This handheld tool removes the outer surface of fruits and vegetables.
What is a peeler?
This type of knife is ideal for removing bones from poultry and is flexible.
What is a boning knife?
The abbreviation FIFO is a food safety rule meaning this.
What is First In, First Out?
There are this many cups in 1 quart.
What is 4 cups?
This piece of equipment is used to drain pasta quickly.
What is a colander?
Commercial kitchens use this piece of equipment for large-batch mixing, kneading dough, and whipping.
What is a stand mixer?
This part of the knife runs the full length of the blade through the handle, providing balance and strength.
What is tang?
EA or ea. in recipe instructions means this.
What is each?
One stick of butter equals this many Tablespoons.
What is 8 T?
This is the safest way to transport a knife across the kitchen.
What is point down, blade back, announcing “sharp”?
This tool allows precise portioning of sticky foods like cookie dough and mashed potatoes.
What is a portion scoop?
This type of cut creates 1/8-inch matchstick pieces, often used for carrots or peppers.
What is a julienne cut?
The abbreviation “AP flour” stands for this.
What is all-purpose flour?
How many pints are in 1½ gallons?
What is 12 pints?
(1 gallon = 8 pints → 1.5 gallons = 12 pints)
This piece of kitchen equipment is used for blending soups or sauces directly in the pot.
What is an immersion blender?
This piece of equipment rapidly heats foods using electromagnetic waves that excite water molecules.
What is a microwave oven?
This tool is used to straighten a knife’s edge before cutting.
What is a honing steel?
The abbreviation “pkg.” means this.
What is package?
Convert 6 pints into cups.
What is 12 cups?
Convert 3 cups into ounces.
What is 24 oz.?
This large equipment uses heat from fans to cook foods faster and more evenly than traditional ovens.
What is a convection oven?
This cut produces extremely fine, ribbonlike shreds of fresh basil.
What is chiffonade?
The total amount a recipe produces.
What is yield?
If a recipe that serves 24 must be reduced to serve 4, what is the conversion factor?
What is 1/6 or 0.667?
(4 ÷ 24 = 1/6)
A recipe makes 2 pounds of dough and you need 5 pounds. What is the conversion factor?
What is 2.5?