1. Kitchen Equipment and Utensils

2. Kitchen Equipment

3. Dry Measuring Cups Use: Measures dry ingredients
Ex) flour, sugar, etc.

4. Liquid Measuring Cup
Use: Measures liquids
Ex) Oils, water, milk etc.

5. Colander
Use: Strains larger quantities of food
Ex) pasta

6. Wooden Spoon
Use: Used when stirring hot things and creaming together ingredients

7. Pastry Brush
Use: Used to brush sauce onto food, glazes on desserts, greasing cake pans, etc.
Ex) egg wash for a golden brown color

8. Measuring Spoons
Use: Measures smaller amounts of liquid and dry ingredients
Ex) sugar, salt, flour, vanilla etc.

9. Whisk Use: Beats, whips, stirs, and mixes food
Ex) Used to scramble eggs, beat whipped cream, mix pancake batter, etc.

10. Tongs
Use: Picks up salad, turns chicken, hot dogs, etc.

11. Rubber Scraper
Use: Scrapes sides of bowls, folds in egg whites

12. Pastry Blender
Use: Mixes and cuts fat (like butter) into flour

13. Turner
Use: Flips burgers, turns pancakes, eggs, etc.

14. Can Opener
Use: Opens lids on cans safely.

15. Garlic Press
Use: Crushes garlic by pressing garlic cloves through the fine holes.

16. Peeler Use: Peels vegetable and fruit skins.
Ex) carrots, potatoes, apples, etc.

17. Metal Spatula
Use: Levels dry ingredients, spreads icing on cakes

18. Slotted Spoon
Use: Spoon used for straining.
Ex) pasta

19. Pot
Use: cooks large quantities of liquid on the stove, such as soups, stews, pasta, sauces

20. Frying Pan
Use: For foods that needs to be stirred, scrambled, or flipped over as it cooks in a small amount of butter, oil, or liquid.

21. Paring Knife
Use: Small knife that is ideal for peeling and chopping herbs.

22. Blender Use: Basic pureeing, mixing and blending of foods
Ex) smoothies, soups, processing hard foods

23. Chef’s Knife
Use: All-purpose large knife used to chop meats and vegetables

24. Grater
Use: Shreds cheese and vegetables

25. Mixing Bowls
Use: Mixing container

26. Flour Sifter
Use: Combines dry ingredients by incorporating air and removes lumps for uniform texture.
Ex) Flour, Cinnamon, Baking Soda, Baking Powder

27. Apple Core
Use: Removes core from apples and cuts them into uniform pieces

28. Cutting Board Use: Protects counter when cutting, Base of all cutting.
Ex) Meats, Fruits, Vegetables.

29. Rolling Pin
Use: Stretches and rolls dough, such as pie crusts, cookies, and biscuits.

30. Strainer Use: Drain smaller quantities of food
Ex) pastas, vegetables, and stocks

31. Kitchen Shears
Use: Snips string, dough and cuts vegetables and meats. Only used in the Kitchen.

32. Potato Masher Use: Breaks up solid foods
Ex) Mashed potatoes or applesauce.

33. Griddle
Use: Used for large quantities of foods like fried eggs, hamburgers, pancakes, and omelets that must be turned to cook on both sides.

34. Wok
Use: High heat cooking
Ex) For stir-frying.

35. Thermometer
Use: Measures temperature of oven or refrigerator.

36. Meat Thermometer
Use: Measures internal temperature of meat

37. Rotary Beater Use: Hand-held beater that mixes, beats, whips foods.
Ex) beats eggs

38. Ladle Use: Transfers liquids, reaches to the bottom of deep pots
Ex) Soups, Stews, Chili

39. Electric Mixer
Use: Electrically mixes batters, dough and whips ingredients.

40. Oven Mitts
Use: Protection against burn injury when taking hot items out of the oven

41. Egg Separator
Use: Separates egg whites from yolks

42. Pizza Cutter
Use: Cuts pizza into uniform slices

43. Meat Fork
Use: Fork used to pick up meat

44. Cake Pan
Used to bake cakes into different shapes

45. Muffin Tin
Used to bake muffins and cupcakes

46. Loaf Pan
Used to bake bread and cakes into the shape of a loaf

47. Pasta Spoon
Use: Picks up and drains water from pasta

48. Cooling Rack
Cools food efficiently and protects countertops from being scorched.