BAKING TOOLS AND
EQUIPMENT AND THEIR USES
As a baker, why is it important
to have a complete set of
baking tools and equipment?
1. Baking wares – are made of glass or
metal containers for batter and dough with
various sizes and shapes.
Cake pans - comes in different sizes and
shapes and may be round square
rectangular or heart shaped.
a. Tube center pan –
deeper than a round pan
and with a hollow center, it
is removable which is used
to bake chiffon type cakes.
b. Muffin pan - has 12
formed cups for baking
muffins and cup cakes.
c. Jelly roll pan – is
shallow rectangular pan
used for baking rolls.
d. Bundt pan – is a
round pan with
scalloped sides used
for baking elegant and
special cakes.
e. Custard cup – is
made of porcelain or
glass used for baking
individual custard.
f. Griddle pans – are
used to bake griddles.
6. Loaf Pan – is used to bake loaf bread.
2. Biscuit and
doughnut cutter – is
used to cut and shape
biscuit or doughnut.
3. Cutting tools –
include a knife and
chopping board that are
used to cut glazed fruit,
nuts, or other
ingredients in baking.
4. Electric mixer – is used for different
baking procedure for beating, stirring and
blending.
5. Flour sifter – is
used for sifting flour.
6. Grater – is used to
grate cheese,
chocolate, and other
fresh fruits.
7. Measuring cups –consist of two types
namely:
a. Measuring cups for dry
ingredients (1, 3/4, 2/3, ½, 1/3,
¼, 1/8) marked on each side.
b. A measuring glass for liquid
ingredients- made of transparent
glass or plastic is more accurate
for measuring
8. Measuring spoons
– consist of a set of
measuring spoons
used to measure small
quantities of
ingredients.
9. Mixing bowl – comes
in graduated sizes and
has sloping sides used
for mixing ingredients.
10. Mortar and Pestle –
is used to pound or
ground ingredients.
11. Paring knife – is
used to pare or cut
fruits and vegetables
into different sizes.
12. Pastry bag – a
funnel shaped
container of icing or
whipped cream
13. Pastry blender –
has a handle and with
wire which I used to cut
fat or shortening in the
preparation of pies,
biscuits or doughnuts.
14. Pastry brush – is
used in greasing pans
or surface of pastries
and breads.
15. Pastry tip- is a pointed
metal or plastic tube
connected to the opening
of the pastry and is used to
form desired designs.
16. Pastry wheel – has
a blade knife used to
cut dough when making
pastries.
17. Rotary egg beater
– is used in beating
eggs or whipping cream.
18. Rolling pin – is used
to flatten or roll the
dough.
19. Rubber scraper –
is used to remove bits
of food in side of the
bowl.
20. Spatula – comes in
different sizes; small
spatula are used to remove
muffins and molded
cookies from pans which is
5 to 6 inches; large spatula
for icing or frosting cakes;
flexible blade is used for
various purposes.
21. Strainer – is used to
strain or sift dry
ingredients.
22. Timer – is used to
in timing baked
products, the rising
of yeast and to check
the doneness of cakes.
23. Weighing scale –is
used to measure
ingredients in large
quantities.
24. Utility tray – is
used to hold
ingredients together.
25. Wire whisk –
is used to beat or
whip egg whites
or cream.
26. Wooden spoons –
is also called mixing
spoon which comes in
various sizes suitable for
different types of mixing.
OTHER BAKING TOOLS
1. Cake decorator
(Cylindrical) – is
used in decorating or
designing cake and
other pastry products.
2. Cookie press – is used to mold and
shape cookies.
3. Icing turntable- is used
by placing an undecorated
cake onto its rotating
surface, then turning it as
you smooth sheets of
icing, apply buttercream,
pipe frosting or stick
decorations on your bake.
OVENS
Ovens are the workhorses of the
bakery and pastry shop and are essential
for producing the bakery products. Ovens
are enclosed spaces in which food is
heated, usually by hot air. Several kinds of
ovens are used in baking.
A. DECK OVENS are so called because the
items to be baked either on sheet pans or in
the case of some bread freestanding are
placed directly on the bottom or oven deck.
This is also called STACK OVEN because
several may be stacked on top of one
another. Breads are baked directly on the
floor of the oven and not in pans.
1. RACK OVEN is a
large oven into which
entire racks full of
sheet pans can be
wheeled for baking.
