BASIC BAKING TOOLS AND ITS FUNCTION

Big Glass Bowl (for Wet Ingredients) -Used for mixing wet ingredients

Small Glass Bowl (for Dry Ingredients) -Used for mixing dry ingredients

-a kitchen utensil which uses a gear-

driven mechanism to rotate a set
Electric Beater of beaters in a bowl containing the food
to be prepared. It automates the
repetitive tasks of stirring, whisking or
beating.
-also known as sift
-is a device for separating wanted
elements from unwanted material or for
Sieve characterizing the particle size
distribution of a sample, typically using a
woven screen such as a mesh or net or
metal.

Weighing Scale -used by bakers for measuring food

ingredients.

-a kitchen utensil used primarily to

Measuring Cups measure the volume of liquid or bulk
solid cooking ingredients
-may be made of plastic, glass or metal
-used to measure an amount of an
ingredient either liquid or dry.
Measuring Spoons -may be made of plastic, metal and
other materials.
-available in many size
 -a kitchen utensil used primarily to
Measuring Jars measure the volume of liquid or bulk
solid cooking ingredients
-may be made of plastic, glass or metal

Silicone Spatulas -used for scrapping the sides of bowl,

pan or any other vessel cleanly

Balloon Whisks -kitchen utensils used for whipping light

food ingredients

Wooden Board -used for mixing, kneading and rolling of

bread or dough

Rolling Pin -cylindrical food preparation utensil used

to shape and flatten dough

Cup Cake Liner -papers used to contain batter poured

into cupcake tins.
-made of paper foil, they are usually
corrugated and often decorative
D food

Cookie Sheet -a flat, rectangular metal pan used in an

oven

-also known as baking paper

Parchment Paper -is a grease proof paper that is used for
baking and cooking as it provides heat-
resistant, non-stick surface to bake on
 Spring Form Pan -A type of bakeware that features sides
that can be removed from the base

-is an often cone or triangular-shaped

bag made from cloth, paper or plastic
Disposable Piping Bags that is squeezed by hand to pipe semi-
solid foods by pressing them through a
narrow opening at one end often fitted
with a shaped nozzle

-comes in different shapes and sizes

Piping Nozzle -used for detailed work for decorating
cakes, cookies, cupcakes and other
dessert

-often used for scrapping food from the

side pot, stirring ingredients in curved
Straight Spatula bowls or folding ingredients into each
other
-generally made of a flexible silicone
plastic

-has a long narrow flexible narrow metal

blade with a rounded end and either
plastic or wooden handle to hold onto it
Offset Spatula -makes it easy to smooth cake batter
into the corner of a baking pan and
loosen the cake from the sides of the
pan after it bakes

Cookie Cutter -a tool used to cut out cookie/biscuit

dough in a particular shape

-a tool used by bakers to scrape or

 Side Scraper clean surfaces on which dough has
been worked
-also known as revolving cake stand
Turntable -a flat working surface for decorating
cakes and other pastry
-used both for production of the pastry
item and in fishing
-also known as basting brush
Pastry Brush -used to spread butter, oil or glaze on
food
-used to make layer cakes and are
8 inches Round Cake Tin generally found in 8 or 9 diameters and
½ inches in depth
9 inches Loaf Tin -kitchen utensil in the form of a
container in which bread is baked