Types And Uses Of Kitchen Equipment

Gbogbo ọrọ náà

Walk into any working kitchen, from a bustling buka in Mushin to the stainless counters of a Lekki hotel, and the first thing you notice is the equipment. The heavy cooker against the wall, the humming refrigerator, the blender screaming through a bowl of pepper, the knives and pots, and in the corner the wooden mortar waiting to pound yam. A caterer who knows this equipment, what each piece is made of and what each is for, works faster, safer and cheaper than one who does not.

In this lesson you will learn how kitchen equipment sorts into three clear groups, large or heavy, mechanical and small equipment or utensils, with the Nigerian local implements every home cook already knows. You will study the materials each piece is made from and why, the jobs they do, and the sensible questions a caterer asks, cost, durability, capacity, power and safety, before spending money on any of them.

Ebumnobi

  1. Classify kitchen equipment as large, mechanical and small equipment
  2. Identify common kitchen equipment and utensils and their uses
  3. Describe the materials used in making kitchen equipment
  4. Explain the factors to consider when selecting kitchen equipment
  5. Match each item of equipment to its appropriate task

Akọmọ Ojú-ẹkọ

A young caterer in Ibadan wins her first big order, small chops and jollof rice for a wedding of three hundred guests. She has the recipes and the confidence, but on the morning of the event she is grinding pepper in a small hand blender meant for a family of five, boiling rice in a pot too small for the crowd, and slicing onions with a blunt table knife. The food is late and her name suffers. Nothing was wrong with her cooking. Everything was wrong with her equipment. Knowing what each piece of kitchen equipment is, what it is made of and what job it is built for is not background knowledge for a caterer. It is the difference between a smooth service and a ruined one.

Ayẹwo Ẹkọ

Ekele diri gi maka imecha ihe karịrị na Types And Uses Of Kitchen Equipment. Ugbu a na ị na-enyochakwa isi echiche na echiche ndị dị mkpa, ọ bụ oge iji nwalee ihe ị ma. Ngwa a na-enye ụdị ajụjụ ọmụmụ dị iche iche emebere iji kwado nghọta gị wee nyere gị aka ịmata otú ị ghọtara ihe ndị a kụziri.

Ị ga-ahụ ngwakọta nke ụdị ajụjụ dị iche iche, gụnyere ajụjụ chọrọ ịhọrọ otu n’ime ọtụtụ azịza, ajụjụ chọrọ mkpirisi azịza, na ajụjụ ede ede. A na-arụpụta ajụjụ ọ bụla nke ọma iji nwalee akụkụ dị iche iche nke ihe ọmụma gị na nkà nke ịtụgharị uche.

Jiri akụkụ a nke nyocha ka ohere iji kụziere ihe ị matara banyere isiokwu ahụ ma chọpụta ebe ọ bụla ị nwere ike ịchọ ọmụmụ ihe ọzọ. Ekwela ka nsogbu ọ bụla ị na-eche ihu mee ka ị daa mba; kama, lee ha anya dị ka ohere maka ịzụlite onwe gị na imeziwanye.

  1. Which of the following is classified as mechanical equipment? A. Gas cooker B. Chopping board C. Electric blender D. Clay pot Answer: C
  2. The best material for a kitchen work table because it does not rust and is easy to clean is: A. Wood B. Plastic C. Aluminium D. Stainless steel Answer: D
  3. The most suitable local implement for pounding boiled yam is the: A. Grinding stone B. Mortar and pestle C. Sieve D. Colander Answer: B
  4. Which factor is MOST important when a caterer with an unreliable electricity supply is choosing equipment? A. Colour B. Power supply C. Brand name D. Weight Answer: B
  5. A piece of equipment that keeps perishable food safe by cooling it is the: A. Deep-fat fryer B. Food mixer C. Refrigerator D. Slicing machine Answer: C

Àwọn Ìbéèrè Tó Ti Kọjá

Nna, you dey wonder how past questions for this topic be? Here be some questions about Types And Uses Of Kitchen Equipment from previous years.

Ajụjụ 1 Ripọtì


(a) List five general service equipment found in a Restaurant

(b) List four knives and state their uses