A kitchen gadget is a hand-held, typically small tool or utensil that is designed to perform a food-related function. While home appliances and small appliances are powered by electricity or gas, gadgets are hand-powered. Some gadgets, such as the hand mixer, have corresponding electric appliances, such as the electric mixer. Therefore, Other gadgets do not have a corresponding appliance, except perhaps at the industrial level, which would be considered an industrial machine.
List of Kitchen Gadgets
| Gadget | More information / Links | How used | Picture |
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| Apple corer | |||
| Avocado slicer | |||
| Bagel slicer | |||
| Bottle opener | |||
| Brush | Types:
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| Can opener | |||
| Canning equipment | Types: | ||
| Caviar spoon | Made of bone so as to not react with the caviar, though any non-reactive metal, such as gold, is also acceptable. Mother of pearl is also common. | ||
| Citrus juicer | |||
| Cheese grater | |||
| Cheese slicer | |||
| Cherry pitter | |||
| Citrus fruit sectioner | |||
| Citrus reamer | |||
| Coffee maker | Types:
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| Colander (strainer) | Types: |
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| Container | Types:
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| Double boiler | |||
| Egg shell piercer | |||
| Egg slicer | |||
| Egg timer | Types:
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| Egg topper | |||
| Fork | Types: | ||
| French fry cutter | |||
| Frosting spreader | |||
| Funnel | |||
| Garlic peeler | |||
| Garlic press | |||
| Grape leaf stuffer | Also known as dolma maker | ||
| Grapefruit spoon | |||
| Hand mixer | |||
| Herb grater | |||
| Ice cream scoop | |||
| Ice pick | |||
| Knife | Types of kitchen knives:
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| Knife sharpener | |||
| Mandoline | |||
| Mango slicer | |||
| Measuring cups | |||
| Measuring spoons | |||
| Meat grinder | |||
| Melon baller | |||
| Molds (moulds) | Types of molds: |
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| Mortar and pestle | |||
| Oil spray pump | |||
| Pepper grinder | |||
| Pan | Types:
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| Pasta roller | Usually has matching cutting rollers and attachments such as: angel hair cutter, spaghetti cutter, fettuccine cutter, lasagne cutter, ravioli press | ||
| Peeler | |||
| Pineapple eye remover | |||
| Poaching spoon | |||
| Pot | Types:
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| Pot holder | |||
| Rolling pin | |||
| Salad spinner / dryer | |||
| Salt grinder | |||
| Sausage stuffer | |||
| Shears | |||
| Sifter | |||
| Silpat (silicone) mat | |||
| Skillet | For types, see Pan | ||
| Spatula | |||
| Spoon | Types:
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| Spoon rest | |||
| Strawberry "cap" remover | |||
| Sushi mat | |||
| Tea pot | |||
| Tea strainer spoon | |||
| Thermometer | Types: | ||
| Timer | |||
| Torch | A small butane torch most frequently used to create crisp caramelized sugar on top of crème brûlée | ||
| Tortilla press | |||
| Whisk | |||
| Zester |
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A kitchen gadget is a hand-held, typically small tool or utensil that is designed to perform a food-related function. While home appliances and small appliances are powered by electricity or gas, gadgets are hand-powered. Some gadgets, such as the hand mixer, have corresponding electric appliances, such as the electric mixer. Therefore, Other gadgets do not have a corresponding appliance, except perhaps at the industrial level, which would be considered an industrial machine.
List of Kitchen Gadgets
| Gadget | More information / Links | How used | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple corer | |||
| Avocado slicer | |||
| Bagel slicer | |||
| Bottle opener | |||
| Brush | Types:
| ||
| Can opener | |||
| Canning equipment | Types: | ||
| Caviar spoon | Made of bone so as to not react with the caviar, though any non-reactive metal, such as gold, is also acceptable. Mother of pearl is also common. | ||
| Citrus juicer | |||
| Cheese grater | |||
| Cheese slicer | |||
| Cherry pitter | |||
| Citrus fruit sectioner | |||
| Citrus reamer | |||
| Coffee maker | Types:
| ||
| Colander (strainer) | Types: | ||
| Container | Types:
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| Double boiler | |||
| Egg shell piercer | |||
| Egg slicer | |||
| Egg timer | Types:
| ||
| Egg topper | |||
| Fork | Types: | ||
| French fry cutter | |||
| Frosting spreader | |||
| Funnel | |||
| Garlic peeler | |||
| Garlic press | |||
| Grape leaf stuffer | Also known as dolma maker | ||
| Grapefruit spoon | |||
| Hand mixer | |||
| Herb grater | |||
| Ice cream scoop | |||
| Ice pick | |||
| Knife | Types of kitchen knives:
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| Knife sharpener | |||
| Mandoline | |||
| Mango slicer | |||
| Measuring cups | |||
| Measuring spoons | |||
| Meat grinder | |||
| Melon baller | |||
| Molds (moulds) | Types of molds: | ||
| Mortar and pestle | |||
| Oil spray pump | |||
| Pepper grinder | |||
| Pan | Types:
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| Pasta roller | Usually has matching cutting rollers and attachments such as: angel hair cutter, spaghetti cutter, fettuccine cutter, lasagne cutter, ravioli press | ||
| Peeler | |||
| Pineapple eye remover | |||
| Poaching spoon | |||
| Pot | Types:
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| Pot holder | |||
| Rolling pin | |||
| Salad spinner / dryer | |||
| Salt grinder | |||
| Sausage stuffer | |||
| Shears | |||
| Sifter | |||
| Silpat (silicone) mat | |||
| Skillet | For types, see Pan | ||
| Spatula | |||
| Spoon | Types:
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| Spoon rest | |||
| Strawberry "cap" remover | |||
| Sushi mat | |||
| Tea pot | |||
| Tea strainer spoon | |||
| Thermometer | Types: | ||
| Timer | |||
| Torch | A small butane torch most frequently used to create crisp caramelized sugar on top of crème brûlée | ||
| Tortilla press | |||
| Whisk | |||
| Zester |
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