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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 THE END