Culinary Flashcards
Hand Tools
Is commonly used to shave the skin off fruits and vegetables.
Vegetable Peeler
Push the corer through the center of the fruit so that the core comes out in one long, round piece.
Apple/Fruit corers
Is used to core and remove tomato stems.
Tomato corer
Are used to tackle a variety of cutting chores, such as snipping string and butcher’s twine, trimming artichoke leaves, and dividing taffy.
Kitchen Shears
Are made from wood, plastic, or composite materials.
Cutting Board
Is used cut slices from or semi hard Cheese.
Cheese Slicer
The surfaces of a what produce garnishes ranging from curls to grooves to marble sized balls.
Butter Curler
Cleanly slices baked pizza into serving pieces.
Pizza Cutter
Works by placing a peeled hard cooked egg in the hollow of the slicer.
Egg Slicer
Is used to remove tiny strips from the outer surface of citrus peels, which add visual interest and flavor to foods.
Zester
Or parisienne Scoop is used to scoop out smooth balls from many foods, such as cheese, butter and melons.
Melon Baller
Are light and bouncy with a rounded end.
Wisks
Are used to scoop, skin, mix, and serve.
Solid perforated, and slotted spoons
Also known as a braising fork, is used to lift and turn large cuts of meats and other items.
Chef’s Fork
Are spring- action or scissor- type tools used to pick up items such as meats vegetables or ice Cubes.
Tongs
Has a flat, perforated surface to remove food from stocks and soups.
Skimmer
Each side of what has different- size tooth- like points that are made of aluminum or steel.
Meat Tenderizer
Have a cup- shaped body made of perforated mesh.
Strainers
Is a cone shaped metal strainer used for straining sauces and stocks.
Chinois Or China Cap
Is a large, perforated bowl used to rapidly drain water from cooked foods.
Colander
Is a bowl- like container with disks used to puree and strain food.
Food Mill
Four- sided graters are the most common.
Box Grater
Is used to pour liquid from a large container into a smaller container, such as from a pot.
Funnel
Are circular tools that contain six openings, each the size of a piece of pie.
Pie Dividers
Are filled with icing or other soft foods for hand- squeezing pastry decorating and assembly.
Pastry Tools
Is used to stretch and roll dough.
Rolling Pins.
This hand- held rectangular tool has a stainless steel blade and a sturdy handle.
Bench Scraper
Can turn foods such as gelatin’s, custards, and puddings into eye-catching shapes.
Food molds
With their short, tough bristles, that are used to clean dirt off vegetables.
Vegetable Brush