2. MECHANICAL
OVEN The food is in
motion while it bakes in
this type of oven. The
most common types
are a revolving oven, in
which his mechanism is
like that of a Ferris
wheel.
3. CONVECTION OVEN
contains fans that
circulate the air and
distribute the heat rapidly
throughout the interior.
Strong forced air can
distort the shape of the
products made with
batter and soft dough
It is used to strain or sift dry ingredients.
Strainer
The food is in motion while it bakes in this
type of oven.
Mechanical Oven
It is used for different baking procedure for
beating, stirring and blending.
Electric Mixer
It is used for sifting flour.
Flour Sifter
It is used to mold and shape cookies.
Cookie Press
It is used to beat or whip egg whites or cream.
Wire Whisks
It is used to measure ingredients in large
quantities.
Rolling Pin
It is used to flatten or roll the dough.
Weighing Scale
It is deeper than a round pan and with a
hollow center, it is removable which is used
to bake chiffon type cakes.
Tube Center Pan
A funnel shaped container of icing or
whipped cream
Pastry Bag
Is a pointed metal or plastic tube connected
to the opening of the pastry and is used to
form desired designs.
Pastry Tip
Is used to remove bits of food in side of the
bowl.
Rubber Scraper
It has a blade knife used to cut dough
when making pastries.
Pastry Wheel
It is used to pare or cut fruits and
vegetables into different sizes.
Paring Knife
It is used to grate cheese, chocolate, and
other fresh fruits. Grater
It has 12 formed cups for baking muffins and
cup cakes. Muffin Pan
It is a shallow rectangular pan used for
baking rolls. Jelly Roll Pan
It comes in graduated sizes and has sloping
sides used for mixing ingredients.
Mixing Bowl
It consists of a set of spoons used to
measure small quantities of ingredients.
Measuring Spoons
Used for measuring dry ingredients with (1,
3/4, 2/3, ½, 1/3, ¼, 1/8) marked on each
sides or handle
Measuring Cups for Dry
Ingredients
It is made of transparent glass or plastic is
more accurate for measuring liquid ingredients
Measuring Cups for
Liquid Ingredients
Weighing Scale
Strainer
Icing Turntable Measuring Spoon
Utility Tray
Rubber Scraper
Pastry Bag
Rack Oven
Wooden Spoon Cookie Press
Wire Whisk Icing Turntable
Cake Decorator Timer
Pastry Wheel Loaf Pan
Tube Center Pan Flour Sifter
Muffin Pan Mixing Bowl
Bundt Pan Griddle Pan
Custard Cup Electric Mixer
Pastry Brush Grater
Pastry Tip Mortar and Pestle

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    As a baker,why is it important to have a complete set of baking tools and equipment?
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    1. Baking wares– are made of glass or metal containers for batter and dough with various sizes and shapes. Cake pans - comes in different sizes and shapes and may be round square rectangular or heart shaped.
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    a. Tube centerpan – deeper than a round pan and with a hollow center, it is removable which is used to bake chiffon type cakes. b. Muffin pan - has 12 formed cups for baking muffins and cup cakes.
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    c. Jelly rollpan – is shallow rectangular pan used for baking rolls.
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    d. Bundt pan– is a round pan with scalloped sides used for baking elegant and special cakes.
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    e. Custard cup– is made of porcelain or glass used for baking individual custard.
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    f. Griddle pans– are used to bake griddles.
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    6. Loaf Pan– is used to bake loaf bread.
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    2. Biscuit and doughnutcutter – is used to cut and shape biscuit or doughnut.
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    3. Cutting tools– include a knife and chopping board that are used to cut glazed fruit, nuts, or other ingredients in baking.
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    4. Electric mixer– is used for different baking procedure for beating, stirring and blending.
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    5. Flour sifter– is used for sifting flour. 6. Grater – is used to grate cheese, chocolate, and other fresh fruits.
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    7. Measuring cups–consist of two types namely: a. Measuring cups for dry ingredients (1, 3/4, 2/3, ½, 1/3, ¼, 1/8) marked on each side. b. A measuring glass for liquid ingredients- made of transparent glass or plastic is more accurate for measuring
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    8. Measuring spoons –consist of a set of measuring spoons used to measure small quantities of ingredients.
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    9. Mixing bowl– comes in graduated sizes and has sloping sides used for mixing ingredients.
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    10. Mortar andPestle – is used to pound or ground ingredients. 11. Paring knife – is used to pare or cut fruits and vegetables into different sizes.
