Lesson 1
KITCHEN TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
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* or culinary arts is the
art, science and
craft of using heat to prepare
food for
consumption.
* the practice or skill of preparing
COOKERY
MATERIALS OF
KITCHEN TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
Cooking Materials
Aluminum is mostly used in the kitchen and most
popular because it is lightweight, attractive and less
expensive.
• It requires care to keep
it shiny and clean.
• It also gives even heat distribution no
matter what heat temperature you
have.
Stainless Steel is the most popular material
used for tools and equipment, but it is more
expensive.
• It is easier to clean and shine
and will not wear out easily.
• Stainless steel utensils maybe
bought in many gauges, from
light to heavy.
Glass is used for salad making and dessert but
not practical for top or surface cooking
• Great care is needed to
ensure for long shelf life.
Cast Iron is durable but must
be kept oiled to avoid rusting.
Teflon is a special coating applied inside
aluminum or steel pots and pans.
Kitchen Tools
Cans, bottles, cartoons opener
is used to open a food container
easily, and comfortably grip and
turn knob.
Colanders also called a
vegetable strainer are essential
for various tasks from cleaning
vegetables to straining pasta or
contents.
Plastic and Hard Rubber are used for cutting and
chopping, table tops, bowls, trays, garbage pails and
canisters.
Cutting boards are wooden or
plastic board where meat, fruits
and vegetables can be cut.
Funnels are used to fill jars,
made of various sizes of stainless
steel, aluminum, or of plastic.
Garlic Press is a kitchen
tool which is specifically
designed for the purpose
of pulping garlic.
Graters are used to grate,
shred, slice and separate foods
such as carrots, cabbage and
cheese.
Kitchen shears. They are
practical for opening food
packages, cutting tape or string
or simply removing labels or
tags from items.
Potato masher is used for
mashing cooked potatoes,
turnips, carrots or other soft
cooked vegetables.
Rotary egg beater – used for
beating small amount of eggs
or batter. The beaters should be
made of stainless steel.
Scraper- a rubber or silicone
tool to blend or scrape the food
from the bowl, metal, silicone or
plastic egg turners or flippers
Serving spoons- utensils
consisting of a small, shallow
bowl on a handle used in
preparing, serving, or eating
food.
Serving tongs enable you to
grab easily and transfer larger
food items, poultry or meat
portions to a serving platter,
hot deep fryer, and plate.
Spatula is used to level off ingredients
when measuring and to spread
frostings and sandwich fillings.
Spoons solid, slotted, or
perforated which are made of
stainless steel or plastic. The solid
ones are used to spoon liquids over
foods and to lift foods, including the
liquid out of the pot.
Temperature scales are used to measure
heat intensity. Different thermometers are used
for different purposes in food preparation – for
meat, candy or deep-fat frying and other small
thermometers are hanged or stand in ovens or
refrigerators to check the accuracy of the
equipment’s thermostat.
Whisks. It is used for blending,
mixing, whipping eggs or batter,
and for blending gravies, sauces,
and soups.
Wooden spoons are used
for creaming, stirring, and
mixing.
Measuring cup for liquid ingredients –
are commonly made up of heat-proof
glass and transparent so that liquid can
be seen.
Measuring Tools
Household Scales – are used to weigh
large quantity of ingredients in kilos,
commonly in rice, flour, sugar, legumes or
vegetables and meat up to 25 pounds.
Scoops or dippers – are used to measure
serving of soft foods, such as fillings, ice
cream, and mashed potato. Spoons come in
variety of sizes, shapes, materials and colors.
These are used to measure smaller quantities
of ingredients called for in the recipe like: 1
tablespoon of butter or 1⁄4 teaspoon of salt.
Kinds of Knives According to Use
French knife –is used to chop,
dice, or mince food. Heavy knives
have a saber or flat grind.
Fruit and salad knife – is used
to prepare vegetables, and fruits.
