1. Equipment in Culture

2. Italian Cuisine

3. Unique Equipment and Tools
Pasta Machine
Mezzaluna: half-moon-shaped knife with handles at the ends of the blade. Cooks roll the blade from side to side to chop herbs and vegetables
Ravioli cutter
Pizza Stone
Pasta Pot
Parmesan Cheese Grrater

4. Chinese Cuisine

5. Unique Equipment and Tools
Wok: used for stir frying, boiling, deep fat frying and steaming
Bamboo Steamer: used for steaming all types of food (Dim sum, Peking duck pancakes, fish and vegetables)
Cooking Chopsticks: made of bamboo and are generally much longer than normal chopsticks
Used when deep frying and for handling noodles and mixing ingredients
Rice Cooker: most modern households have an electric rice cooker
Rice is cooked to perfection every time with minimum effort

6. Thai Cuisine

7. Unique Equipment and Tools
Mortar and Pestle: used to make curry pastes and for bruising lemon grass, citrus rind, garlic and coriander roots
Stove: made of clay. The insert holds a wok or pot. In small villages charcoal stoves are the main source of cooking heat. The hole at the bottom allows air to flow in Bamboo Rice Steamer
Coconut Grater: coconut is used extensively in Thai cooking
Cleaver: used to chop, slice and dice meats, vegetables and herbs

8. Indian Cuisine

9. Unique Equipment and Tools
Handi: deep, narrow-mouthed cooking vessel used in north India
Food Processor: to grind the spices
Pressure Cooker: used to cook lentils and meat quickly
Tava: flat griddle and is traditionally made of cast iron, used to make bead

10. Mexican Cuisine

11. Unique Equipment and Tools
Comal (Griddle): a large round griddle usually made of clay, aluminum or cast iron. Used to warm tortillas and roast chilies and vegetables
Molinillo (Wooden whisk or stirrer): a cylinder of wood that is spun between the hands in a cup of hot chocolate to produce a foam on the top
Tamale Steamer: a large stockpot with a metal colander insert

12. Greek Cuisine

13. Unique Equipment and Tools
Mortar and Pestle: used to grind spices and crush fresh herbs and garlic
Honey Dipper: drips honey slowly on them without adding too much of spilling
Briki (Coffee pot): traditionaly made from copper, used on the stovetop to make thick rich Greek coffee
Olive Oil Can: Makes it easier to pour

14. French Cuisine

15. Unique Equipment and Tools
Copper Pots: provide even heat distribution
Microplane: used to zest lemons, limes, cheese and chocolate
French Knife: most used knife by che’s because it is multifunctional. Used to slice, dice, mince, etc.
Cheese Knife: used to cut various types of cheese