TLE 7 - Cookery Expl

TLE 7 - Cookery Exploratory

by Rosanna Jagarap

​Learning Competency: Utilize appropriate kitchen tools, equipment and paraphernalia

Objective: Identify kitchen tools, equipment, and paraphernalia.​

​Cookery or cooking

• ​Is the art, technology, science, and craft of preparing food for consumption.

​Why is cooking important in life?

​because Food and proper cooking is the KEY to health.

​Before we proceed....

​Can you Identify the kitchen tools, equipment and paraphernalia

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What kind of materials the scraper are made of?

• Stainless Steel

• Rubber

• wood

• Stainless steel and rubber

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What is the cutting board made of?

• Wood

• Plastic

• Stainless Steel

• Rubber

​Cooking Utensils list that every kitchen needs!

​Early on, you learned the different kinds of materials in which the kitchen tools are made of. Now, you are going to understand the different kitchen tools, equipment and paraphernalia.

​Baster

​1.) is handy for returning some of the meat or poultry juices from the pan, back to the food. Basting brushes can be used for the same purpose, but they are also convenient for buttering the tops of breads and baked goods after they come out of the oven.

​2. Cans, bottles, cartoons opener

​use to open a food tin, preferably with a smooth operation, and comfortable grip and turning knob.

​3. Colanders

​also called a vegetable strainer are essential for various tasks from cleaning vegetables to straining.

​4. Cutting Boards

​a wooden or plastic board where meats and vegetables can be cut.

​5. Dredgers

​used to shake flour, salt, and pepper on meat, poultry, and fish.

​6. Double boiler

​used when temperatures must be kept below boiling, such as egg.

​7. Emery boards/sharpening steel –

​used to sharpen long knives.

​8. Flipper

​use for turning hamburgers and other food items.

​9. Funnel

​used to fill jars, made of various sizes of stainless steel, aluminum, or of plastic.

​10. Garlic Press

​is a kitchen tool designed for pulping garlic for cooking.

​11. Graters

​used to grate, shred, slice and separate food such as carrots, cabbage and cheese.

​12. Kitchen Knives

​often referred to as cook's or chef's tools, knives are a must for all types of kitchen tasks, from peeling an onion and slicing carrots, to carving a roast or turkey.

​  There are many kinds of knives, each with a specialized use!

​a. Butcher knife

​·       used to section raw meat, poultry, and fish. It can be used as a cleaver to separate small joints or to cut bones. Butcher knives are made with heavy blade with a saber or flat grind.

​b. French knife

​·       used to chop, dice, or mince food. Heavy knives have a saber or flat grind.

​c. Roast beef slicer

​·       used to slice roasts, ham, and thick, solid cuts of meats.

​d. Boning knife

​used to fillet fish and to remove raw meat from the bone.

​​e. Fruit and salad knife

​used to prepare salad greens, vegetables, and fruits.

​f. Citrus knife

​·       – used to section citrus fruits. The blade has a two-sided, serrated edge.

​g. Paring knife

used to the core, peel, and section fruits and

vegetables.

​13. Kitchen Shears

​They are practical for opening food packages, cutting tape or string to package foods or simply to remove labels or tags from items. Other cutting tools such as box cutters are just as handy, especially for opening packages.

​14. Measuring cups, spoons

​are among the most important items found

      in any kitchen.

​Commonly used measuring tools at home:

​14-a. Measuring cups for dry ingredients

​are used to measure dry and

solids ingredients.

​14-b.Measuring cups for liquid ingredients

​are commonly made up of

heat-proof glass and transparent so that liquid can be seen.

​14-c. Portion scale/household scale

​used to weight serving portions from used to weigh ingredients.

​14d. Scoops or dippers

​are used to measure the serving of soft foods.

​14-e. Measuring spoons

​are used to measure smaller quantities of   

ingredients. 

​15. Pasta Spoon or Server

​used to transfer a little or much-cooked pasta to a waiting plate, without a mess. Pasta spoons are best used with spaghetti-style or other long pasta noodles; you can use a large slotted serving spoon

for short pasta.

​16. Potato Masher

​used for mashing cooked potatoes, turnips, carrots, or other soft-cooked vegetables.

​17. Rotary egg beater

​– used for beating a small number of eggs or batter. The beaters should be made up of stainless steel, and gear-driven for ease in rotating.

​18. Scraper

​- a rubber or silicone tool to blend or scrape the food from the bowl; metal, silicone, or plastic egg turners or flippers.

​19. Seafood Serving Tools

​make the task of cleaning seafood and removing the shell much easier. For cooking seafood, utensils will vary depending on what you are cooking.

​20. Serving spoons

​a utensil consisting of a small, shallow bowl on the handle, used in preparing, serving, or eating food.

​21. Serving Tongs

​enables you to more easily grab and transfer larger food items, poultry or meat portions to a serving platter, to a hot skillet or deep fryer, or to a plate. It gives you a better grip and the longer the tongs, the

better especially when used with a deep fryer, a large stock pot or at the barbecue.

​22. Soup Ladle

​used for serving soup or stews, but can also be used for gravy, dessert sauces, or other foods.

​23. Spoons

​solid, slotted, or perforated. Made of stainless steel or plastic, the solid ones are used to spoon liquids over foods and to lift foods, including the liquid out of the pot.

​24. Temperature Scales

​used to measure heat intensity.

​25. Two-tine fork

​used to hold meats while slicing, and to turn solid pieces of meat while browning or cooking Made of stainless steel and with heat-proof handle.

​26. Vegetable peeler

​used to scrape vegetables, such as carrots and potatoes, and to peel fruits. The best ones are made of stainless steel with a sharp double blade that swivels.

​27. Whisks

​used for whipping eggs or batter, and for blending gravies, sauces, and soups. The beaters are made of looped steel piano wires which are twisted together to form the handle.

​28. Wooden spoons

​continue to be kitchen essentials because of their usefulness for used for creaming, stirring, and mixing. They should be made of hard wood.

Definition of Term:

​Equipment - are more complicated tools.

​Paraphernalia - miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity.

​Kinds of Equipment:

Refrigerators/Freezers

​are necessary for preventing bacterial infections from food. Most refrigerators have special compartments for meat, fruits and vegetables to keep the moisture content of each type of food.

​Microwave Ovens

​have greatly increased their use in the food industry. Foods can be prepared ahead of time, frozen or refrigerated during the slack periods, and cooked or heated quickly in microwave ovens.

​Blenders

​used to chop, blend, mix, whip, puree, grate and liquefy food.