Essential Kitchen Tools and Their Uses

Liam, Benjamin, and Jackson are cooking together. Why would they use a wooden cutting board?

• To make chopping and slicing easier

• To serve as a built-in serving platter

• To provide extra counter space

• To make cleanup easier

Noah and David are preparing a cake for Abigail's birthday party. Why do they choose stainless steel mixing bowls for most mixing tasks?

• They are easy to handle and won't break

• They can be used in a double boiler setup

• They come with lids for storage

• All of the above

Noah, Anika, and Mia are planning to cook a meal together. They have quinoa, rice, and a recipe that requires a blended purée. They have a fine-mesh strainer in their kitchen. What can they use the strainer for?

• Rinsing the quinoa

• Rinsing the rice

• Straining the blended purée for the recipe

• All of the above

Noah is making spaghetti for dinner and Michael is helping him. They have boiled the pasta and now they need to get rid of the water. What kitchen tool should they use?

• Draining pasta or canned foods

• Rinsing vegetables

• Steaming vegetables

• All of the above

Noah, David, and Rohan are planning to cook dinner together. They are debating on what type of spoon to use for cooking. Noah suggests using a wooden spoon. Why would Noah recommend a wooden cooking spoon?

• They are gentle on pans and won't scratch the surface

• They are naturally antibacterial

• They won't react with the acid in foods

• All of the above

Aiden, Anika, and Liam are planning a camping trip. They are discussing the advantages of using a metal cooking spoon for their cooking needs. What could be a potential advantage?

• Easier to clean than wooden spoons

• Thin and sturdy for sliding under heavy pieces of food

• Helps scrape bits off the bottom of a pan

• All of the above

Kai is baking a cake and wants to know why a silicone spatula would be useful in the process. What are the reasons?

• Handy for folding together baking ingredients

• Scraping out batter from a mixing bowl

• Thinly spreading frosting

• All of the above

During a dinner party, Liam needs to serve his guests some soup. What can he use a soup ladle for?

• Serving stews, soups, and chili

• Pouring stock into jars

• Portioning soup into meal prep containers

• All of the above

Emma is baking a cake and she has both dry and liquid ingredients to measure. Daniel told her that the measuring cups for dry ingredients are different from those for liquid ingredients. Liam is confused and asks why. Can you explain why?

• Dry measuring cups are made to fill to the brim without packing

• Liquid measuring cups have measurements below the top of the cup

• Dry measuring cups are used for wet ingredients

• Liquid measuring cups are used for dry ingredients

Abigail is cooking dinner for her friends Nora and Hannah. She wants to add garlic to the dish. Why would she use a garlic press?

• To mince garlic by hand

• To crush a lot of garlic at once

• To produce uniformly minced garlic

• All of the above