Kitchen Utensils
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- A knife is a sharp-edged utensil used for cutting or slicing food.
Example sentence: She used the knife to chop vegetables for the soup. - A spoon is a small utensil with a shallow bowl, used for eating or stirring food. Example
sentence: She stirred the sugar into her coffee with a spoon. - A ladle is a large, long-handled spoon with a deep bowl, used for serving soup or other liquids.Example sentence: The server used a ladle to pour soup into the bowl.
- A solid spatula, also known as a flipper or turner, is a flat, broad utensil used for flipping or
turning food while cooking.
Example sentence: She used the solid turner to flip the pancake. - A slotted spatula, also known as a turner or flipper, is a flat, broad utensil with slots or holes,
used for flipping or turning food while cooking.
Example sentence: The chef used a slotted turner to
flip
the fish. - A whisk is a utensil with thin, flexible wires, used for beating or mixing ingredients together.Example sentence: She whisked the eggs until they were fluffy.
- A potato masher is a utensil with a flat, perforated plate and a long handle, used for mashing cooked potatoes or other vegetables.
Example sentence: She used a potato masher to mash the potatoes for the side dish. - A grater is a utensil with sharp-edged holes, used for shredding or grating cheese, vegetables, or other food.
Example sentence: She grated some cheese onto the pizza using a grater. - Scissors are a tool with two sharp blades, used for cutting various materials, including food
packaging, herbs, and meat.
Example sentence: She used scissors to cut the packaging of the frozen vegetables. - A garlic press is a small utensil with a hinged, perforated chamber and a plunger, used for crushing garlic cloves.
Example sentence: She used a garlic press to crush the garlic cloves for the pasta
sauce. - A spatula is a flat, thin utensil with a wide blade, used for spreading or mixing food or for lifting food from a pan or baking sheet.
Example sentence: She used a spatula to remove the cookies from the
baking sheet. - A peeler is a utensil with a sharp blade, used for removing the skin from fruits and vegetables.
- Example sentence: She used a peeler to remove the skin from the apples.
- A pizza cutter is a utensil with a circular blade, used for cutting pizza into slices.
Example sentence: The pizza cutter made it easy to divide the pizza into even slices. - An ice cream scoop is a utensil with a scoop-shaped bowl, used for scooping ice cream or other frozen
desserts.
Example sentence: She used the ice cream scoop to serve everyone a perfect portion of ice cream. - A bottle opener is a utensil with a lever or a flat edge, used for opening bottles with metal
caps.
Example sentence: He used the bottle opener to crack open a cold drink. - A can opener is a utensil used for opening cans.
Example sentence: The can opener was difficult to use, and she struggled to open the can. - A grater is a utensil with sharp-edged holes, used for shredding or grating cheese, vegetables, or
other food.
Example sentence: She grated some cheese with the grater to sprinkle over the top of the dish. - Tongs are a utensil with two arms and flat ends, used for gripping and lifting food.
Example sentence: He used the tongs to carefully turn the meat over on the grill. - Scissors are a tool with two sharp blades, used for cutting various materials, including food
packaging, herbs, and meat.
Example sentence: She used the scissors to snip the fresh herbs for the recipe. - Measuring spoons are a set of spoons used for measuring ingredients in precise amounts.
Example sentence: She used the measuring spoons to ensure that she added the correct amount of salt to the recipe.