Bakery Equipment Flashcards
This list is used to order ingredients.
Inventory
Producing the same quality every time.
Consistency
This unit controls heat and humidity.
Proofer
The accurate toll for weighing liquids and solids.
Scales
A tool used to calculate the required water temperature.
Thermometers
The amount and type of product required for a day’s schedule.
Production
This lists all the required ingredients.
Formula
The amount of mixing is measured by this device.
Timer
Sales are documented daily and kept for the _______.
Record
Being exact in scaling.
Accurate
The quality of a loaf of bread is assessed using a bread score sheet.
Evaluation
A tool used to pick up ingredients such as flour.
Scoops
An instrument for measuring oven heat.
Pyrometer
The system of following procedures and using tools for consistency.
Scientific
Explain the importance of being accurate.
Accuracy is important in maintaining consistency. The customer wants the same quality product every time. The baker wants baked goods with uniform size, shape, and appearance to ensure proper packaging. The business owner wants consistency of yield and profits.
List the means by which accuracy can be achieved in the bakery,
~ Proper scaling
~ Use of Thermostats and Thermometers
~ Using clocks to check fermentation time
~ Ongoing evaluation and improvement of products and procedures
~ Keeping records to monitor all aspects of the business, including formulas, production sheets, costing sheets, dough record sheets, inventory statements, profit and loss statements, etc.
What tool is used to maintain proofer temperature?
A Thermostat
Pans are expensive ________ investment and must be kept in good shape.
Capital
Maintaining pans in good condition results in a product with a better ______.
Bake
Tinned steel pans are _____ and suitable for mechanized stacking.
Durable
When bread begins to stick in the pans it is time to have them reglazed with _____.
Silicone
______ is a bright, shiny metal, a good conductor, and is resistant to corrosion.
Aluminum
Clean ability means strong, durable, and resistant to corrosion by ______ or ________.
Acid or Alkali
The most common metal for baking pans is _____.
Tinned Steel
Cake pan grease contains oil, flour, antioxidants, and ______.
Emulsifier
Frying pans or pizza pans are _____ with oil.
Seasoned with Oil
Wooden liners _____ fruitcake and protect the edges and sides from burning.
Insulate
Seasoning of pans results in a continuous film, good release, and resistance to ______.
Rust
_____ are used to prevent the product from sticking to the pan.
Silpat
Cake pans are _____ to prevent cakes from sticking.
Greased
New baking pans made of _____ go from the freezer to oven to microwave.
Plastic
The metal with superior heat conductivity is _____.
Copper
Dark pans ____ heat and transfer it to the product whereas bright metals reflect heat.
Absorb
Explain why pans should be properly cared for.
Quality baking pans that are kept in good condition will produce a product with the desirable bake. These pans should be properly cared for because they are expensive to purchase and will last a long time if they are looked after in the recommended way.
List the advantages and disadvantages of Tinned Steel used in the production of baking pans.
Pro - durable and strong
Con - They will rust if the steel coating is removed.,and require greasing or glazing for a good release.
State the advantages of using baking pans made from paper, cardboard, or foil.
These are lightweight, and economical and are used as bake and serve containers.
Explain why pans are treated with silicone.
Pans are treated with silicone to give good release.
Explain why pans are seasoned.
Seasoning is done to put a continuous film on the pan, to seal the pores to prevent sticking of food, and to prevent the metal from rusting.
What are the components of a bread pan grease?
~ Fat/Oil
~ Flour/Starch
~ Emulsifiers (such as lecithin or mono and diglycerides)
~ antioxidants
Some materials used for making baking sheets and pans are:
~ Tinned Steel ~ Aluminum ~ Aluminized Steel ~ Black Steel ~ Aluminum Foil ~ Paper Cardboard Bakeware ~ Plastic Baking Pans ~ Stainless Steel
What is the most commonly used metal for making baking pans?
Tinned Steel
Which type of metal pan is best for angel food cake?
Aluminum
What are the 3 ways baking pans can be prepared?
- Greased
- Coated with Silicone
- Seasoned
The use of excess pan oil causes ____ and _____ crusts.
Darker and Thicker
What is the difference between panning oil and panning grease?
Panning grease includes flour or starch in addition to oil, lecithin, and antioxidants.
How are baking pans seasoned?
Seasoning a pan requires baking pans for 4-6 hours in a 205C oven.
