An essential tool for food

preparation that slices, grinds,

and cuts food into shapes, such
GRATER
as strips or bits, so the ingredient
can be evenly dispersed into the
food being prepare

MEASURING amounts of both dry and liquid

CUP ingredients.

Typically sold in a set that

measures dry or wet ingredients
MEASURING
in amounts from 1/4 teaspoon
SPOON
(1.25 ml) up to 1 tablespoon (15
ml).[6]

To blend ingredients smooth, or

to incorporate air into a mixture,
WHISK
in a process known
as whisking or whipping

CUTTING A portable board on which food

BOARD can be cut.
 funnel is often used to pour liquid
FUNNEL or a fine substance into a small
opening, such as a bottle or jar..

A colander (or cullender) is a

bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with
holes in it used for draining food
such as pasta or rice.
COLANDER Acolander is also used to rinse
vegetables. The perforated
nature of the colander allows
liquid to drain through while
retaining the solids inside.

MIXING A mixing bowl is a bowl used

BOWL for mixing of ingredients.

A kitchen device that is most

used to strain liquids away from
STRAINERS other ingredients but also to
ocassionally sift fine ingredients
away from larger ingredients

A utensil used for the canning of

foods when working with glass
jars. As the jars for canning are
sterilized in a hot water bath or
JAR LIFTER as they are pressure cooked with
water converted to steam, the
sealed jars become very hot and
require a device to remove them
from the cooker.
 tray. a flat, shallow container or
receptacle made of wood, metal,
etc., usually with slightly raised
TRAY edges, used for carrying,
holding, or displaying articles of
food, glass, china, etc. forming a
drawer.

wooden spoons in western

cultures are generally medium to
WOODEN large spoons used for mixing
LADLE ingredients for cooking or baking.
They may be flat or have a small
dip in the middle.

a container of earthenware,
metal, etc., usually round
and deep and having a handle
or handles and often a lid, used
POT for cooking, serving, and other
purposes. such a container with
its contents: a pot of stew. the
amount contained in or held by a
pot; potful.

PRESSURE A cooking utensil that creates

COOKER pressurized steam to cook
foods.

A basin is a container that holds

BASIN
water and is used for washing
 Brushes made for multiple
kitchen tasks. They can be used
for sanitary cleaning or they can
FOOD be used to clean food, such as
BRUSHES vegetables, fruit, mushrooms, or
shellfish. Kitchen brushes are
available in many shapes and
sizes.

A kitchen device used to

measure the weight of
FOOD SCALE ingredients and other food.
Kitchen scales are available in
balance or spring model

1. A device that can be set

for a number of minutes
(usually up to one hour)
that sounds an alarm
such as a bell or buzzer
TIMER
when the specified
amount of time has
elapsed; commonly used
when cooking or baking.

A stainless knife is a cutting

tool used in food preparation.
STAINLESS
The chef's knife was originally
KNIFE
designed primarily to slice and
disjoint large cuts of beef.

“jelly strainer bags”) are fine

mesh bags designed to strain
JELLY
liquid mixtures in order to clarify
STRAINER
them into a clear liquid for use in
BAG
making jellies, or for drinking as
a juice.