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KITCHEN TOOLS
Mrs. Thompson
Family and Consumer Science
TONGS
Used to pick up hot foods without piercing them
Such as hot dogs, corn on the cob, and steak
SLOTTED SPOON
To lift solid food from liquid or sauce and to drain away liquid
Corn
Green beans
Peas
Carrots
TURNER
To lift and turn foods such as pancakes and hamburgers
Also called a bent-edge spatula
PARING KNIFE
To pare or remove skin, and cut and slice fruits and vegetables
Used to remove the core of a tomato
ROLLING PIN
To roll out pastry, biscuit, or cookie dough
Such as pie crust and shaped cookies
Cinnamon rolls and pizza crust
SIFTER
To add air to flour and other dry ingredients while mixing them
To mix ingredients
To remove lumps from powdered sugar
PEELER
Used to remove the thin other layer from vegetables and fruits
To thinly slice them
Such as carrots
MIXING SPOON
To beat, mix and stir
May be metal, plastic or wooden
MEASURING SPOONS
Use to measure small amounts of liquid and dry ingredients
Small amount is less than ¼ cup
Set includes 1 tablespoon, 1 teaspoon, ½ teaspoon and ¼
teaspoon
METAL SPATULA
To level off dry or solid ingredients when measuring
To loosen baked goods from pans
To spread or smooth frosting and spreads
Also called a straight-edge spatula
DRY MEASURING CUPS
Used to measure dry and solid ingredients
Sizes include 1-cup, 1/2- cup, 1/3-cup, and 1/4-cup
Not used to measure liquid ingredients
FRENCH CHEF KNIFE
To cut, slice, and chop vegetables
It has a long, triangle-shaped blade
Use a rocking motion to cut
COLANDER
To drain liquid from foods such as cooked pasta
Wash fruit and vegetables
Looks like a bowl on a stand
UTILITY FORK
To lift or turn food with long, strong tines
To hold food while cutting
MIXING BOWLS
To hold food as they are mixed
These bowls come in different sizes
They are made of glass, plastic, and metal
LADLE
To dip liquid such as soup from a pan to a bowl
May be metal or plastic
Plastic ladles are used to dip punch from a punch bowl
GRATER
To shred cheese and vegetables
To grate citrus peel
To grate other foods
RUBBER SCRAPER
To scrape batter from a bowl
To scrape other foods from a container
To fold one ingredient into another
KITCHEN SHEARS
To cut dried fruit and herbs
To snip away poultry skin and visible fat from meat and chicken
Not the same shears used to cut fabric
PASTRY BLENDER
To cut fat into flour when making pastry and biscuit dough
Has a U-shaped wires capped with a handle
WIRE WHISK
To beat, stir, and blend
It has flexible wires held together by the handle
Whisks with a rounder , bulb-like shape are especially good for
beating egg whites
LIQUID MEASURING CUP
Use to measure liquid ingredients
They are glass or plastic with a pouring spout
They are see through
The come in 1 cup, 2 cup and other sizes
Marked with customary and metric measurements
Extra space at the top lets you carry liquids without spilling
BREAD KNIFE
To cut bread, sandwiches and cakes easily
To soft fruits and vegetables without smashing them
Has a serrated, or saw tooth edge
CUTTING BOARD
Used to protect the counter or table while cutting
Cutting boards come in different sizes
Can be make of wood, plastic, and ceramic
May be different colors
STRAINER
To separate solids and liquids such as seeds from fresh-squeezed
juice
Has a wire mesh bowl
Not for draining pasta
MIXER
To blend, whip and lightly beat ingredients
Faster than a spoon or whisk
May be electric or hand beater
CAN OPENER
Used to open cans
May just cut the lid out of the can or may take the entire lid off
the can
May be electric or manual
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