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Kitchen Utensils List and Their Uses
Boiler: A utensil made up of two pans that fit together. Heat from the water boiling in the lower pan cooks food in the upper pan without scorching.
Double boiler: Two saucepans that fit together so that the contents of theupper pan can be cooked or heated by boiling water in the bottom pan. Ifyou don’t have a double boiler, you can improvise by placing a heatproof
mixing bowl over a larger pot filled with water.
Colander: A bowl with holes in the bottom and sides. It is used for washingfood or draining liquid from a solid food.
Dutch oven: A heavy pot with a tight-fitting lid. Dutch ovens are often used for cooking soupsor stews.
Electric mixer: An appliance, either freestanding or handheld, used formixing and beating
Food processor: An electric appliance with a blade that revolves inside acontainer to chop, mix, or blend food
Mortar: A strong bowl used with a pestle to grind, crush, or mashspices and other foods Pestle: A club-shaped utensil used with a mortarto grind, crush, or mash spices or other foods
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Paella pan: A shallow, two-handled skillet used to make and serve paella,Spain’s national dish. (Any large skillet can be used in place of this pan.)
Pastry brush: A small brush with nylon bristles used for coating foodwith melted butter or other liquids
Slotted spoon: A spoon with small openings in the bowl, used to removesolid food from liquid
Springform pan: A pan with a detachable rim
Steamer: A covered pot with an insert something like a strainer, used forsteaming vegetables
Strainer: A small wire-mesh bowl with a handle. It is used to drainliquid from solid food or to remove solid bits from a liquid.
Whisk: A wire utensil for beating foods by hand
Wok: A pot with a rounded bottom and slopingsides, ideally suited for stir-frying. A large skillet
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is a fine substitute.
Zester: A tool that peels off the rind of citrus fruits in thin strips
FOOD PROCESSORan appliance with interchangeable blades within a closed container usedfor slicing, shredding, mincing, chopping, puréeing, or otherwise
processing food at high speeds
HAND MIXERUsed for mixing food. Know the difference between a hand mixer and astand mixer.
STAND MIXERUsed to mix food. Know the difference in a stand mixer and a handmixer.
BLENDER
a mixing appliance, consisting of a container with propeller-like blades at the bottom that are whirled by a high-speed motor to purée, chop, or mix foods.
Oven Toaster
An appliance that operates as both an oven and a toaster.
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