This document provides an overview of common kitchen tools organized into categories including measuring tools, mixing/serving tools, knives, pots/pans, and other miscellaneous tools. Measuring tools such as dry and liquid measuring cups and spoons are used to accurately measure ingredients. Mixing tools include wooden spoons, whisks, ladles and spatulas for stirring, mixing, and serving foods. Knives include chef's knives, paring knives and butcher knives used for slicing and chopping. Pots and pans contain saucepans, skillets and cookie sheets used for cooking foods on the stove or in the oven. Other tools are colanders, peelers, pizza cutters and can openers. Safety

1. Kitchen Tools

2. Measuring Tools
Tools used to accurately
measure solid and liquid
ingredients such as:
•Dry Measuring Cups
•Liquid Measuring Cups
•Measuring Spoons

3. Dry Measuring
CupsTo measure dry or solid
ingredients like flour

4. Liquid Measuring
Cups
Cups used to measure
liquid ingredients like milk

5. Measuring
Spoons
Used to measure small
amounts of an ingredient

6. Mixing/Serving
ToolsTools used to mix
ingredients together or to
serve foods such as
•Wooden Spoon
•Slotted Spoon
•Wisk
•Ladle
•Spatula/Turner

7. Wooden Spoon
Used for mixing and stirring
hot foods.

8. Slotted Spoon
Used to serve foods that
are in liquids or to separate
the solid food from the
liquid.

9. Wisk
Used to whip eggs/cream
and add air into batter.

10. Ladle
Spoon used for serving
foods like soup or sauces

11. Spatula/Turner
Used to flip foods like
pancakes and grilled
cheese

12. Knifes
Tools used slice, cut, and chop
food there are many different
kinds such as
•Chef’s Knife
•Paring Knife
•Butcher Knife

13. Chef’s Knife
A large knife used often when
cooking, good for chopping and
dicing food

14. Paring Knife
Small knife used to make small
cuts in
foods.

15. Butcher Knife
Specialty knife used to cut meats

16. Pots/Pans
Used when cooking items on the
stove top or in the oven such as
• Sauce pan
• Skillet
• Cookie Sheet

17. Sauce pan
Pan with one handle that comes in
many different sizes used to heat
up food on the stove top like
soup/sauces

18. Skillet
Pan used for frying ,steaming
,warming, and baking foods

19. Cookie Sheet
A thin and flat metal pan used to
cook a variety of food items such
as cookies

20. Other tools
Other tools you may need to use
when cooking in the kitchen are
• Colander
• Peeler
• Pizza Cutter
• Can Opener

21. Colander
A bowl with holes used to drain
liquids. Used to separate solid
materials from liquids such as
pasta

22. Peeler
Tool used to take skin off of
vegetables or fruits

23. Pizza Cutter
Tool used to cut dough like pizza
dough

24. Can Opener
Tool used to open metal cans

25. Remember cooking is fun
but you also have to be
very careful when using
these tools in the
kitchen!