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    12. Pastry bag– a funnel shaped container of icing or whipped cream
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    13. Pastry blender– has a handle and with wire which I used to cut fat or shortening in the preparation of pies, biscuits or doughnuts.
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    14. Pastry brush– is used in greasing pans or surface of pastries and breads. 15. Pastry tip- is a pointed metal or plastic tube connected to the opening of the pastry and is used to form desired designs.
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    16. Pastry wheel– has a blade knife used to cut dough when making pastries.
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    17. Rotary eggbeater – is used in beating eggs or whipping cream. 18. Rolling pin – is used to flatten or roll the dough.
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    19. Rubber scraper– is used to remove bits of food in side of the bowl.
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    20. Spatula –comes in different sizes; small spatula are used to remove muffins and molded cookies from pans which is 5 to 6 inches; large spatula for icing or frosting cakes; flexible blade is used for various purposes.
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    21. Strainer –is used to strain or sift dry ingredients. 22. Timer – is used to in timing baked products, the rising of yeast and to check the doneness of cakes.
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    23. Weighing scale–is used to measure ingredients in large quantities. 24. Utility tray – is used to hold ingredients together.
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    25. Wire whisk– is used to beat or whip egg whites or cream. 26. Wooden spoons – is also called mixing spoon which comes in various sizes suitable for different types of mixing.
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    OTHER BAKING TOOLS 1.Cake decorator (Cylindrical) – is used in decorating or designing cake and other pastry products.
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    2. Cookie press– is used to mold and shape cookies.
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    3. Icing turntable-is used by placing an undecorated cake onto its rotating surface, then turning it as you smooth sheets of icing, apply buttercream, pipe frosting or stick decorations on your bake.
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    OVENS Ovens are theworkhorses of the bakery and pastry shop and are essential for producing the bakery products. Ovens are enclosed spaces in which food is heated, usually by hot air. Several kinds of ovens are used in baking.
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    A. DECK OVENSare so called because the items to be baked either on sheet pans or in the case of some bread freestanding are placed directly on the bottom or oven deck. This is also called STACK OVEN because several may be stacked on top of one another. Breads are baked directly on the floor of the oven and not in pans.
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    1. RACK OVENis a large oven into which entire racks full of sheet pans can be wheeled for baking.
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    2. MECHANICAL OVEN Thefood is in motion while it bakes in this type of oven. The most common types are a revolving oven, in which his mechanism is like that of a Ferris wheel.
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    3. CONVECTION OVEN containsfans that circulate the air and distribute the heat rapidly throughout the interior. Strong forced air can distort the shape of the products made with batter and soft dough
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    It is usedto strain or sift dry ingredients. Strainer The food is in motion while it bakes in this type of oven. Mechanical Oven
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    It is usedfor different baking procedure for beating, stirring and blending. Electric Mixer It is used for sifting flour. Flour Sifter It is used to mold and shape cookies. Cookie Press
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    It is usedto beat or whip egg whites or cream. Wire Whisks It is used to measure ingredients in large quantities. Rolling Pin It is used to flatten or roll the dough. Weighing Scale
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    It is deeperthan a round pan and with a hollow center, it is removable which is used to bake chiffon type cakes. Tube Center Pan A funnel shaped container of icing or whipped cream Pastry Bag
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    Is a pointedmetal or plastic tube connected to the opening of the pastry and is used to form desired designs. Pastry Tip Is used to remove bits of food in side of the bowl. Rubber Scraper
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    It has ablade knife used to cut dough when making pastries. Pastry Wheel It is used to pare or cut fruits and vegetables into different sizes. Paring Knife
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    It is usedto grate cheese, chocolate, and other fresh fruits. Grater It has 12 formed cups for baking muffins and cup cakes. Muffin Pan It is a shallow rectangular pan used for baking rolls. Jelly Roll Pan
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    It comes ingraduated sizes and has sloping sides used for mixing ingredients. Mixing Bowl It consists of a set of spoons used to measure small quantities of ingredients. Measuring Spoons
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    Used for measuringdry ingredients with (1, 3/4, 2/3, ½, 1/3, ¼, 1/8) marked on each sides or handle Measuring Cups for Dry Ingredients It is made of transparent glass or plastic is more accurate for measuring liquid ingredients Measuring Cups for Liquid Ingredients
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    Tube Center PanFlour Sifter
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