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Chapter 23Kitchen Utensils and Appliances

In this chapter, you will learn about Kitchen utensils Cookware and bakeware Small appliances Large appliances

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Kitchen Utensils and Appliances

Objectives Identify basic kitchen utensils and pieces of

cookware and bakeware and explain their uses. Describe the purposes of common kitchen

appliances.

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Words to Know

utensil spatula serrated blade tongs ladle colander cookware

bakeware double boiler skillet appliance portable appliance major appliance

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Kitchen Utensils

Utensil: a hand-held, hand-powered tool used to prepare food.

What is the most commonly used utensil in your kitchen?

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Measuring Utensils

Spatula: a narrow utensil used to level dry ingredients in dry measuring cups and measuring spoons.

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Measuring Utensils Dry measuring cups: Used to measure dry

ingredients such as flour or sugar.

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Measuring Utensils Liquid measuring cups

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Measuring Utensils measuring spoons: used to measure ingredients in

smaller numbers

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Cutting Utensils

Serrated blade: a blade with a sawtooth edge.

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Cutting Utensils

Paring knife: Used for smaller foods

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Cutting Utensils Chef’s knife: All purpose knife, used for cutting or

dicing

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Cutting Utensils

cutting board: Surface to cut on

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Cutting Utensils

peeler

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Cutting Utensils

kitchen shears

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Cutting Utensils

can opener

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Cutting Utensils

grater

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Mixing Utensils

mixing bowls: To combine ingredients

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Mixing Utensils

large spoons: Used to stir

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Mixing Utensils

rubber spatulas: To stir and mix

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Mixing Utensils

pastry blenders

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Mixing Utensils

Sifters: To take the lumps out of flour

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Mixing Utensils

Rotary beaters: To mix ingredients

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Cooking Utensils

Tongs: used to turn or lift foods.

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Cooking Utensils

Ladles: large, deep spoon used to serve punches, soups, and stews.

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Cooking Utensils

kitchen fork

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Cooking Utensils

wide spatula or turner

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Other Kitchen Utensils

Colander: a bowl with many holes used for draining liquid from foods.

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Other Kitchen Utensils

strainer and slotted spoon

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Other Kitchen Utensils

bottle opener

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Other Kitchen Utensils

Rolling pin: used to flatten dough

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Other Kitchen Utensils

timer

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Other Kitchen Utensils

thermometer

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Cookware and Bakeware

Cookware: pots and pans used on top of the range to cook foods.

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Cookware and Bakeware

Bakeware: items that are used in an oven.

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Cookware and Bakeware

Double boiler: a small pan that fits inside a larger pan.

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Cookware and Bakeware

Skillets: pans that have wide bottoms and fairly low sides and are used mainly for frying and panbroiling foods.

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Discuss

What is the most commonly used piece of cookware in your house?

From what material is this piece of cookware made?

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Small Appliances

Appliance: a piece of kitchen equipment run by gas or electricity.

Portable appliances: small kitchen appliances that can be easily moved from one place to another.

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Discuss

List some small appliances you might find in a kitchen.toasterselectric skilletsblenderselectric mixers

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Large Appliances

Major appliances: the main cooking and food storage appliances in the kitchen, as well as dishwashers and trash compactors.Name the large appliances in

your home.What appliances do you envision

in the kitchen of the future?

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Super Sleuth

Who invented the first usable dishwasher?

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Super Sleuth

Answer:

Josephine Cochran invented the first usable dishwasher in 1886.