Large Kitchen Equipment
Powered by electricity, has heating elements, can hold sheet trays or hotel pans and uses a fan that moves air to cook.
What is a convection oven?
Used for mixing, whipping and kneading ingredients, often in a bowl that sits on a stand.
What is a stand mixer or a Kitchen-Aid?
A cut often used to make French fries.
What is 'batonnet'?
Heating a liquid until bubbles rise constantly to the surface.
What is boiling?
To add salt, pepper or herbs or spices to food.
What is "to season"?
Powered by gas. Has burners and a chimney for exhaust. Has a tray beneath the burners. Can fit sheet trays or hotel pans.
What is a range or stove?
A machine used in food preparation for liquefying, chopping or puréeing.
What is a blender or "Vitamix"?
Different size cuts that are all cubes.
What is "diced"?
To cook over hot coals or to fry on a griddle.
What is grilling?
To remove outer skin or covering from fruits and vegetables.
What is to "peel" or "pare"?
Powered by electricity. The surface is made of glass. Works using flat bottomed stainless steel, carbon steel or cast iron, but not aluminum pots and pans. Can cook one pot, pan or bowl at a time.
What is an induction burner?
A high-performance, commercial-grade food processor designed for professional kitchens.
What is a Robot Coupe (or a Kitchen Aid)?
Cutting into chunks.
What is "rough chop"?
To cook in hot fat that completely covers the food.
What is "deep-frying"?
Beating one or more ingredients to incorporate air, to lighten or make frothy.
What is to "whip"?
Powered by gas. Uses baskets for cooking. Has one burner and one chimney.
What is a fryer (or a 'deep fryer').
Commonly found in butcher shops, delicatessens and restaurants; and used to cut meat, cheese and other foods into thin, uniform slices.
What is a meat slicer?
Roll leafy greens and then slice into fine strands.
What is "chiffonade"?
To cook in a small amount of fat.
What is "sautéing"?
To coat or sprinkle with flour or another fine, dry substance.
What is to "dredge"?
Powered by electricity. Has a motor on the outside and a fan on the inside. Fa has an on/off switch on the back. Used for cold storage.
What is a walk-in refrigerator?
A handheld tool with a motor and blades that is
directly immersed into cooking vessel to blend, chop or
purée, eliminating the need to transfer ingredients to a
blender or food processor.
What is an immersion blender?
Finely shredded or chopped.
What is "minced"?
Browning food quickly at a high temperature, so it will retain (seal in) its juices.
What is "searing"?
To soak food or tea in liquid (often water) so as to extract its flavor (or to soften it).
What is to "steep"?