Chapter 23 Kitchen Utensils and Appliances In this chapter, you will learn about Kitchen utensils Cookware and bakeware Small appliances Large appliances

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.

Words to Know utensil spatula serrated blade tongs ladle colander cookware bakeware double boiler skillet appliance portable appliance major appliance

Kitchen Utensils Utensil: a hand-held, hand-powered tool used to prepare food. What is the most commonly used utensil in your kitchen?

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

Measuring Utensils Dry measuring cups: Used to measure dry ingredients such as flour or sugar.

Measuring Utensils Liquid measuring cups

Measuring Utensils measuring spoons: used to measure ingredients in smaller numbers

Cutting Utensils Serrated blade: a blade with a sawtooth edge.

Cutting Utensils Paring knife: Used for smaller foods

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

Cutting Utensils cutting board: Surface to cut on

Cutting Utensils peeler

Cutting Utensils kitchen shears

Cutting Utensils can opener

Cutting Utensils grater

Mixing Utensils mixing bowls: To combine ingredients

Mixing Utensils large spoons: Used to stir

Mixing Utensils rubber spatulas: To stir and mix

Mixing Utensils pastry blenders

Mixing Utensils Sifters: To take the lumps out of flour

Mixing Utensils Rotary beaters: To mix ingredients

Cooking Utensils Tongs: used to turn or lift foods.

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

Cooking Utensils kitchen fork

Cooking Utensils wide spatula or turner

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

Other Kitchen Utensils strainer and slotted spoon

Other Kitchen Utensils bottle opener

Other Kitchen Utensils Rolling pin: used to flatten dough

Other Kitchen Utensils timer

Other Kitchen Utensils thermometer

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

Cookware and Bakeware Bakeware: items that are used in an oven.

Cookware and Bakeware Double boiler: a small pan that fits inside a larger pan.

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

Discuss What is the most commonly used piece of cookware in your house? From what material is this piece of cookware made?

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.

Discuss List some small appliances you might find in a kitchen. toasters electric skillets blenders electric mixers

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?

Super Sleuth Who invented the first usable dishwasher?

Super Sleuth Answer: Josephine Cochran invented the first usable dishwasher in 1886.