniature Bain Marie with an upper
    dish containing indentations each sized to hold an egg
    or contains separate device for poaching.
    Spoons: solid, slotted and perforated – large stainless
    spoons holding about 3 ounces used for mixing,
    stirring, and serving. Slotted and perforated spoons
    are large, long-handled spoons with holes in the bowl
    used to remove larger solid particles from liquids.
    Wire whip or Whisk – a device with loops of stainless
    steel wire fastened to a handle. It is used for blending,
    mixing, whipping eggs or batter, and for blending
    gravies, sauces, and soups.
    Colander – a perforated bowl of varying sizes
    made of stainless steel, aluminum or plastic,
    used to drain, wash or cook ingredients from
    liquid.
    Pastry Brush – a small implement used to brush the
    surface of unbaked pastries or cookies with egg white,
    egg yolk or glaze.
    Sieve – a screen – type mesh supported by a round
    metal frame used for sifting dry ingredients like
    starch and flour.

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