Heavenly Father, we come to you today in prayer, asking for

your guidance and wisdom as we begin this class. Prayer

Help us to stay focused and attentive as we learn and grow before class
together.

Please give us the strength to stay motivated and the

courage to ask questions when needed.

We thank you for the opportunity to learn and grow in

knowledge.

May our minds be open to new ideas and our hearts be

filled with understanding.

Amen.
Checking of Assignment #1
Lesson 1:
COOKERY 9

CLEANING,
SANITIZE, AND
STORE KITCHEN
TOOLS AND
EQUIPMENT
Kitchen Tools

Kitchen Tools are small hand-held tools used for

food preparation. Common kitchen tasks include
cutting food items to size, heating food on an
open fire or on a stove, baking, grinding, mixing,
blending, and measuring; different utensils are
made for each task.
 Importance of Cooking Tools and
Equipment in the Kitchen

The following are list of it makes the cooking process more

efficient and safer. Without these tools,

cooking materials, kitchen cooking meals can be frustrating and tiring.

Make sure you invest in the basic tools and

utensils and equipment equipment first

that are commonly found

in the kitchen.
 Cooking Materials

Aluminum Stainless Steel

Aluminum is mostly is the most popular
used in the kitchen and material used for tools
most popular because it and equipment, but it is
is lightweight, attractive more expensive. It is
and less expensive. easier to clean and
shine and will not wear
out easily.
 Cooking Materials

Glass Cast Iron

is used for salad is durable but must be
making and dessert but kept oiled to avoid

not practical for top or rusting. Salad oil without

salt or shortening can be
surface cooking. Great
rubbed inside and out
care is needed to
and dried. Wash with
ensure for long shelf
soap (not detergent)
life. before using.
 Cooking Materials

Double boiler Teflon

-is used when -a special coating applied
temperature must be inside aluminum or steel

kept below boiling, pots and pans. It

prevents food from
such as for egg sauces,
sticking to the pan
puddings, and to keep
food warm without
overcooking.
 Kitchen Tools
Cans and Bottle Opener

- is used to open a food container easily,

and comfortably grip and turn knob.

Colander

- is also called a vegetable strainer are

essential for various tasks from cleaning
vegetables to straining pasta or contents.
Kitchen Tools
 Kitchen Tools
Plastic and Hard Rubber
- are used for cutting and chopping, table
tops, bowls, trays, garbage pails and
canisters. They are much less dulling to
knives than metal and more sanitary than
wood. Plastics are greatly durable and
cheap but may not last long.

Chopping board

- are wooden or plastic board where meat,

fruits and vegetables can be cut.
 Kitchen Tools

Funnels
- are used to fill jars, made of various sizes
of stainless steel, aluminum, or of plastic.

Garlic Presser
- is a kitchen tool that is specifically
designed for the purpose of pulping garlic.
 Kitchen Tools
Graters
- are used to grate, shred, slice and
separate foods such as carrots, cabbage
and cheese.

Kitchen Shears
- They are practical for opening food
packages, cutting tape or string or simply
removing labels or tags from items. Other
cutting tools such as box cutters are also
handy for opening packages.
 Kitchen Tools
Potato Masher

-is used for mashing cooked potatoes,

turnips, carrots or other soft cooked
vegetables

Rotary Egg Beater

- is used for beating small amount of eggs
or batter. The beaters should be made of
stainless steel.
 Kitchen Tools
Rubber Scraper

- a rubber or silicone tool to blend or

scrape the food from the bowl, metal,
silicone or plastic egg turners or flippers

Serving Spoons

-utensils consisting of a small, shallow bowl

on a handle used in preparing, serving, or
eating food.
 Kitchen Tools
Serving Tongs
- enable you to grab easily and transfer
larger food items, poultry or meat portions
to a serving platter, hot deep fryer, and
plate. It gives you a better grip especially
when used with a deep fryer, a large stock
pot or at the barbecue.

Spatula
- is used to level off ingredients when
measuring and to spread frostings and
sandwich fillings.
 Spoons
Kitchen Tools
- solid, slotted, or perforated which are
made of stainless steel or plastic. The solid
ones are used to spoon liquids over foods
and to lift foods, including the liquid out of
the pot.

Temperature Scale
-are used to measure heat intensity. Different
thermometers are used for different purposes in
food preparation – for meat, candy or deep-fat
frying and other small thermometers are hanged
or stand in ovens or refrigerators to check the
accuracy of the equipment’s thermostat.
 Whisks
Kitchen Tools
-It is used for blending, mixing, whipping
eggs or batter, and for blending gravies,
sauces, and soups. The beaters are made of
looped, steel piano wires which are twisted
together to form the handle.

