Different Tools and Equipment in Preparing Appetizer Flashcards
It is used to remove the core and pips from apples and similar fruits.
Apple corer
It is used to cut apple and similar fruits easily while simultaneously removing the core and pips.
Apple cutter
It is used during cooking to cover meat in its own juices or with a sauce.
Baster
It is made of metal or plastic, with fairly sharp edges to cut through dough.
Biscuit cutter
It consists of a cylinder with a plunger on one end which is used to extrude cookie dough through a small hole at the other end.
Biscuit presser
It is used to create a hard layer of caramelized sugar in a crème brulee.
Blow torch
It is a disc with a raised rim, designed to ensure an even distribution of temperature throughout the pot.
Boil over preventer
It is a device that enables the removal of metal bottle caps from bottles.
Bottle opener
It is a round, open topped container, capable of holding liquid. Materials used to make this vary considerably, and include wood, glass, and ceramic materials.
Bowl
It is a serrated blade made of metal and long enough to slice across a large loaf of bread.
Bread knife
It is made of glass or porcelain to absorb heat, which helps color the layer of food in contact with its surface.
Browning tray
It is used to produce decorative butter shapes.
Butter curler
It is used to cut slices in pies or cakes, and then transfer to a plate or container.
Cake and pie server
It is used to cut cheese.
Cheese knife
It is a gauzed cotton cloth, used to remove whey from cheese curds, and to help hold the curds together as the cheese is formed.
Cheesecloth
It is used to slice large cuts of beef
Chef’s knife
It is used for the removal of pits(stones) from cherries or olives.
Cherry pitter
It is used for straining substances such as custards, soups, and sauces, or to dust food with powder.
Chinoise
It is used for draining substances cooked in water.
Colander
It pierces and removes a cork from a bottle.
Corkscrew
It is used to crack the shell of a crab or lobster. It is a clamping device, similar in design to a nutcracker but larger, with ridges on the inside to grip the shell.
Crab cracker
It is used to shape or cut dough, and remove dough from a work surface.
Dough scraper
It pierces the air pocket of an eggshell with a small needle to keep the shell from cracking during hard-boiling.
Egg piercer
It holds a raw egg, and is placed inside a pot of boiling water to poach an egg.
Egg poacher