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Tools, Equipment, and Paraphernalia for
meal preparation.
Airpot

It is a container for storing and dispensing

coffee or other beverages that maintain a
constant temperature by use of glass
insulation.
Blender
It is used to mix, puree, or emulsify
food and other substances. It consist of
a blender jar with rotating metal blade
at the bottom, powered by an electric
motor in the base.
How to use a Food Blender
• Choose a flat, dry surface on which to operate your blender.
• Make sure that all parts are placed in their appropriate places before
operating.
• Put the blender jar onto base and plug the blender.
• Place all the ingredients in the blender and put the lid on firmly.
• Start operating by choosing the setting appropriate for the task you are
going to do.
• You may add food or ingredients through the secondary lid while the
blender is running
• Clean the blender after use.
Coffeemaker
It is an electric countertop appliance
that brews hot coffee automatically. It
consist of a hot plate, a carafe or glass
coffee pot, filter basket, and water
reservoir.
How to use coffeemaker:
• Fill the carafe with water according to the number of cups of coffee you
need to make.
• Pour the water the carafe into the reservoir of the coffeemaker, and place
the carafe back into position.
• Place a coffee filter into the filter basket. The amount of coffee you’ll
need to add depends on how strong or weak clients like it.
• Then, add the coffee into the filter using a spoon.
• Turn on the coffeemaker and wait for your coffee to brew.
Kitchen cutting board
This is often made of wood or
plastic and come in various widths
and sizes. It is used for cutting
board.
Electric knife
It is an electrical kitchen
device used for slicing
foods. An electric knife
requires less physical
effort than an ordinary
knife and produces
neater slices. The device
consists of two serrated
blades that are clipped
together.
Food Processor

It is a multipurpose kitchen
appliance that can quick
and easily chop, slice,
shred, grind, and puree
almost any food.
How to use food processor
• Assemble the food processor using the instructions in the manual.
• Wash the food that you are going to use for the hand processor. Some of the
common foods that are use with processors are fruits, vegetables, cheese,
nuts, salad dressings, and many more. Before putting the food you are
going to process, make sure that you cut out the parts that you do not want
included in the mixture. This can be stalks of the vegetables or hard parts
and peelings.
• Cut large pieces of the ingredients that you want to process into smaller
pieces. Using pieces that are too large will weaken the machine’s motor and
can cause permanent damage.
• Put the food that you are going to prepare inside the food processor and
make sure to put on the lid of the processor tightly. After this you can turn
on the food processor.
• Continue to process the food with intermittent pauses. This will prevent
the motor from overheating.
• Watch the contents of the container so that you can control the fineness of
the chopping of the food inside the processor. If you are going to mix a
salad dressing you can use the tube on top of food processor’s cover so
that you won’t have to open the food chopper’s lid.
 Microwave Oven

Commonly referred to as a microwave, it is a kitchen appliance

that heats and cooks foods by exposing it to electromagnetic
radiation in the microwave spectrum.
 Tips in using a Microwave Oven
• Cooking in a microwave oven is unlike any of conventional cooking. You must follow different set
of microwave-specific cooking rules. Although you can’t microwave every king of food , your
microwave oven can be a useful cooking tool. Microwaving has some ground rules:
a) Don’t use traditional metal cookware in your microwave. Microwave can’t pass through metal, so
you can’t cook with traditional metal cookware.
b) Don’t try recipes that require a lot of water, such as pasta in a microwave. They don’t cook well
in a microwave and will probably cook in less time on your stovetop.
c) Arrange foods so that they cook evenly. Face the thickest parts, like broccoli stalks, outward
toward the oven walls. Arrange foods of the same size and shape, such as potatoes, in a circle or
square with space between them and no items in the center.
d) Cover dishes. A cover eliminates splattering, and it also cuts down on cooking time.
e. Frequently stir, turn, and rotate foods. This ensures an even distribution of
heat.
f. Cut foods into small pieces, if possible. Small pieces cook more quickly
than large ones.
g. Before cooking, use a fork to pierce foods that have skins, such as
potatoes, hotdog and sausages. Piercing allows steam to escape that could
otherwise lead to sudden popping and splattering.
h. Be sure to use the defrost power setting (30-40 percent of full power)
when thawing food. Doing so will ensure that the food defrosts in a slow and
even manner. Turning and rotating the food every so often also helps as you
defrost.
 Stove
It is a kitchen appliance
used for cooking or
heating that operates by
burning fuel or using
electricity.