This document provides an overview of common kitchen utensils used in food preparation and cooking. It describes various measuring tools like dry and liquid measuring cups used to accurately measure ingredients. It also outlines different cutting utensils including paring knives, chef's knives, and serrated knives used to divide foods. Additional utensils covered are mixing bowls, spoons, and whisks for combining ingredients, as well as cookware items like saucepans, skillets, and dutch ovens used on the stove. Finally, it mentions various bakeware tools such as cake pans, baking sheets, muffin pans, and pie pans used in the oven.

1. Kitchen Utensils
Utensil
a hand-held, hand-
powered tool used to
prepare food

2. Measuring Utensils
equipment that will help you
correctly put accurate amounts
of ingredients listed in a
recipe
a set of instructions used to
prepare a food product

3. Dry Measuring Cups
•also referred to as
graduated measuring
cups
•a set has 1/4, 1/3, ½
and 1 cup
•measures flour, sugar,
and semi solid
ingredients
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4. Liquid Measuring Cup
• measures milk
and oil
• have two sizes—
1-cup and 2-cup;
use size
appropriate for
amount
measuring
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5. Measuring Spoons
• measures small
amounts
• come in sets of
¼, 1/2 and 1
teaspoon and 1
tablespoon
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6. Straight Edge Spatula
• Also called a narrow spatula
• used to level dry ingredients in dry
measuring cups and measuring spoons
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7. Kitchen
Thermometer
• used to measure temperatures of
some foods
• different thermometer used for
meats, candies, and deep fat frying
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8. Kitchen Timer
• used to
measure
cooking and
baking time
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9. Cutting Utensils
Used to divide foods into
smaller pieces or to cut
open cans and packages

10. Paring Knife
• used for small cutting jobs
• trims vegetables and fruits
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11. Chef’s knife
used to chop, slice, dice, and
mince
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12. Serrated Knife
• has a sawtooth edge
• used to slice bread and tender
vegetables
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13. Peeler
• used to thinly peel carrots,
potatoes, and apples
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14. Hand Held Can Opener
used to open canned foods
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15. Grater
• grates cheese
• shreds cabbage
• slices potatoes
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16. Kitchen Shears
• used to open packages
• used to snip herbs
• cuts soft foods 36

17. Cutting Board
• used to protect counters
when cutting foods
• clean after cutting each
food
• usually made of plastic;
wood is difficult to clean
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18. Mixing Utensils
Used when combining
ingredients

19. Mixing Bowls
holds
ingredients
being mixed
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20. Kitchen Spoon
• Mixes, bastes, and stirs
• Also referred to as a “wooden” spoon
• Not made of wood because cannot be
cleaned completely
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21. Rubber Scraper
• also called rubber spatula
• used for folding
• used to clean the sides of
mixing bowls 4

22. Rotary Beater
• has a crank that is turned
• used to beat, blend and whip
• not often used today
• some call it an “egg beater”
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23. Sifter
Used to add
air
Removes
lumps from
dry
ingredients
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24. Wire Whisk
Used to
beat, blend,
and whip
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25. Cooking Utensils
Used to handle food during
cooking

26. Kitchen Fork
• holds meat and poultry for
slicing
• turns meat while cooking
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27. Turner
• also called a
wide spatula
• used to flip
flat foods
(hamburgers,
eggs,
pancakes)
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28. Tongs
• used to turn bacon, chops, and
other foods while broiling or
frying
• lifts some foods for serving
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29. Ladle
• used to serve
punches, soups, and
stews
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30. Other Kitchen Utensils
Commonly found in the kitchen
Perform a variety of helpful
tasks when preparing food

31. Strainer
• used to
separate solids
from liquids
• drains canned
foods from
liquids
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32. Slotted Spoon
• used to
remove foods
from cooking
liquids
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33. Can/Bottle Opener
• used to open canned foods
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34. Colander
• used when
rinsing fruits
and vegetable
• drains cooked
foods such as
pastas
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35. Rolling Pin
• used to flatten dough into a thin, even
layer
• used when making pies and cookies
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36. Cookware
Refers to pots and pans
used on top of the range
(stove)

37. Saucepan
• used for a
variety of
cooking chores
• should have
tight-fitting
lids
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38. Double Boiler
• a small pan that
fits inside a larger
pan
• used to cook
delicate foods
• food is cooked by
the heat from the
steam from the
water below
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39. Skillet
• also called a
frying pan
• used for frying,
pan broiling, and
braising
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40. Dutch Oven (Pot)
Used to
cook large
pieces of
meats,
soups, and
stews on
top of the
range
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41. Bakeware
Refers to items
that are used
in the oven

42. Square Layer Cake Pan
• used to bake square layer
cakes, coffee cakes, and
bar cookies
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43. Round Layer Cake Pan
• used to bake round layer cakes
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44. Baking Sheet
• also called a
jelly roll pan
• used to make
sheet cakes,
rolled cakes,
and bar cookies
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45. Muffin Pan
• used to bake muffins
and cup cakes
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46. Cookie Sheet
• used to bake
cookies and some
breads
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47. Pizza Pan
• used to bake pizzas
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48. Pie Pan
• used to bake pies
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49. Cooling Rack
• allows air to
circulate
around baked
goods causing
them to cool
faster and
more evenly
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50. Covered Cake Server
• used to store
cakes and
keep them
fresh and
moist
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51. Tube Cake Pan
• used to bake
angel food,
chiffon, and
sponge cakes
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