BAKING TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT AND THEIR USES

Measuring Tools
Spoons, cups, bowls. Measuring tools in a
number of different materials and sizes, and
it’s important that you have a set. You’re
going to need them to measure out your wet
and dry ingredients.

Bench Scraper
Baking
You can use Pans down your counters
it to scrape
Rolling Pin
When
so you don’t end putting
up withyour baked
sticky goods
dough left in the oven,
It would be impossible for you to flatten the
behind. you’re going to need a pan to place them in or
dough of any of your baked goods without a
on.
rolling pin.
Pastry Cutter
Just like a pizza cutter, this tool involves a
straight-edgeParchment
wheel that Paper
is used to cut dough
into strips. You can line your pans to keep your baked
goodies from sticking, or you can lay them
out on your counters to protect that
Cookie Cutters
beautiful granite top from flour and sugar.
As the name obviously implies, these
particular tools are designed for cutting out
cookie shapes.
Wax Paper
Like parchment paper, wax paper can be used
for lining baking pans or storing baked goods
Mixing Bowls so they don’t dry.
You should have mixing bowls in a variety of
sizes because many recipes require you to mix
dry and wet ingredients separately before
Rubber Spatulas
combining them.
You can use it to scrape bowls so every last
drop of batter ends up in the pan instead of
down your sink.
Mixers
The hand mixer is small allowing it to be easily
stored away. You simply hold it by the handle, put
it into the bowl, and turn it on.
Icing Spatula
It’s also great for loosening your baked
goods from the pan. Any baker can tell you
that even with oiling your pan, you’re going
Whisk to have some slight sticking.
You can also use it for folding sometimes
too. Narrower whisks are great for use in
your pots and pans when making curds and
pastry creams on the stove top.
Pastry Brush
Brushes like those actually have a lot of
uses from brushing on BBQ sauces to
applying glazes to baked goods.

Pastry Crimping Wheel

This particular wheel has a fluted design
that’s used to cut dough to have a
decorative edge.

Wooden Spoon(s)
One wooden spoon is enough, but this
tool is so handy, it can sometimes be
helpful to have a couple around.

Kitchen Scissors
They can be useful in so many different
ways: Snipping fresh herbs, cutting
parchment to fit a pan, and even just
opening stubborn packages and
containers.

Chef's Knife
This all-purpose knife is great for slicing,
dicing, chopping, and mincing just about
any ingredient your recipe calls for.

Citrus Juicer
You can just as easily use your hands or
a fork to help squeeze out the juice of a
lemon for your citrus desserts, but if
you want to get every last drop, invest
in a juicer.