Kitchen knives often referred to as
cook's or chef's tools, used for all
types of kitchen tasks such as peeling
an onion, slicing carrots, carving a
roast or turkey, etc.
Citrus knife –has a two-sided
blade and serrated edge. It is
used to section citrus fruits.
Paring knife – is used to core,
peel, and section fruits and
vegetables. Blades are short,
concave with hollow ground.
Vegetable peeler is used to scrape
vegetables, such as carrots and potatoes, and
to peel fruits. The best ones are made of
stainless steel with sharp double blade that
swivels.
Equipment
Equipment may refer to a small electrical appliance, such
as a mixer, or a large, expensive, power-operated
appliance such a range or a refrigerator.
Equipment like range, ovens, refrigerators (conventional,
convection and microwave) are mandatory pieces in the
kitchen or in any food establishment.
Refrigerators/freezers are
necessary in preventing
bacterial infections from
foods.
Most refrigerators have
special compartment for
meat, fruits and vegetables to
keep the moisture content of
each type of food.
Oven- a chamber or
compartment used for
cooking, baking, heating,
or drying.
Microwave ovens
used for cooking or
heating food.
Blenders are used to chop, blend, mix, whip,
puree, grate, and liquefy all kinds of food.
Fixing Skills
1.Give the uses of the different kitchen tools and
equipment?
2.What should you do to make these tools last longer?
Application
Identify the uses and name the different kitchen tools and
equipment:
1
2
3
4
5 6
7 8
EVALUATION
QUIZ # 1
Directions: Given the scrambled letters below, unscramble them
to get a word or a group of words related to cleaning and
maintaining kitchen premises. Write your answer opposite each
item.
1. SSAGL - ___________ 6. RATGERS - __________________
2. MULAMUNI- ________ 7. CRAPSER - __________________
3. LFETNO - __________ 8. STAPULA - ___________________
4. CODERNALS - _____ 9. POONSS- ____________________
5. FNNUELS - _________ 10. HIWKSS- ____________________
ASSIGNMENT
Vocabulary Words
Detergents
Solvent Cleaners
Acid Cleaners
Abrasives
Kitchen Tools and Equipment.pptx
Kitchen Tools and Equipment.pptx

Kitchen Tools and Equipment.pptx

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    * or culinaryarts is the art, science and craft of using heat to prepare food for consumption. * the practice or skill of preparing COOKERY
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    Cooking Materials Aluminum ismostly used in the kitchen and most popular because it is lightweight, attractive and less expensive. • It requires care to keep it shiny and clean. • It also gives even heat distribution no matter what heat temperature you have.
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    Stainless Steel isthe most popular material used for tools and equipment, but it is more expensive. • It is easier to clean and shine and will not wear out easily. • Stainless steel utensils maybe bought in many gauges, from light to heavy.
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    Glass is usedfor salad making and dessert but not practical for top or surface cooking • Great care is needed to ensure for long shelf life.
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    Cast Iron isdurable but must be kept oiled to avoid rusting.
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    Teflon is aspecial coating applied inside aluminum or steel pots and pans.
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    Cans, bottles, cartoonsopener is used to open a food container easily, and comfortably grip and turn knob. Colanders also called a vegetable strainer are essential for various tasks from cleaning vegetables to straining pasta or contents.
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    Plastic and HardRubber are used for cutting and chopping, table tops, bowls, trays, garbage pails and canisters. Cutting boards are wooden or plastic board where meat, fruits and vegetables can be cut.
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    Funnels are usedto fill jars, made of various sizes of stainless steel, aluminum, or of plastic. Garlic Press is a kitchen tool which is specifically designed for the purpose of pulping garlic.
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    Graters are usedto grate, shred, slice and separate foods such as carrots, cabbage and cheese. Kitchen shears. They are practical for opening food packages, cutting tape or string or simply removing labels or tags from items.
