Kitchen Utensils Vocabulary with Images in English

What are kitchen utensils?

Kitchen utensils are small hand-held tools used for food preparation. These are available in different shapes and in a large verity to make cooking easy. Some of the commonly used utensils are written below with pictures. 

Spatula: A kitchen utensil with a long handle and wide blade and we use it for mixing, spreading lifting and removing foods from utensils. It is pronounced as /spachula/ that is a correct pronunciation.

 

Peeler: We use peeler to remove skin of fruits and vegetables like carrot, reddish, potato, etc. It is available in many shapes. 

 

Ladle: A ladle is a large, round, deep spoon with a long handle that is is for serving soup, sauce or liquid like tea, juice.

 

Wooden Whisk: We use it to whisk or blend ingredients. 

 

Wooden Spoon: A common utensil that is used for putting food in a plate.

 

Toaster: We use toaster for toasting bread and it is electric operated tool. Overheating can be dangerous therefor be careful..

 

Teapot: A teapot is a common Asian utensil that is used to serve tea. It contains normally 4 to  8 cup of tea.

 

Steak Hammer: We use it to pound meat to make it more tender by resultantly breaking down the tissue fibers of meat.

 

Spice containers/ Salt, paper shaker: Commonly used to shake salt or paper, or other spice on foods. 

 

Saucepan: It is normally used for cooking and boiling something. 

 

Salad Spinner: We use it to mix salad and same like other utensils it is commonly used utensil in kitchen.

 

Rolling Pin: It is used to shape and flatten dough, normally used to make bread.

 

Oven glove: To avoid burn injury, we use it to pick something from oven when it it hot.

 

Napkin: Used on serving tables for wiping mouth and hands while dinning.

 

Mixer: Used to mix some ingredients specially to mix eggs with other ingredients.

 

Mesh: Used for cooking and taking food out from saucepan. 

 

Measuring Spoon/Scoop:  Used to put some ingredients in measurable quantity. 

 

Measuring Cup: Used to put some liquid in measurable quantity. 

 

Knife: A commonly used kitchen utensil to cut vegetable and fruits.

 

Kutlery: All cooking tools collectively are called kutlery. 

 

Hotpot: It is used on serving table to keep something hot for some time after cooking.

 

Grater: A tool used to grate food in fine pieces. it comes in many shapes and mostly used to grate carrots, reddish,potatoes etc.

 

Frying Pan: Used to fry something openly. 

 

Fruit Juicer: Used to make juices from differents fruits and vegetables: 

 

Electric Kettle: It is electric operated tool to boil some liquid especially to make tea, coffee etc.

 

Cooker: Used to cook something in a short time. It keeps pressure inside and cover is tightly fixed. 

 

Colander: It is used to strains foods such as pasta or rice or to rinse vegetables. 

 

Cleaver: It is used for chopping meat or vegetables. 

 

Chopsticks: It is used for eating east asian foods. 

 

Casserole: Used for serving food on serving table so that each member can take from it. 

 

Cake Pan: Used to make and bake cakes.

 

Bread Basket: It is used to place bread on serving table.

 

Bowl: It is used to holding foods or fluids during cooking a food in a kitchen.

 

Blender: It is used to blend ingredients. 

 

Tray: It is used to bake something in oven or to put some little utensils in it it to pass towards serving table.