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Kitchenware refers to the tools, utensils, appliances, dishes, and cookware used in food preparation and the serving of food. [1] [2] Kitchenware can also be used to hold or store food before or after preparation. [3] [4]
Kitchen utensils in bronze discovered in Pompeii. Illustration by Hercule Catenacci in 1864. Benjamin Thompson noted at the start of the 19th century that kitchen utensils were commonly made of copper, with various efforts made to prevent the copper from reacting with food (particularly its acidic contents) at the temperatures used for cooking, including tinning, enamelling, and varnishing.
Cookware and bakeware is food preparation equipment, such as cooking pots, pans, baking sheets etc. used in kitchens. Cookware is used on a stove or range cooktop, while bakeware is used in an oven. Some utensils are considered both cookware and bakeware. There is a great variety of cookware and bakeware in shape, material, and inside surface.
A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation in a dwelling or in a commercial establishment. A modern middle-class residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove , a sink with hot and cold running water, a refrigerator , and worktops and kitchen cabinets arranged according to a modular design .
A kitchen stove, often called simply a stove or a cooker, is a kitchen appliance designed for the purpose of cooking food. Kitchen stoves rely on the application of direct heat for the cooking process and may also contain an oven, used for baking. "Cookstoves" (also called "cooking stoves" or "wood stoves") are heated by burning wood or ...
The domestic application attached to home appliance is tied to the definition of appliance as "an instrument or device designed for a particular use or function". [3] Collins English Dictionary defines "home appliance" as: "devices or machines, usually electrical, that are in your home and which you use to do jobs such as cleaning or cooking". [4]
Used to tenderize meats in preparation for cooking. Usually shaped like a mallet. Meat thermometer: Thermometer used to measure the internal temperature of meats and other cooked foods. Melon baller: Small scoop used to make smooth balls of melon or other fruit, or potatoes. [5] Mezzaluna: Herb Chopper
A grater, also known as a shredder, is a kitchen utensil used to grate foods into fine pieces. They come in several shapes and sizes, with box graters being the most common. [1] Other styles include paddles, microplane/rasp graters, and rotary drum graters. [1] [2]