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    Potato masher isused for mashing cooked potatoes, turnips, carrots or other soft cooked vegetables. Rotary egg beater – used for beating small amount of eggs or batter. The beaters should be made of stainless steel.
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    Scraper- a rubberor silicone tool to blend or scrape the food from the bowl, metal, silicone or plastic egg turners or flippers Serving spoons- utensils consisting of a small, shallow bowl on a handle used in preparing, serving, or eating food.
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    Serving tongs enableyou to grab easily and transfer larger food items, poultry or meat portions to a serving platter, hot deep fryer, and plate. Spatula is used to level off ingredients when measuring and to spread frostings and sandwich fillings.
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    Spoons solid, slotted,or perforated which are made of stainless steel or plastic. The solid ones are used to spoon liquids over foods and to lift foods, including the liquid out of the pot. Temperature scales are used to measure heat intensity. Different thermometers are used for different purposes in food preparation – for meat, candy or deep-fat frying and other small thermometers are hanged or stand in ovens or refrigerators to check the accuracy of the equipment’s thermostat.
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    Whisks. It isused for blending, mixing, whipping eggs or batter, and for blending gravies, sauces, and soups. Wooden spoons are used for creaming, stirring, and mixing.
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    Measuring cup forliquid ingredients – are commonly made up of heat-proof glass and transparent so that liquid can be seen. Measuring Tools
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    Household Scales –are used to weigh large quantity of ingredients in kilos, commonly in rice, flour, sugar, legumes or vegetables and meat up to 25 pounds. Scoops or dippers – are used to measure serving of soft foods, such as fillings, ice cream, and mashed potato. Spoons come in variety of sizes, shapes, materials and colors. These are used to measure smaller quantities of ingredients called for in the recipe like: 1 tablespoon of butter or 1⁄4 teaspoon of salt.
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    Kinds of KnivesAccording to Use French knife –is used to chop, dice, or mince food. Heavy knives have a saber or flat grind. Fruit and salad knife – is used to prepare vegetables, and fruits.
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    Kitchen knives oftenreferred to as cook's or chef's tools, used for all types of kitchen tasks such as peeling an onion, slicing carrots, carving a roast or turkey, etc. Citrus knife –has a two-sided blade and serrated edge. It is used to section citrus fruits.
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    Paring knife –is used to core, peel, and section fruits and vegetables. Blades are short, concave with hollow ground. Vegetable peeler is used to scrape vegetables, such as carrots and potatoes, and to peel fruits. The best ones are made of stainless steel with sharp double blade that swivels.
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    Equipment Equipment may referto a small electrical appliance, such as a mixer, or a large, expensive, power-operated appliance such a range or a refrigerator. Equipment like range, ovens, refrigerators (conventional, convection and microwave) are mandatory pieces in the kitchen or in any food establishment.
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    Refrigerators/freezers are necessary inpreventing bacterial infections from foods. Most refrigerators have special compartment for meat, fruits and vegetables to keep the moisture content of each type of food.
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    Oven- a chamberor compartment used for cooking, baking, heating, or drying. Microwave ovens used for cooking or heating food.
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    Blenders are usedto chop, blend, mix, whip, puree, grate, and liquefy all kinds of food.
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    Fixing Skills 1.Give theuses of the different kitchen tools and equipment? 2.What should you do to make these tools last longer?
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    Application Identify the usesand name the different kitchen tools and equipment: 1 2 3 4
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    EVALUATION QUIZ # 1 Directions:Given the scrambled letters below, unscramble them to get a word or a group of words related to cleaning and maintaining kitchen premises. Write your answer opposite each item. 1. SSAGL - ___________ 6. RATGERS - __________________ 2. MULAMUNI- ________ 7. CRAPSER - __________________ 3. LFETNO - __________ 8. STAPULA - ___________________ 4. CODERNALS - _____ 9. POONSS- ____________________ 5. FNNUELS - _________ 10. HIWKSS- ____________________
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