Appliances
An electrical device that blends or mixes substances or ingredients, especially by mechanical agitation.
Countertop Mixer
A flat, shiny metal tray used for cooking things such as cookies and biscuits.
Baking Sheet
A strong-smelling pungent-tasting bulb, used as a flavoring in cooking and in herbal medicine.
Garlic
A pot used for tea.
Tea Pot
Cup that comes in clear plastic or glass with a 1/4" headspace so liquid can be carried without spilling and a pouring spout.
Liquid Measuring Cup
An appliance consisting of a container in which food is cut, sliced, shredded, grated, blended, beaten, or liquidized.
Food Processor
A pan that has a wide flat bottom and vertical sides that generally go up as much higher that a skillet's sides do. Makes it easier to cook sauces and sear and braise meat than a skillet.
Saute Pan
Usually found in tan or yellow form, it can also be orange, red, pink, purple, and black. Also known as the "mother grain".
Quinoa
An elongated dish or pitcher for serving gravy.
Gravy Boat
A utensil used to incorporate air into flour and other dry ingredients.
Flour Sifter
A hand-held blender that looks like a wand. Used to puree soups, make dressings, salsas, etc.
Immersion Blender
A glass container for making coffee. Also known as a press plunger, coffee pusher, press coffee, or plunger pot.
French Press
Has small, white to lilac flowers grouped in head like clusters. The leaves of this plant are used as a seasoning.
Thyme
Often round, but may hold virtually any size and shape of cake except maybe a bigger sheet cake. A large serving plate for desserts.
Cake Platter
A cooking utensil used for slicing and for cutting juliennes.
Mandolin Slicer
Consists of a pressure cooking container, the electric heating element, and the temperature/pressure sensors. This process forms a "closed loop control system.
Electric Pressure Cooker
Colander
A spice mix originating from the Indian subcontinent.
Curry Powder
A small plate used to hold bread while eating.
Bread Plate
A traditional Mexican version of the mortar and pestle. Used for grinding various food products. Commonly used to crush and grind spices.
Molcajete
Machine that pressurizes and shoots near-boiling water through finely ground coffee beans packed into cakes. This method gives a complex, aromatic, and caffeine-packed shot of coffee.
Espresso Machine
A pair of cooking pots, one fitting in the top of and partly inside the other. Food cooks gently in the upper pot while water simmers in the lower pot.
Double Boiler
A perennial herb of the mint family, having aromatic leaves. Pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl in stews, soups, and omelets.
Oregano
A large serving plate.
Meat Platter
A cooking utensil that enables liquid to be gathered and removed from juices that come from roasted meats.
Fat Separator