Tools and equipment needed in the preparation Flashcards
Removes core and pips from apples and similar fruits.
Apple corer
Cut apples and similar fruits
Apple cutter
Used during cooking to cover meat with its own juices or sauces.
Baster
Made of metal or plastic used to cut dough.
Biscuit cutter
Cylinder with a plunger used to extrude cookie dough.
Biscuit presser
Create hard layer of cameralized sugar in creme puree.
Blow torch
Disc with raised rim used to prevent bubble and ensure even distribution of waters.
Boil over preventor
Removal of metal bottle caps.
bottle opener
round, open, topped container.
bowl
serrated blade used to cut bread
bread knife
made of glass or porcelain to absorb heat.
Browning tray
Produce decorative butter shapes
Butter curler
Cut slices in pies or cakes
Cake and pie server
used to cut cheese
cheese knife
gauzed cotton cloth that removes whey from cheese curds.
Cheese cloth
Slice large cuts of beef
Chef’s knife
Removal of pits from cherries.
cherry pitter
Straining substances like soup, stew, or other wet substances.
Chinoise
Draining substances covered in water
Colander
Pierces and removes corks
Corkscrew
Crack shell of crab
Crab cracker
shape or cut dough
dough scraper
pierces egg pocket from shell
egg piercer
separates yolk from whites
egg separator
holds raw egg
egg poacher
Slotted dish used to slice eggs
egg slicer
slice fine fillets
fillet knife
removes scales from fish
fish scaler
blends flour with other ingredients
flour sifter
crushes the food and forces through holes
food mill
pipe with a wide, commercial mouth-channel liquid.
funnel
separating segments of grapefruit
grapefruit knife
grating cheese
cheese grater
small pouring jug used to pour gravy.
gravy strainer
a type of serving spoon commonly used in soups or stew.
ladle
half a lemon is pressed to release juice
lemon reamer
used to release lemon juice
lemon squeezer
used to pull meat out of narrow legs of lobsters or crabs
lobster pick
measure dry or liquid ingredients
measuring cups
used to make smooth balls of melon
melon Baller
used to forcefully squeeze ingredients
mortar and pestle
used to crack or open outer shells of nuts
nutcracker
used to grate nutmeg seeds
nutmeg grater
used to cut pastry ingredients
pastry blender
used to spread oil, juices, sauce, or glaze
pastry brush
used to cut shapes or mold pastry
pastry wheel
used to mash potatoes
potato masher
used for disjointing or cutting uncooked poultry
poultry shear
used to flatten dough
rolling pin
used to separate course from fine parts of loose matter and for straining liquids.
sieve
used for soups
slotted spoon spatula
used for lifting, flipping, spreading, and scraping, down the sides of pan.
spatula
used to open tins or cans
tin opener
serrated knife used to slice tomatoes
tomato knife
used for gripping or lifting
tongs
longs stainless steel needles threaded with twine to truss foul.
Trussing needles
used to blend ingredients, can also incorporate air into the mixture.
whisk
used for mixing and stirring during cooking
wooden spoon
Zester
kitchen utensil for obtaining zest from lemon and other citrus fruits.
Measure wet and dry ingredients with 1/2 to 1/4 tsp.
Measuring spoons
Used to press garlic
garlic presser
used to chop or mince herbs
Herb chopper