Wooden Spoon
- are used for creaming, stirring, and mixing.
They should be made of hard wood
 Measuring Tools
Measuring Cups for Liquid Ingredients
– are commonly made up of heat-proof
glass and transparent so that liquid can be
seen.

Household Scale
-are used to weigh large quantity of ingredients
in kilos, commonly in rice, flour, sugar, legumes
or vegetables and meat up to 25 pounds.
 Measuring Tools

Scoops or dippers
- are used to measure serving of soft foods,
such as fillings, ice cream, and mashed
potato. Spoons come in variety of sizes,
shapes, materials and colors.
Kinds of KNIVES according to use
 Kinds of KNIFES according to use
French Knife
–is used to chop, dice, or mince food.
Heavy knives have a saber or flat grind.

Fruits and Salad Knife

– is used to prepare vegetables, and fruits.
 Kinds of KNIFES according to use
Kitchen Knife
-often referred to as cook's or chef's tools,
used for all types of kitchen tasks such as
peeling an onion, slicing carrots, carving a
roast or turkey, etc.

Citrus Knife
–has a two-sided blade and serrated edge. It is
used to section citrus fruits.
 Kinds of KNIFES according to use
Paring Knife
– is used to core, peel, and section fruits
and vegetables. Blades are short, concave
with hollow ground.

Vegetable Peeler
-is used to scrape vegetables, such as carrots
and potatoes, and to peel fruits. The best ones
are made of stainless steel with sharp double
blade that swivels.
 Kitchen Equipment

Equipment may refer to a small electrical appliance,

such as a mixer, or a large, expensive, power-operated
appliance such a range or a refrigerator. Equipment like
range, ovens, refrigerators (conventional, convection
and microwave) are mandatory pieces in the kitchen or
in any food establishment.
 Kitchen Equipment
Refrigerator
are necessary in preventing bacterial
infections from foods. Most refrigerators
have special compartment for meat, fruits
and vegetables to keep the moisture
content of each type of food. Butter
compartment holds butter separately to
prevent food odors from spoiling its flavor.
Basically, refrigerator or freezer is an
insulated box, equipped with refrigeration
unit and a control to maintain the proper
inside temperature for food storage.
 Kitchen Equipment
Oven
- a chamber or compartment used for
cooking, baking, heating, or drying.

Microwave Oven
- used for cooking or heating food.
 Kitchen Equipment

Blender
- are used to chop, blend, mix, whip, puree,
grate, and liquefy all kinds of food. A
blender is a very useful appliance. They
vary in the amount of power
(voltage/wattage).
Cleaning, Importance of Cleaning
and Sanitizing
Sanitizing and
Storing Cleaning and sanitizing
procedures must be part of the
standard operating procedures
that make up your food safety
program. Improperly cleaned
and sanitized surfaces allow
harmful microorganisms to be
transferred from one food to
another.
 Cleaning
is the process of removing It removes bacteria from surfaces.
food and other types of soil Sanitizing involves the use of heat
from a surface, such as a dish,
glass, or cutting board. Sanitizing or chemicals to reduce the number
of microorganisms to safe levels.
Cleaning is done with a
cleaning agent that removes
food, soil, or other
substances.
 Detergents
These are cleaning agents, solvents or
any substance used to wash
tablewares, surfaces, and equipment.
Cleaning
Compound
Example: soap, soap powders, cleaners,
acids, volatile solvents and abrasives. The label should indicate if the product can
be used on a food?contact surface. The right
cleaning agent must also be selected to make
cleaning easy.
 Solvent Cleaners
commonly referred to as degreasers
used on surfaces where grease has
burned on. Ovens and grills are
examples of areas that need frequent
degreasing. These products are alkaline
based and are formulated to dissolve
grease.
 Acid Cleaners
Used periodically in removing mineral
deposits and other soils that detergents
cannot eliminate such as scale in
washing machines and steam tables,
lime buildup on dishwashing machines
and rust on shelving.

(Ex.: phosphoric acid, nitric acid,etc.)

These products vary depending on the
specific purpose of the product.
 Abrasives
-Abrasives are cleaners containing
small mineral particles, which create a
scouring effect that removes dirt firmly
attached to a surface.

-Generally used to remove heavy

accumulations of soil that are difficult
to remove with detergents, solvents
and acids. These products must be
carefully used to avoid damage to the
surface being cleaned.
Other Chemicals used for cleaning
and/or sanitizing kitchen equipment and
utensils are the following:

1. ammonia
2. dish washing liquid
3. chlorine
4. carbolic acid
5. timsen
6. disinfectants
7. soap
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