Kitchen Utensils

a mixing tool that is used to beat, blend, and incorporate air into a food

• whisk

• ladle

• rotary beater

a thermometer used to check the internal temperature of meat

• meat thermometer

• Galileo thermometer

• internal thermometer

_______ is a baking tool that is used to flip, mix, and spread and perfect for delicate dishes such as omelets and cake batter

• straight edge spatula

• flexible spatula

• tongs

are used to measure ingredients less than 1 cup

• sifter

• measuring spoons

• dry measures

a cutting tool used to cut, shop, and slice meat and produce

• kitchen shears

• peeler

• chef's knife

a cutting tool that is used to shred and grate foods such as cheese and produce

• peeler

• shredder-grater

• chef's knife

Used to blend fats such as shortening into flour for pastries

• rotary beater

• pastry blender

• flexible spatula

a preparation tool used to suck and squirt cooking liquid from a pan onto roasting meat or poultry, thus moistening it

• ladle

• baster

• whisk

a mixing tool used to separate fine material from coarse material such as flour

• pastry blender

• shredder-grater

• sifter

used to strain off liquid from food, especially after cooking

• sifter

• strainer (colander)

• baster