Kitchen Tools and

Equipment
 Content
• Knife Sets
• Measuring Tools
• Strainers
• Cookware
• Other Kitchen Tools
• Kitchen Equipment
 Objectives
• Identify the use of the different tools and
equipment
• Familiarize the different tool and
equipment
 Knife Set

• Chef’s Knife- is an all-purpose knife used for chopping,

slicing and mincing.

• Paring Knife-is used for peeling and paring fruits and

vegetables
 Knife Set

• Tourné Knife- is used for fruits and vegetables; similar

to paring knife

• Boning/Filleting Knife-is used to separate meat from

bone;use to fillet fish
 Knife Set

• Cleaver- is somewhat heavy and has rectangular

shape

• Meat Slicer- used to slice roasted meats, ham, and

thick solid cuts of meat
 Knife Set

• Bread Knife – used to slice or divide breads and

pastries

• Dinner Knife – knife used during meal;

 Measuring Tools
• Weighing Scale – use to measure the mass of an
ingredient; can be operated manually or digitally
 Measuring Tools
• Instant-read Thermometer - is used to measure
the temperature of food to know if it has been
cooked properly or being stored at the right
temperature
 Measuring Tools
• Measuring Cups – use to measure wet and dry
ingredients
 Measuring Tools
• Measuring Spoons - are used to hold specific amounts
of dry and wet ingredients; varying in sizes from a dash
to 1 tablespoon or 15ml
 Strainers
• Strainer– is used to separate liquid from solid
ingredients, sift fine grains, remove lumps, and rinse
food
 Strainers
• Colander– a bowl-shaped strainer with holes. It used to
drain food such as pasta
 Strainers
• Drum Sieve or Tamis – it is shaped somewhat like a
snare drum, with a low-walled cylindrical frame, made of
metal or wood that supports a disc of fine metal, nylon
or cheesecloth mesh.
 Strainers
• Cheesecloth– is loosely woven gauze-like cotton cloth
used primarily in cheese making. It is used as
straining cloth.
 Strainers
• Chinois (shin-wahs)– conical sieve with an
extremely fine mesh. It is usually used to strain
custards, purees, soups, and sauces, making them
very smooth; used also for sifting powdered sugar.
 Strainers
• Food Mill – it is used to grind, mash, puree, and sieve
soft food.
 Cookwares
• Stockpot– is a cylindrical,
deep, heavy-bottomed,
straight-sided pot for
preparing, cooking, and
storing stocks, soups, and
stews.
 Cookwares
• Saucepan – it is a medium-deep pot with a flat
bottom, commonly used to make sauces and gravies.
 Cookwares
• Casserole – it’s an oval, four-sided or round dish or
pan made of stainless steel, ceramic, or glass where
food may be cooked and served.
 Cookwares
• Roasting Pan – it is a large rectangular pan, often with
a lid and a meat rack. It’s used to roast meat and fish.
 Cookwares
• Nonstick Pan – is coated with materials that prevent
food from sticking to the surface while cooking or
frying.
 Cookwares
• Baking Sheet – is a rectangular shape shallow
metal pan used to bake bread and pastries.
 Cookwares
• Cake Pan – is a metal or glass(heat-proof) pan usually
of different sizes, shapes, and designs used to bake
cakes.
 Cookwares
• Cast-iron Skillet – is a heavy, thick-bottomed frying
pan used when steady and even heat is needed in
cooking.
 Cookwares
• Wok or Carajay – is often for stir-frying, steaming, pan
frying, deep frying, poaching, boiling, braising, searing,
making soup, smoking and roasting nuts.
 Cooking Utensils
that every Kitchen
Needs
 Kitchen Tools
• Baster – is used to moisten the
surface of meat with pan
drippings, sauces, or butter.

• Bottle & Can Opener – used to

open a food tin, preferably with a
smooth operation, and
comfortably grip and turning
knob.
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• Cutting or Chopping Board – is a durable board on
which food may be cut and chopped.
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• Dredger/Shaker – is a container with holes that is used
to hold flour, herbs, salt, pepper and other same
ingredients that are sprinkled on foods that are being
prepared.
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• Emery Boards and Sharpening
Steel – used to sharpen knives

• Flipper – is used to flip or turn

and lift pancakes, fillets, patties,
and other kinds of food while
frying and grilling.
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• Funnels – is used to pour without
spillage liquid or small-grained
ingredients into containers with
small openings.

• Garlic Press – is used to crash

garlic cloves efficiently by forcing
them through a grid of small holes.
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• Grater – is used to grate, shred, and slice food such as
carrots, cabbage, and cheese.
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• Handy Poultry and Roasting Tools make easier it easier
to lift a hot roasted poultry form the roaster to the
serving platter, without it falling apart.
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• Kitchen Shears – are used for
cutting , snipping, and cracking
nuts.

• Pasta Spoon or Server– used

to transfer a little or much
cooked pasta to a
plate/container without a
mess.
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• Soup Ladle –
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• Potato Masher – is used for
mashing cooked potatoes,
turnips, carrots or other soft
cooked vegetables

• Peeler – used to peel off or

remove skin of fruits and
vegetables
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• Scraper - used to blend or
scrape food from the bowl or pan

• Spatula – is a broad, flat, flexible

scraper with unsharpened edges
used for spreading and smoothing
icings on cakes, mixing ingredients,
lifting and flipping and scraping
bowls.
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• Tongs – are used to lift, turn,
and transfer food

• Two-tine Fork – used to hold

meats while slicing, and to
turn solid pieces of meat
while browning.
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• Whisk or Wire Whip – consists of loops of stainless
steel wire fastened to a handle. It used to beat, fold,
blend, and whip ingredients.
 Kitchen Equipment
• Refrigerator and Freezer – are
used to keep food fresh, prevent
food spoilage, and inhibit the
growth of bacteria.
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• Oven – is a thermally insulated
chamber used for baking and
cooking. It can be electric oven,
gas oven, or a microwave oven.
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• Stove – stoves rely on the application of direct heat
for the cooking process.
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• Range – refers to the
combination of
stovetop and oven into
one kitchen equipment
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• Steamer – generally used for
steaming food like siopao,
siomai, and fish.

• Turbo Broiler – used for broiling

and roasting.
 Kitchen Equipment
• Blender – used to grate, grind,
stir, blend, mix, whip puree and
liquefy different kinds of food.

• Mixer– used for beating, folding,

and whipping ingredients.