FOOD FOR LIFE

1. Slotted spoon Function : to retrieve items from a cooking liquid Material : Plastick or stainless stell How to Clean : Wash with soap used sponge. 2. Grid Iron Function : for grilling meat, fish, vegetables, or combinations of such foods. Material : Metal How to Clean : Soak with soap before, clean with ironbrush and rinse with water.. 1. Food storge container Function : Storing a food and preparation. Material : Metal or plastick How to Clean : Wash with soap used sponge.

1. Pastry wheel Function : Cuts straight or crimped lines through dough for pastry or pasta.. Material : Metal or stainless stell How to Clean : Wash with soap used sponge. 2. Pastry blender Function : to mix a hard (solid) fat into flour in order to make pastries. The tool is usually made of narrow metal strips or wires attached to a handle, and is used by pressing down on the items to be mixed (cutting in). It is also used to break these fats (shortening, butter, lard) into smaller pieces. There are several alternatives to using a pastry blender. One is to work the fat into the flour with the fingertips, though this requires having a good "touch" and knowing just how lightly to work the fat into the flour without melting it. Another is to use two table knives like a pair of scissors, one knife in each hand. A third is to use a food processor. Material : Metal or stainless stell How to Clean : Wash with soap used sponge. 3. Pot holder Function : used...

1. Lemon squeezer Function : A juicer, similar in function to a lemon reamer, with an attached bowl. Material : Plastick or stainless stell How to Clean : Wash with soap used sponge. 2. Melon baller Function : Small scoop used to make smooth balls of melon or other fruit, or potatoes. Material : Plastick or stainless stell How to Clean : Wash with soap used sponge. 3. Nutcracker Function : To crack open the hard outer shell of various nuts. Material : Metal or stainless stell How to Clean : Wash with soap used sponge.

1. Apple cutter Function : To cut apple and similar fruits easily while simultaneously removing the core and pips. Material : Metal or stainless stell How to Clean : Wash with soap used sponge. 2. Cleaver Function : Hacking through bone or slicing large vegetables (such as squash). The knife's broad side can also be used for crushing in food preparation (such as garlic). Material : Metal or stainless stell How to Clean : Wash with soap used sponge. 3. Fillet knife Function : A long, narrow knife with a finely serrated blade, used to slice fine filet cuts of fish or other meat. Material : Metal or stainless stell How to Clean : Wash with soap used sponge.

1. Mezzaluna Function : To finely and consistently chop/mincefoods, especially herbs. Material : Metal or stainless stell How to Clean : Wash with soap used sponge. 2. Oven mitt Function : protect the wearer's hand from hot objects such as ovens, stoves, cookware, etc.. Material : Nilon How to Clean : If has dirty washing with soap and dried. 3. Pizza cutter Function :  The most common uses a wheel that rotates in a circle while a person moves the cutter in a direction that they would like to cut the pizza Material : Stainless steel How to Clean : Washing with soap.

1. Tamis Function : as a strainer, grater, or food mill Material : Metal or wood How to Clean : Wash with soap used sponge. 2. Tongs Function : to grip and lift objects Material : Stainless steel How to Clean : Wash with soap used sponge. 3. Kitchen twine Function : For trussing roasts of meat or poultry. Material : Nilon How to Clean : -

1. Cheese knife Function : specially for cut the cheese Material : Metal, plastic How to Clean : Wash with soap used sponge. 2. Crab cracker Function : crack the hard shells of crabs and lobsters by pulling the two handles together to access the flesh inside. Material : Stainless steel How to Clean : Wash with soap. 3. Mandoline Function : used for slicing and for cutting . Material : Plastick and Stainless steel How to Clean : Separated all part and wash with soap.

1. Fish scaler Function : Used for lifting or turning food during cooking Material : Metal, wood How to Clean : Wash with soap. 2. Meat grinder Function : Operated with a hand-crank, this presses meat through a chopping or pureeing attachment. Material : Metal, wood How to Clean : separated all part and wash with soap. 3. Meat tenderizer Function : hand-powered tool used to tenderize slabs of meat in preparation for cooking. Material : Iron How to Clean : Wash with soap.

1. Food mill Function : Used to mash or sieve soft foods. Material : Metal, plastick How to Clean : separated all parts and clean it with soap. 2. Funnel Function : Used to channel liquid or fine-grained substances into containers with a small opening. Material : Metal, plastick How to Clean : Just clean it with soap. 3. Garlic press Function : Presses garlic cloves to create a puree. Material : Metal. How to Clean : Clean it with soap and make sure clean from remaining garlic.

