8Th Grade Life Skills

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Dry Measuring Cups

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Measures dry ingredients: flour and sugar. comes in sets of 1/4, 1/3, and 1 cup.

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Measuring Spoons

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measure smaller amounts of liquid and dry ingredients. Sizes: 1/4 teaspoon, 1/2, 1, and 1 table spoon.

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Liquid Measuring cups

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have a spout for pouring and measurements marked on the side in cups, ounces, and milliliters. Sizes: 4 cups 2 cups, 1 cup.

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Mixing utensils

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blends ingredients. use some mixing utensils for variety of tasks. can be used for only a specific task

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Utensils

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Small kitchen tools

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Mixing bowls

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hold ingredients you mix, come in graduated sizes.

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Mixing spoons

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have long handles and are used to combine ingredients. made of metal, plastic, or wood.

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Plastic or rubber scrapers

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scrape bowls and mix ingredints toghet. they have a wide, flexible blade.

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Pastry blenders

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cut shortening int fllour for piecrusts nd biscuits

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wire whisks

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are used for beating and blending. whisks re espciall efficient to stir sauces and beat egg white mixtures.

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sifters

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sift and mix dry inredients together as the pass through a mesh screen. they come in various sizes.

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rotary beaters

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known as han beaters. ou use it to beat eggs and mix thing btters such as pacake batter.

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paring knives

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good for peeling fruits and vegetables

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utility knives

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all purpose knives for cutting and slicing foods

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chefs knives

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used for cutting, mincing, and dicing

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bread knives

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come in handy for slicing bread or baked goods

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cutting boards

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serve as a base for our cutting work, keeping knife blades sharp and counters in good shape

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graters

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used to shred an grate vegetables and cheeses

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kitchen shears

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sturdy scissors used for cutting vegetables, pastry, poultry, and meat. always wash shears thoroughly after use with raw meat or poultry.

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peeler

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are used to peel vegetables and fruits. the blade swivels.

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colanders

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bowls with holes for draining foods, such as cooked pasta.

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strainers

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wire mesh baskets with handles, used to strain liquids from solid foods, such as water from steamed vegetables

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slotted spoons

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helpful for lifting solid food from liquid, like pasta from water

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spatula

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have dull narrow metal blades. useful in eveling dry ingredients, such as flour in measuring cups.

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turners

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wide spatulas, used fo lift an turn foods, such as pancakes or hamburgers.

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tongs

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grasp or hold goods, such as chicken drumstick or a corncob.

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ladle

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helpful when serving hot soup and stews

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cooling racks

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made of wire and allow air to circulate around hot baked products

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cookware

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includes pots, pans, and other containers for use on top of the range, in the conventional oven, or in the microwave oven. cookware items are made of metal, glass, or plastic.

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saucepans and stockpots

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deeper than skillets. they come in a variety of sizes, usually measured in quarts or liters. some have covers. saucepans have one handle, while stockpots have two, one on each side.

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cake pans

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are round, square or rectangular. they can be used for baking many food in addition to cakes.

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loaf pans

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come in different sizes and are used for breads and meat loaves

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casseroles

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or baking dishes, come in a variety of shapes and sizes. theyre deep enough to hold a main-dish mixture and often have covers.

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skillets

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shallow and have long handles. they come in assorted sizes and sometimes have covers.

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baking sheets

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rectangular low sided pans. theyre most often used for baking cookies

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pie pans

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round with sloping sides and come in different sizes

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muffin pans

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six to twelve individual cups to hold muffins and cupcakes

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custard cups

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made from heatproof glass. might use to bake custard or microwave eggs.

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toaster

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holds slices of bread for toastin. some can adjust for thicker breads.

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blender

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has push button speed controls for variety of mixing and chopping tasks, such as blending fruit drinks.

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hand-held mixer

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used for whipping cream icing cake batter, or whipping potatoes. light weight, easy to manage, convenient to store.

safety rule:
insert beaters before plugging in.
unplug first then eject your beaters.
clean the body of the mixer and the cord with a damp towel.

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food processor

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different blades and disks can be used to perform a number of cutting and mixing tasks

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electric skillet

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have a thermostatic control on the handle to regulate cooking temperatures. use to fry, roast, simmer, or bake.

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rolling pin (roller)

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for flattening dough such as pizza or pie crust

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prep cups

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pre-meausuring small amounts of dry-liquid ingredients while following a recipe

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paper bake cups

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for lining muffin/cupcake pan to prevent sticking

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apple corer

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to slice apples into eight pieces while removing the core

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eating utensils (knife, fork, spoon)

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used for eating, do not use in place of cutting, measuring and mixing.

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pasta fork

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lifts and serves pasta

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two timed fork/carving fork

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to hold a food item in place while slicing or cutting.

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aluminum foil/regular

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used for covering any type of food after baking and for storing in refrigerator

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non stick release aluminum foil

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to cover or line cookie or baking sheet to prevent sticking