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dry solid measuring cups
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measure dry ingredients like flour, sugar, chocolate chips, shortening,and peanut butter. Sizes: one cup. half cup. third cup. fourth cup.
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liquid measuring cup
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measures water, oil, milk etc. check at eye level. miniscus
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measuring spoons
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are used for measuring smaller amounts of liquid and dry ingredients such as sugar, and vanilla. The most common sizes are fourth tsp half tsp 1 tsp and 1 tbsp.
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mixing bowls
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holds ingredients hat you mix and 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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rubber scraper
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are used to scrape bowls and mix ingredients together. Has a wide felxible blade.
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pastry blender
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cuts fat into flour like piecrust and biscuits.
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wire whisk
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are used for beating and blending. Great for stirring sauces and egg mixtures.
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sifter
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sift and mix dry ingreients together as they pass through a mesh screen. Adds air to dry ingredients.
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rotary beater.
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known as handbeaters. You use it to beat eggs and mix thin batters such as pancake batter.
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pairing knife
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good for peeling fruits and veggies. also chopping small amounts
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utility knife
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all purpose knife for cutting and slicing foods.
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chefs knife
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used for cutting, mincing and dicing.
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bread knife
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for slicing bread or baked goods has a serrated edge.
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cutting boards
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serve as a base for your cutting work keeping knife blades sharp and counters in good shape. theyre made out of wood glass plastic bamboo stone disposable.
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grater
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are used to shred veggies and cheese and chocolate.
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kitchen shears
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are sturdy scissors used for cutting veggies pastry poultry and meat. always wear shears throughly after use with raw meat or poultry.
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peelers
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peels skin from veggies and fruits the blade
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colanders
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are bowls with holes for draining foods such as cooked pasta.
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strainers
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are wire mesh baskets with handles used to strain liquids from solid foods such as water and steamed veggies.
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slotted spoons
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are helpful for lifting solid food from liquid like mixed veggies.
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metal spatula
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have dull narrow metal blades theyre useful in leveling dry ingredients such as flour in measuring cups. also good at icing cakes.
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turners
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or wide spatulas are used to lift and turn foods such as pancakes hamburgers or grilled cheese.
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tongs
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grasp or hold foods such as a chicken drumstick hot dog or corn on the cob.
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ladles
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are helpful when serving hot soup and stews.
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cooling racks
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are made of wire and allow air to circulate around hot baked products.
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saucepans and stockpots
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are deeper than skillets. they come in varieties if sizes and are meaasured in quarts and 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 to baking many foods 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 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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are shallow and have long handles. they come in assorted sizes and sometimes have covers.
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baking sheets.
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are rectangular low sided pans theyre most often used for baking cookies.
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pie pans
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are round and sloping sides and come in different sizes.
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muffin pans
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have from six to twelve individual cupos to hold muffins and cupcakes.
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prep cups (custard cups)
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hold pre measuring for ease of preparation
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toaster
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holds slices of bread for toasting. Some can adjust for thicker breads.
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blender
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has push button speeb controls for variety of mixing and chopping task such as blending fruit drinks.
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food proccesor
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different blades and disk can be used to perform a number of cutting and mixing task
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electric skillet
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have thermostatic control on the handle to regulate cooking tempertures use it to fry roast simmer or bake
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hand held electric mixer
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used for whipping cream mixing cake bater and mashed potatoes. metal objects are called beaters. when inserting or ejecting beaters the mixer must be unplugged. when mixing anything start on slow speed and then increase speed cautiously. when creaming butter use high speed until butter is soft and smooth. when ti me to clean mixer and beaters you must use the eject to eject beaters. wipe down main body of mixer. and plug with a damp cloth. put away mixer with correct set of beaters. do not ever immerse mixer or any electric appliance in water.
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non-stick realease aluminum foil.
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similar to parchment paper used for lining baking pans to prevent sticking and burning. also helps keep the pans clean. more expensive then regular foil. therefore it should not be used for wrapping food items. use regular foil for wrapping foods.
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paperbake cups
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used for lining muffin pans to prevent sticking to pan. makes mufins or cupcakes evenly baked.
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