1. Bread lame Function : Used to slash the tops of bread loaves. Material : wood, blade metal. How to Clean : If the razor blade is blunt change it with a new. 2. Lemon squeezer Function : separated juice with the lemon. Material : Plastick and metal. How to Clean : because remaind of juice can used for cleaning so you just rinse the utensil. 3. Meat grinder Function : Operated with a hand-crank, this presses meat through a chopping or pureeing attachment. Material : Metal. How to Clean : Open the parts and wash it with soap, after that put it back.

1. Mezzaluna Function : Straining substances such as custards, soups and sauces, or to dust food with powder Material : Blade, handled from wood. How to Clean : it's like a knife so be carefully if you wash it. 2. Microplane Function : To zest citrus fruits or finely grate hard foods such as cheese. Material : Metal, handled from plastic. How to Clean : Because it's sharp so be carefully if you clean it. before it, soak in the watersoap after a few minutes. wash it with soap and dry it. 3. Mortar and pestle Function : To crush food, releasing flavours and aromas Material : Stone, wood. How to Clean : Wash thoroughly after used it

1. Oven glove / oven mitt Function : To protect hands from burning when handling hot pots or trays. Material : Cotton How to Clean : If dirty, wash with soap and reuse after dry. 2. Sugar thermometer Function : Measuring the temperature, or stage, of sugar Material :Metal. How to Clean : Not recommended. 3. Pastry brush / basting brush Function : To spread oil, juices, sauce or glaze on food. Material : Silicon How to Clean : Wash with soap.

1. Blow torch Function : Commonly used to create a hard layer exp : caramelized sugar in a crème brûlée. Material : Butanol gas, iron and plastick. How to Clean : Don't have to clean, just if the gas is empty refill with a new gas bottle. 2. Chinois / Conical Sieve Function : Straining substances such as custards, soups and sauces, or to dust food with powder Material : Stainless steel How to Clean : Washing with soap, rub with sponge and dry it.  3. Colander Function : Used for draining substances cooked in water Material : Stainless steel How to Clean : Washing with soap, rub with sponge and dry it.

Learning how to measure ingredients is essential when you are learning how to cook. The correct balance of ingredients is what makes food taste good. We all know when there is too much salt in something, and can certainly tell when something is too spicy or bitter. Professional cooks make it look so easy by just throwing in a dash of this or a pinch of that, but they have the experience and the feel for measuring without always having to use the exact measuring tool. When you are learning how to cook, it is best to try to be precise with all your measurements. The three basic tools used to measure ingredients in cooking are: 1. Measuring spoons 2. Measuring cups 3. Measuring jug (liquid) 1. Measuring spoons A basic set of measuring spoons come with 5 spoons: 1/8 teaspoon ¼ teaspoon ½ teaspoon 1 teaspoon 1 Tablespoon Function : measuring the ingredients in tablespoon or teaspoon weight. Materials : Plastick, Stainless steel. How to clean : wash with soap...

Stand Mixer Stand mixers mount the motor driving the rotary action in a frame or stand which bears the weight of the device. Stand mixers are larger and have more powerful motors than their hand-held counterparts. They generally have a special bowl that is locked in place while the mixer is operating.  left to right : wire whip, paddle and dough hook A typical home stand mixer will include :  1. Wire whisk  Function : for whipping creams and egg whites 2. Paddle / flat beater  Function : for mixing batters 3. Dough hook Function : for kneading. Materials : Carbon steel How to clean : After used it cleaned with soap and check until it completely clean from remain of ingredients. If you want to more understand about stand mixer, you can watch this tutorial video.

Today i want to explain about tools in the kitchen, how the function, how the materials and how to clean it. This time i have three slicer machine we often used in the kitchen. That is : 1. Meat Slicer Function : Cut the meat into slices with same size. Material: Stainless steel, Iron and plastick How to clean : Clean it with the soap, make sure the remaining pieces is clean too, wipe with napkin until dry. 2. Bread Slicer Function : Cut the bread into slices with same size. Material : Stainless steel, Iron. How to clean : Just wipe with napkin, If necessary if it is dirty or rusty, clean it with a cleanser. 3. Egg Slicer  Function : Cut the boiled egg into slices. Material: Stainless steel, rope iron. How to clean : Wash with a soap, be carefull because there are sharp rope.

1. Sauce pan Function : Cooking a liquid/semi liquid like soup and sauce. Material : Stainless Steel How to clean : Rub the surface with soap and rubber stell and wash with water. 2. Saute pan Function : Sauteing, roasting and pan searing. Material : Stainless Steel How to clean : Rub the surface with soap and rubber stell and wash with water. 3.Pot with lid Function : Cooking a liquid like soup and stock. Material : Stainless Steel How to clean : Rub the surface with soap and rubber stell and wash with water.