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Kitchen Utensils List and Their Uses

Boiler: A utensil made up of two pans that fit together. Heat from the water boiling in the lower pan cooks food in the upper pan without scorching.

Double boiler: Two saucepans that fit together so that the contents of theupper pan can be cooked or heated by boiling water in the bottom pan. Ifyou don’t have a double boiler, you can improvise by placing a heatproof

mixing bowl over a larger pot filled with water.

Colander: A bowl with holes in the bottom and sides. It is used for washingfood or draining liquid from a solid food.

Dutch oven: A heavy pot with a tight-fitting lid. Dutch ovens are often used for cooking soupsor stews.

Electric mixer: An appliance, either freestanding or handheld, used formixing and beating

Food processor: An electric appliance with a blade that revolves inside acontainer to chop, mix, or blend food

Mortar: A strong bowl used with a pestle to grind, crush, or mashspices and other foods Pestle: A club-shaped utensil used with a mortarto grind, crush, or mash spices or other foods

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Paella pan: A shallow, two-handled skillet used to make and serve paella,Spain’s national dish. (Any large skillet can be used in place of this pan.)

Pastry brush: A small brush with nylon bristles used for coating foodwith melted butter or other liquids

Slotted spoon: A spoon with small openings in the bowl, used to removesolid food from liquid

Springform pan: A pan with a detachable rim

Steamer: A covered pot with an insert something like a strainer, used forsteaming vegetables

Strainer: A small wire-mesh bowl with a handle. It is used to drainliquid from solid food or to remove solid bits from a liquid.

Whisk: A wire utensil for beating foods by hand

Wok: A pot with a rounded bottom and slopingsides, ideally suited for stir-frying. A large skillet

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is a fine substitute.

Zester: A tool that peels off the rind of citrus fruits in thin strips

FOOD PROCESSORan appliance with interchangeable blades within a closed container usedfor slicing, shredding, mincing, chopping, puréeing, or otherwise

processing food at high speeds

HAND MIXERUsed for mixing food. Know the difference between a hand mixer and astand mixer.

STAND MIXERUsed to mix food. Know the difference in a stand mixer and a handmixer.

BLENDER

a mixing appliance, consisting of a container with propeller-like blades at the bottom that are whirled by a high-speed motor to purée, chop, or mix foods.

Oven Toaster

An appliance that operates as both an oven and a toaster.

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