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COOKERY 8
 MODULE 2
KITCHEN TOOLS AND
EQUIPMENT
Objectives of the lesson:

After reading this module, the learners should be able to:

1. identify types of tools, equipment and paraphernalia

2. utilize appropriate kitchen tools, equipment and

paraphernalia;
(TLE_HECK7/8UT-0a-1)
Cooking Materials
Uses / Functions:
1. Food steamer or steam cooker -
is a small kitchen appliance used to
 cook or prepare various foods with
steam heat
2. Teflon - is a special
coating applied inside
aluminum or steel pots and
pans. It prevents food from
sticking to the pan. Use
wooden or plastic spatula
to turn or mix food inside.
To wash and clean, take
care not to scratch the
Teflon coating with sharp
instrument such as knife or
fork.
3. Pressure cooker –
is an airtight cooking device
that cook food quickly, thanks
to the steam pressure that
builds up inside
4. Wok –
used in a range of
Chinese cooking techniques
including stir frying, steaming,
pan frying, deep frying,
poaching, boiling, braising,
searing, stewing, making soup,
smoking and roasting nuts
5. Frypan, or Skillet –
is a flat-bottomed pan
used for frying, searing,
and browning foods. It is
typically 20 to 30 cm (8
to 12 in) in diameter with
relatively low sides that
flare outwards, a long
handle, and no lid.
6. Kettle - is a metal vessel, with a
flat bottom, used to heat water on a
stovetop or hob. They usually have a
handle on top, a spout, and a lid.
Some also have a steam whistle that
indicates when the water has
reached boiling point.
7. Double boiler - used
when temperature must be
kept below boiling, such as
for egg sauces, puddings,
and to keep food warm
without overcooking
KITCHEN TOOLS AN
IT`S FUNCTION

1. Strainer - used to
strain or sift dry
ingredients.

2. Can opener - used

to open food
containers.
3. Cutting boards - are wooden or
plastic board where meat, fruits and
vegetables are cut. Used to protect
counter tops while cutting and
chopping food.

4. Funnels - are used to fill jars,

made of various sizes of
stainless steel, aluminum or of
plastic
5. Graters - are used to grate, shred,
slice and separate vegetables such
as carrots, cabbage and cheese.
.
6. Kitchen shears - are used for
opening food packages, cutting
tapes or strings or simply
remove labels or tags from items
7. Kitchen knives - often referred to
as cook’s or chef’s tools used for all
types of kitchen tasks such as
peeling, slicing, carving and cutting

8. Vegetable peeler - used to

scrape vegetables such as
carrots and potatoes and to peel
fruits. They are made of
stainless steel with sharp double
blade that swivels.
 9. Potato masher - used for
mashing cooked potatoes,
turnips, carrots or other soft
cooked vegetables.

10. Rubber scrapper - a

rubber or silicone tool used
to blend or scrape the food
from the bowl. Used to
remove also bits of food on
side of the bowl.
11. Serving spoons - are
small, shallow bowl on a
handle used in preparing,
serving or eating food.

12. Serving tongs - used to

grab and transfer food items,
poultry or meat portions to a
serving platter, hot deep
fryer and plate
13. Spatula - used to level off
ingredients when measuring and to
spread frostings and sandwich fillings.
14. Spoons - are solid, slotted or
perforated which are made of stainless
steel or plastic. Used to spoon liquids
over foods and to lift foods.
15. Fork - a utensil made of metal,
whose long handle terminates in a head
that branches into several narrow and
often slightly curved tines with which one
can spear foods either to hold them to
cut with a knife or to lift them to the
mouth
16. Plate - a broad, concave, but mainly
flat vessel on which food can be served
17. Whisks - are used for blending,
mixing, whipping eggs or batter and for
blending gravies, sauces, and soups
18. Wooden spoon - made of hard wood
which are used for creaming, stirring and
mixing
19. Strainer - used to strain or sift dry
ingredients
 MEASURING TOOLS & IT`S
FUNCTION

1. Measuring glass - made of

transparent glass or plastic used for
measuring ingredients
2. Graduated cup are made of
stainless or plastics with measurements
(1, 3/4, 2/3, ½, 1/3, ¼, 1/8) marked on
each side.
3. Measuring spoons - consist of a set
of spoons with different sizes for
measuring small quantities of
ingredients
• Household scales - are used
to weigh large quantity of
ingredients in kilos, commonly
in rice, flour, sugar, legumes or
vegetable and meat up to 25
pounds
EQUIPMENT & IT`S
FUNCTION
• Refrigerators/freezers -
necessary in preventing bacterial
infections from foods. These are
isolated box, equipped with
refrigeration unit and a control to
maintain the proper inside
temperature for food storage

*Microwave oven - are used

for cooking or heating food.
• Rice cooker or rice steamer -
an automated kitchen appliance
designed to boil or steam rice

Oven - a chamber or compartment

used for cooking, baking, heating or
drying.

Blenders - are used to chop, blend, mix

whip, puree, grate, and liquify all kinds of
food
What I Can Do
1. You were asked by your parents to cook “Pinakbet”.

A.List down the tools and equipment needed in cooking Pinakbet 

B. Describe the uses of each tool and equipment in cooking “Pinakbet”

2. Answer the Assessment

• Prepared by:
NORA VALANE G. GRANDE
TLE Teacher

Claveria National High School

Claveria, Cagayan