Small Kitchen Tools and Equipment

Basic understanding about the kitchen tools and equipment is necessary to be able to use them wisely, effectively and appropriately.

1. HAND TOOLS AND SMALL EQUIPMENT Prepared by: Jacquiline L. Alonzo

2. BALL CUTTER, MELON BALL SCOOP OR PARISIENNE KNIFE CUTTER A sharp – edged scoop or cup shaped, half sphere implement used for cutting out balls of fruits and vegetables. Aliexpress ..com

3. 2. CHANNEL KNIFE A small hand tool used generally in decorative works such as in making garnishes. en.wikipedia.org.

4. 3. BENCH SCRAPER OR DOUGH KNIFE CUTTER A broad, rectangular stiff piece of metal with wooden handle on one edge used to cut pieces of dough and to scrape workbenches pinterest.com

5. 4. CHINA CAP A cone – shaped strainer used to strain soups, stocks, sauces and other liquids. The pointed shape allows draining of liquids through small opening. smartkitchen.com

6. 5 . COLANDER A perforated bowl of varying sizes made of stainless steel, aluminum or plastic used to drain, washed or cooked ingredients from liquid. en.wikipedia.org

7. 6. COOK’S FORK A heavy, two –pronged fork with a long handle used to lift and turn food items such as big cuts of meat and poultry. honwichicasc.org

8. 7 . FINE CHINA CAP OR CHINOIS Very fine meshed china cap used when great clarity or smoothness is needed in a liquid. BeerAdvocate

9. 8. FOOD MILL A device with a hand – turned blade that forces food through perforated disks that are interchangeable, with different coarseness or fineness to reduce a solid to small, fine pieces or powdery particles like vegetables, coffee, pepper, spices, etc.

10. FOOD MILL william.sonoma.AU

11. 9. 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 like and also used to scrape and clean griddles. amazon.com

12. 10. PASTRY BAG AND TUBES/TIPS A funnel – like or cone shaped cloth or plastic bag with an open end than can be fitted with metal or plastic tubes or tips of varying sizes and designs used for shaping, piping or decorating with materials such as cake icing, whipped cream. Duchesse potatoes and soft dough.

13. PASTRY BAG AND TUBES/TIPS Aliexpress.com

14. 11. PASTRY WHEEL OR WHEEL KNIFE A round rotating blade, plain or fluted with a handle used to cut rolled – out dough, pastries and baked pizza. amazon.com

15. 12. PASTRY BRUSH A small implement used to brush the surface of unbaked pastries or cookies with egg white, egg yolk or glaze amazon.com

16. 13. RUBBER SPATULA OR SCRAPER A broad, flexible plastic, silicone 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 to fold in beaten eggs in batter or whipped cream.

17. 13. RUBBER SPATULA OR SCRAPER amazon.com

18. 14. SIEVE A screen – type mesh supported by a round metal frame used for sifting dry ingredients like starch and flour. wikipedia.com

19. 15. SKIMMER A perforated disk, slightly cupped with long handle used to skim or remove surface layers of fat, froth and scum from simmering stock, sauce or soup, stew or jam, or used to remove solid pieces from soups, stocks and other liquids.

20. SKIMMER eBay.com aliexpress.com

21. 16. SPOONS: SOLID, SLOTTED AND PERFORATED A large stainless spoons holding about 3 ounces used for mixing, stirring, basting, and serving. Slotted and perforated spoons are large, long-handled spoons with holes in the bowl used to remove larger solid particles from liquids.

22. SPOONS: SOLID, SLOTTED AND PERFORATED zedeo.com

23. 17. STRAIGHT SPATULA OR PALETTE KNIFE A 2 to 3 centimetre wide, flexible – handled blade with a rounded, unsharpened end used for manipulating foods such as spreading and smoothing icings on cakes and for mixing and scraping bowls. amazon.com

24. 18. 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. The beaters are made of looped, steel piano wires which are twisted together to form the handle.

25. WIRE WHIP OR WHISK wikipedia.com

26. 19. ZESTER A small fine toothed metal grater often mounted on a wooden or plastic handle to remove the zest or colored portions of citrus peels in thin strips.

27. ZESTER amazon.com amazon.com

28. 20. APPLE CORER A tube – shaped hand tool used to remove the core from apples wordpress.com pamperedchef.ca

29. 21. BASTER A small utensil with a bulb for moistening food while cooking eBay.co.uk

30. 22. BUTTER CURLER A hand tool used for making butter curls amazon.com

31. 23. CANISTERS Containers made of varied materials, in different shapes, sizes, designs and colours; used for storing staples and other food materials like coated chocolates, cookies and candies, with tight – fitting lids to preserve freshness.

32. CANISTERS aliexpress.com

33. 24. COOKIE PRESS A hollow cylindrical device which is filled with batter or soft dough pressed through various disks or tubes onto a cookie sheet. aliexpress.com

34. 25. DRY MEASURING CUP Measuring cups available in 1, ½, 1/3, and ¼ cup sizes made of stainless steel, aluminum or plastic, either in 1 piece or nested. amazon.com

35. 26. LIQUID MEASURING CUP Are used for ingredients that pour easily and are usually marked off to show functions of the total capacity (for instance, a 2 cup measure will have fill lines indicating ¼, 1/3, ½, 2/3, and ¾ cup

36. LIQUID MEASURING CUP en.wikipedia.com

37. 27. MEASURING SPOONS Are used for small amounts of both liquid and dry ingredients. amazon.com

38. 28. FUNNEL A cone – shaped kitchen tool with a tube at the point used to transfer liquids or powders into narrow – necked containers to avoid spills. aliexpress.com

39. 29. GARLIC PRESS A kitchen tool used to extract the pulp and juice from garlic cloves. aliexpress.com

40. 30. KITCHEN SHEARS A double – bladed multi- purpose cutting device very much similar to scissors, used for cutting, scaling fish, and nut cracking. They are practical for opening food packages, cutting tapes or strings or simply remove labels or tags from items. Other cutting tools such as box cutters are also handy for opening packages.

