Kitchen Equipment
Knowledge
Techniques
Kitchen Items
Wild Card
100

This piece of equipment has a powerful motor that includes 3 attachments- a paddle, a whip/whisk, and dough hook

What is a stand mixer?

100

There are this many Tablespoons in 1 Cup

What are 16?

100

When measuring brown sugar this technique is best



What is pack and level technique?



100

This piece of equipment is a deep pan with one long handle, used to make sauces, gravies, or reheating foods



What is a sauce pan?



100

3 tsp=____T



What is 1 Tablespoon?



200

This piece of equipment is either electric or gas. Lets you quickly adjust the heat level, typically 4-6 heat sources which are individually controlled



What is an open-burner range?

200

This is defined as “the amount of space an item occupies in a container”

What is the volume?



200

The French term “put in place” refers to having the tools and ingredients properly prepared and in place before beginning your recipe

What is mise en place?



200

This large piece of equipment has fans that force hot air to circulate around the food cooking it evenly and quickly.

What is a convection oven?



200


New Yield
_______________
Old Yield



What is the conversion factor?



300

This piece of equipment has a powerful motor that includes a locking pitcher. Generally used for liquefying, chopping, slicing, grinding, or pureeing items




What is a food processor?



300

When scaling a recipe multiply each ingredient by this.



What is the conversion factor?



300

When measuring flour or white sugar this technique is best

What is scoop and level?



300

This storage item is a type of furniture with shelves, typically made with metal. Traditionally the wire shelves serve to help cool a baker’s goods such as hot pies.



Baker’s Rack



300

There are this many cups in every pt. 



What is 2 cups?



400

A piece of storage equipment which is used to hold foods and protect them from contamination



What is a storage container?



400

When using a scale you must first zero out the weight of a bowl in order to accurately measure the dry ingredients. 



Tare



400

This piece of equipment is inserted into a food product and provides the temperature 



What is an instant read thermometer?

400

How many fluid ounces are in 1 cup?



8

400

Which of the following is defined as, "to beat a food lightly and rapidly in order to incorporate air into the mixture and increase its volume?"



Whip



500

This is a bowl shaped perforated metal strainer usually made from stainless steel or plastic

What is a colander?



500

These are the three things that must be included on a standardized recipe



What are equipment, ingredients, yield?



500

Defined as “to work a solid fat such as shortening, margarine or butter into dry ingredients with a pastry blender”



What is to cut-in?



500

This is a hand tool with thin wires in a sphere or oval shape. Used to add air to a mixture

What is a whisk?



500

What attachment to do you use to beat sugar and butter together?



What is a paddle attachment?