TOOLS USED IN BAKING PANDESAL BY: ROEL S. DE JUAN ( Grade 11-Eagle )
Tools and their uses
spatula A spatula is a hand-held tool that is used for lifting, flipping, or spreading. Spatulas have a handle that is long enough to keep the holder's hand away from what is being lifted or spread, as well as away from a hot surface. The blade of the spatula is wide and thin. ... The blade is usually somewhat flexible
KNIFE A knife (plural knives ) is a tool with a cutting edge or blade, hand-held or otherwise, with most having a handle. Some types of knives are used as utensils, including knives used at the dining table (e.g., butter knives and steak knives ) and knives used in the kitchen (e.g., paring knife , bread knife , cleaver).
MEASURING CUP . A measuring cup or measuring jug is a kitchen utensil used primarily to measure the volume of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients such as flour and sugar, especially for volumes from about 50 mL (2 fl oz ) upwards. ... Measuring cups may be made of plastic, glass, or metal.
OVEN In cooking , the conventional oven is a kitchen appliance used for roasting and heating. Foods normally cooked in this manner include meat, casseroles and baked goods such as bread, cake and other desserts. In modern times, the oven is used to cook and heat food in many households across the globe.
LIQUID MEASURING CUP A measuring cup or measuring jug is a kitchen utensil used primarily to measure the volume of liquid or bulk solid cooking ingredients such as flour and sugar, especially for volumes from about 50 mL (2 fl oz ) upwards. ... Measuring cups may be made of plastic, glass, or metal.
MIXER A mixer is a kitchen device that uses a gear-driven mechanism to rotate a set of "beaters" in a bowl containing the food or liquids to be prepared by mixing them. Mixers help automate the repetitive tasks of stirring, whisking or beating. When the beaters are replaced by a dough hook, a mixer may also be used to knead.
MUFFIN PAN a pan with cylindrical indentations used for baking cupcakes or muffins.
DOUGH CUTTER A dough scraper is a tool used by bakers to manipulate dough and to clean surfaces on which dough has been worked. It is generally a small sheet of stainless steel (approximately 3"×5" or 8 cm × 13 cm) with a handle of wood, plastic, or simply a roll in the steel blade along one of the long sides.
ROLLING PIN A rolling pin is a cylindrical food preparation utensil used to shape and flatten dough. ... Roller types consists of a thick cylinder with small handles at each end; rod type rolling pins are usually thin tapered batons.
RUBBER SCRAPER Metal bench scrapers serve only that one purpose, while rubber bench scrapers have other uses too. Spatulas with a long handle and smallish scraping end, sometimes also called rubber scrapers . Use these in bowls, pans and electric mixers to gather or consolidate batter, dough and more.
Measuring spoon A measuring spoon is a 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. They are available in many sizes, including the teaspoon and tablespoon .
MIXING BOWL A mixing bowl is a deep bowl that is particularly well suited for mixing ingredients together in. These come in many materials, such as stainless steel, ceramic, glass, and plastic.
Baking sheets A sheet pan , baking tray or baking sheet is a flat, rectangular metal pan used in an oven . It is often used for baking bread rolls, pastries and flat products such as cookies, sheet cakes, swiss rolls and pizzas.