Kitchen Equipment & Utensils

Wooden Spoon

Used for mixing and when cooking and stirring hot foods

Slotted Spoon

Used to stir foods that are in liquids and to separate the solid foods from the liquids when serving

Wire Wisk

to whip eggs or cream or add air to a batter. Not used with thick mixtures

Rubber Scraper

Used for mixing, folding soft ingredients and to remove ingredients from a bowl or plate

Spatula

used to flip flapjacks or burgers or serve bars and cake

Peeler

Tool to remove the outer layer of fruits and veg

Chef's Knife

All purpose large knife used to slice, mince, chop, cube and dice.

Paring Knife

All purpose small knife used as an extension of the hand for small cuts, garnishes, paring or coring

Butcher's Knife

specialty knife used when cutting meats because of its thicker broad blade

Serrated Knife

knife that has a carved or hollowed out blade edge for use in cutting foods that are firm on the outside yet soft inside

Pastry Blender

Hand held utensil used to "cut" firm shortening or butter into small pieces while mixing with flour mixtures which is the first step in making most pastry

Rotary Beater

tool used to speedily mix or whip ingredients. ... the fore-runner of the electric mixer

Rolling Pin

tool used to flatten dough for rolls, pizza, cookies or crusts