KITCHEN WARE V O C A B U L R Y
Appliance a piece of equipment that performs a special task in the home
Baking tray a metal tray that slides into an oven, on which food can be cooked or heated up
Barbecue a cooking appliance for frying or grilling food outdoors
blender an appliance for turning soft foods into a smoot liquid
Casserole a large dish with a lid for cooking stew-like dishes in an oven
Chopping board a flat piece of wood or plastic for cutting or chopping food on
Colander a bowl with small holes in it, used for washing raw foods or draining boiled water from cooked foods
Cooking pot any deep round container for cooking such as a stockpot in which soups and stews are cooked
Cookwear cooking pots, pans and baking dishes - Cookware can be made of metal, steel or a heatproof ceramic or glass material.
dishwasher a machine that can wash kitchenware and tableware like dirty dishes
Eating utensils tools for eating food, like cutlery or silverware (eg. knives, forks, spoons, etc.)
Toaster an appliance that makes hot toast from slices of bread
Food processor a machine that can chop, mix, blend or liquefy food
Frying pan a shallow pan with a long handle for frying foods
grater a kitchen tool with a surface full of small, sharp-edged holes that can cut food into tiny slices
Grill/boiler an appliance or part of a stove that radiates strong heat directly onto food
Hotplate a round, flat cooking surface on an electric stove
kettle a container with a lid, spout and handle in which water is boiled
tongs a tool with two arms that can be pushed together to pick something up
wok a bowl-shaped metal frying pan from Asia
oven an enclosed cooking space with a door and temperature controls
refrigerator an appliance in which food and drinks are kept cool or frozen
Sauce pan a deep round pan with a lid and long handle for cooking on a hotplate
sink a basin with taps and running water that's fixed into a wall or bench
spatula a kitchen utensil with a handle at one end and a wide flat blade at the other for moving frying food
WHISK a whisk is a cooking utensil which can be used to blend ingredients smoothly
PARCHMENTPAPER a cellulose-based composite that has been processed to give it additional properties like non-stickiness, grease resistance, and resistance to humidity
ROLLINGPIN a cylinder rolled over pastry or dough to flatten or shape it
LEMON SQUEEZER a device used to extract juice from lemons by crushing the lemon using the sharp middle part.
WEIGHINGSCALE a device used to measure weight or mass.
CHOPSTICK a pair of small, thin, tapered sticks of wood, ivory, or plastic, held together in one hand and used as eating utensils
MICROWAVE an electric oven that uses waves of energy to cook or heat food quickly
MIXER kitchen device that uses a gear-driven mechanism to rotate a set of "beaters" in a bowl containing the food or liquids to be prepared by mixing them
EGGSLICER a food preparation utensil used to slice peeled, hard-boiled eggs quickly and evenly
PASTRY BRUSH a small, flat brush for coating pastry with butter, egg, etc.
COOKIECUTTER a device with sharp edges for cutting cookie dough into a particular shape
OVEN GLOVE a padded mitten for handling hot dishes and pans
MEASURINGSPOON a spoon used to measure an amount of an ingredient, either liquid or dry, when cooking
POTATO MASHER a food preparation utensil used to crush cooked food
MUFFIN TIN a type of pan used for baking muffins
ZESTER a kitchen utensil for removing fine shreds of zest from citrus fruit
MORTAR AND PESTLE a set of two simple tools used to prepare ingredients by crushing and grinding them into a fine paste or powder in the kitchen
DISH a shallow, flat-bottomed container for cooking or serving food ooking utensil which can be used to blend ingredients smoothly
CAN OPENER a device that is used in the kitchen to open cans of food
MEASURINGCUPS a cup marked in graded amounts, used for measuring ingredients in cooking
VEGETABLEPEELER a utensil for removing the skin of fruit and vegetables
KNIFESHARPENER a kitchen implement that is used to sharpen knives
GRILLPAN a heavy pan with raised lines on the inside of the base
LADLE a large long-handled spoon with a cupshaped bowl, used for serving soup, stew, or sauce.