41. KITCHEN SHEARS amazon.com

42. 31. MALLET A wooden, metal, or plastic hammer-like device to crack ice, or flatten meat and poultry eBay.com

43. 32. PASTRY BLENDER A handled wire tool used for cutting shortening into dry ingredients in making pastries amazon.com

44. 33. REAMER A device or tool used to extract juice from sliced lemon or orange awesomestuff365.com

45. 34. ROTISSERIE A stainless steel rod with a handle used to broil meats and poultry aliexpress.com

46. 35. SKEWER A pointed wood or metal rod used for trussing joints of meats and poultry or for holding meat, fish, or pieces of vegetables for grilling aliexpress.com factorydirectcraft.com

47. 36. TRUSSING NEEDLE A special kind of kitchen needle bigger than the sewing needle, sometimes curved, used to the meat, or poultry in roasting. eBay.com wikipedia.com

48. 37. VEGETABLE BRUSH A small brush with stiff bristles used for scrubbing vegetables like potatoes and carrots aliexpress.com

49. 38. CUTTING BOARDS Are wooden or plastic board where meat, vegetables, fish and others are cut wikipedia.com

50. 39. CAN OPENER Used to open food containers. wikipedia.com

51. 40. GRATERS Are used to grate, shred, slice and separate vegetables such as carrots, cabbage and cheese wordpress.com

52. 41. POTATO MASHER Is used for mashing cooked potatoes, turnips, carrots or other soft cooked vegetables wordpress.com

53. 42. ROTARY EGG BEATER Is used for beating small amount of eggs or batter. The beater should be made of stainless steel. wordpress.com

54. 43. SERVING SPOONS Are small, shallow bowl on a handle used in preparing, serving or eating food. eBay.com

55. 44. SERVING TONGS Are used to grab and transfer food items, poultry or meat portions to a serving platter, hot deep fryer and plate. They give you a better grip especially when used with a deep fryer or a large stock pot or at the barbecue.

56. SERVING TONGS wikipedia.com

57. 45. WOODEN SPOONS Are made of hard wood which are used for creaming, stirring and mixing. wikipedia.com

58. 46. TEMPERATURE SCALES Are used to measure heat intensity. Different thermometers are used for different purposes in food preparation – for meat, candy or deep – fat frying and other small thermometers are hanged or stand in ovens or refrigerators to check the accuracy of the equipment’s thermostat

59. TEMPERATURE SCALES eBay.co.uk

60. 47. HOUSEHOLD SCALES Are used to weigh large quantity of ingredients in kilos, commonly in rice, flour, sugar, legumes, or vegetables and meat up to 25 pounds. wordpress.com

61. 48. KNIVES Are the most important hand tools. Available in different types; CHEF’S KNIFE this all purpose knife is used for a variety of chopping, slicing, and mincing chores. The blade is normally 8 to 12 inches long

62. CHEF’S KNIFE OR FRENCH KNIFE wordpress.com

63. UTILITY KNIFE is smaller, lighter version of chef’s knife, which is used for light cutting chores. The blade is generally 5 to 8 inches long misen.co

64. TOURNÉÉ KNIFE is a curved bladed knife used to trim potatoes and other vegetables into football shapes wordpress.com

65. PARING KNIFE this short knife is used for paring and trimming vegetables and fruits. The blade is available in various shapes including tourné knife with a short curved blade; bird’s beak and granny style. The blade is 2 to 4 inches long.

66. PARING KNIFE wikipedia.com

67. BONING KNIFE is used to separate raw meat from the bones and has rigid blade. wikipedia.com

68. FILLETING KNIFE Is used to cut fish fillets and has a flexible blade. The BLADE for both boning and filleting knives is thinner and shorter than a chef’s knife, about 6 inches long. wikipedia.com

69. OYSTER and CLAM KNIVES Are used to pry open the shells and shuck oysters and clams oyster.us

70. SLICERS Have long thin blades that are uniform width the entire length. The blades may be taper ground, fluted, or granton style. Tomato slicers and bread knives have serrated blades en.wikipedia.org

71. SERRATED SLICERS Toothed like. Uses a sawing motion to cut food Used for slicing soft foods such as cake, bread and tomatoes en.wikipedia.org

72. CLEAVER Asian – style cleavers are used to peel, cut, shred, mince, chop, and dice. Butcher – style cleavers are heavy enough to cut through bones and tendons. The cleaver varies in size according to its use. en.wikipedia.org

73. VEGETABLE PEELER Used to remove the skin of fruits and vegetables amazon.com

74. REFERENCES: The American Culinary Federation, CULINARY ESSENTIALS, Pearson Education 2006, pp. 113-121 The Maya Kitchen, Food Service and Catering Management , Liberty Commodities Corp., 2004, pp. 1-4 Norman, Jane, Kitchen Basics PPT, Learning Zone Press