To cut apple

and similar
fruits easily
Apple
while Cf. peeler
Cutter
simultaneously
removing the
core and pips.
An implement
resembling a
simple pipette,
consisting of a
tube to hold
the liquid, and
a rubber top
which makes
use of a partial
vacuum to
Used during
control the
cooking to
liquid's intake
Baster — cover meat in
and release.
its own juices
The process of
or with a sauce.
drizzling the
liquid over
meat is called
basting –
when a pastry
brush is used
in place of a
baster, it is
known as a
basting brush.

Commonly
used to create a
Blowtorch, hard layer of
Blow torch
blowlamp caramelized
sugar in a
crème brûlée.[2]

Twists the
Bottle
metal cap off
opener
of a bottle
To finely and
consistently
chop/mince
Mezzaluna
foods,
especially
herbs.
 A disc with a
raised rim,
designed to
ensure an even
distribution of
temperature
throughout the
pot. This
preventing
Preventing
bubbles from
Milk watcher, liquids from
Boil over forming in
Milk guard, boiling over
preventer liquids such as
Pot minder outside of the
milk, or water
pot
which contains
starch (for
instance if
used to cook
pasta). Can be
made of metal,
glass or
ceramic
materials.
A round, open
topped
container,
capable of
holding liquid.
To hold food,
Materials used
including food
Bowl — to make bowls
that is ready to
vary
be served
considerably,
and include
wood, glass
and ceramic
materials.
A serrated
blade made of
metal, and
long enough to
slice across a
large loaf of
bread. Using a
sawing
To cut soft
Bread knife — motion,
bread
instead of
pushing force
as with most
knives, it is
possible to
slice the loaf
without
squashing it.

—
 This utensil
typically
features a thin
To cut slices in edge to assist
pies or cakes, with slicing,
Cake and Cake shovel, and then and a large
pie server pie cutter transfer to a face, to hold
plate or the slice whilst
container transferring to
a plate, bowl
or other
container.
Used to cut
Cheese knife
cheese.
A gauzed
cotton cloth,
used to
remove whey
To assist in the
from cheese
Cheesecloth formation of
curds, and to
cheese
help hold the
curds together
as the cheese
is formed.
Originally used
to slice large
cuts of beef, it
Chef's knife is now the
general utility
knife for most
Western cooks.

Straining
substances such
as custards,
A conical
Chinoise Chinois soups and
sieve
sauces, or to
dust food with
powder
A bowl-shaped
container with
holes,
typically made
from plastic or
Used for metal. It
draining differs from a
Colander
substances sieve due to its
cooked in water larger holes,
allowing larger
pieces of food,
such as pasta,
to be drained
quickly.
 Pierces and
Corkscrew removes a cork
from a bottle.

Usually
smaller and
lighter than
A portable butcher's
Cutting
Cutting board board on which blocks,
board
food can be cut. generally
made from
wood or
plastic.
Most dough
scrapers
consist of
To shape or cut
handle wide
Bench dough, and
Dough enough to be
scraper, remove dough
scraper held in one or
Scraper from a
two hands, and
worksurface
an equally
wide, flat,
steel face.
Consists of a
slotted dish for
holding the
Slicing peeled,
egg and a
hard-boiled
Egg slicer — hinged plate of
eggs quickly
wires or blades
and evenly.
that can be
closed to slice.
[3]

Used for lifting

Spatula,
Fish slice or turning food
turner
during cooking

Blends flour
with other
Flour sifter ingredients and
aerates it in the
process.[4]
Funnel Used to channel A pipe with a
liquid or fine- wide, conical
grained mouth and a
substances into narrow stem.
containers with
 a small
opening.[2]
Presses garlic
cloves to create
a puree,
Garlic press
functioning like
a specialized
ricer.

Cheese
Grater grater,
Shredder

A ladle is a type
of serving
Ladle spoon used for
soup, stew, or
other foods.

Mated
colander pot

Traditionally
comes in an 8
Measuring fluid ounce
Measuring cup, size, it is used
jug Measuring to measure
jar either dry or
liquid
ingredients.[6]

Typically sold
in a set that
measures dry or
wet ingredients
Measuring in amounts
spoon from 1/4
teaspoon (1.25
ml) up to 1
tablespoon (15
ml).[7]

A long, rounded
wooden or
marble tool
Rolling pin
rolled across
dough to flatten
it.
Salt shaker

Kitchen
scales,
Scales
Weighing
scales

Pizza cutter Pizza slicer

Potato
masher

To crack open
the hard outer
Nutcracker
shell of various
nuts.
Peel Pizza shovel

Peeler Potato peeler

Ice cream
Scoop
scoop

Shellfish
—
scraper
 Sifter,
Sieve
strainer

Slotted
Skimmer
spoon

Spatula

Generally
made from
either
porcelain or
wood, the
mortar is
shaped as a
bowl. The
To crush food,
pestle,
Mortar and releasing
Molcajete generally
pestle flavours and
shaped like a
aromas
small club, is
used to
forcefully
squeeze
ingredients
such as herbs
against the
mortar.[8]
For gripping
and lifting.
Usually used to
move items on
hot surfaces, Two long arms
such as with a pivot
Tongs
barbecues, or to near the
select small or handle.
grouped items,
such as sugar
cubes or salad
portions.
 For removing
sieves, spoon A wide
hot food from a
sieves, spoon shallow wire-
liquid or
Spider skimmers, or mesh basket
skimming foam
basket with a long
off when
skimmers handle
making broths

Designs vary
considerably;
the earliest tin
openers were
Tin opener Can opener
knives, adapted
to open a tin as
easily as
possible.