Chapter 23
Kitchen 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
 bakeware
 spatula
 double boiler
 serrated blade
 skillet
 tongs
 appliance
 ladle
 portable appliance
 colander
 major appliance
 cookware
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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.
toasters
electric skillets
blenders
electric 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.
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