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Kitchen Utensils,
Tools, and Equipment
Measuring Utensils
Dry Measuring Cups
• Used to measure dry ingredients such as flour
and sugar. The usually come in a set of ¼ cup,
1/3 cup, ½ cup, and 1 cup.
Liquid Measuring Cups
• Often clear plastic or glass. They have a spout
for pouring and measurements marked on the
side in cups, ounces, and milliliters. Common
sizes are 1 cup, 2 cups, and 4 cups
Measuring Spoons
• Used for measuring smaller amounts of liquid
and dry ingredients. The most common sizes
are ¼ teaspoon, ½ teaspoon, 1 teaspoon, and
1 tablespoon
Mixing Utensils and
Equipment
Mixing Bowls
• Hold the ingredients that you mix an come in
graduated sizes; made of glass, plastic, or
metal
Mixing Spoons
• Have long handles and are used to combine
ingredients; made of metal, wood, plastic, or
silicone
Plastic Scraper
• Used to mix ingredients and scrape batter off
the side of the bowl; made of metal, wood,
plastic, or silicone
Pastry Blender
• Used to cut shortening into flour for pie crusts
and biscuits
Wire Whisks
• Used for beating and blending; efficient in
combining liquid ingredients and beating eggs
Blender
• Used to mix ingredient together until smooth;
used for smoothies and milkshakes
Hand Mixer
• Electric with beaters; used to combine
ingredients for batters
Other Kitchen
Utensils
Cutting Boards
• Serve as a base for your cutting work, keeping
knife blades sharp and counters in good
shape.
Graters
• Used to shred and grate vegetables and
cheeses
Kitchen Shears
• Sturdy scissors kept in the kitchen and used
for cutting vegetables, pastry, poultry, and
meat. Always wash shears with soap and
warm water after use
Vegetable Peeler
• Used to pare vegetables and fruits; some have
blades that swivel for ease in paring
Colander
• Bowls with holes for draining foods, such as
cooked pasta
Slotted Spoon
• Helpful for lifting solid food from liquid; like
separating vegetables from their cooking
juices
Metal Spatula
• Have dull, narrow blades; useful in leveling dry
ingredients such as flour in a measuring cup
Turner
• Used to lift and turn foods such as pancakes or
burgers
Tongs
• Grasp or hold foods such as a chicken
drumstick or corncob
Ladle
• Help spoon out hot soups or stews
Cooling Rack
• Made of wire and allow air to circulate around
hot baked products so that they cool evenly.
Rolling Pin
• Used to roll out and flatten dough (for
cookies, pies, pizza, etc)
Can Opener
• Can be handheld or electric; used to open
cans
Cookie Scooper
• A small scoop that enables you to create
cookies of uniform shape/size
Apple Corer
• Used to take the core out of apples and cut
apples into slices
Cookware and
Bakeware
Cake Pan
• Come in many shapes and sizes and used for
baking many foods; can be made of glass,
metal, or silicone
Baking Sheet
• Rectangular, low sided pans most often used
for baking cookies and making sweets
Custard Cup
• Made from heatproof glass; used to bake
custard or microwave eggs; can be used to aid
in food prep
Pot Holders/Oven Gloves
• Used to take hot items out of microwave,
oven, or off stove top
Hot Pad
• Used on tables or counter tops to put hot
items on so it does not burn the surface of
table/counter
Griddle
• A flat surface that can be heated to certain
temperatures; used to cook pancakes, French
toast, eggs, etc
Pizza Pan
• Metal pan used to bake pizzas or other items