BREAD
BREAD AND
AND
PASTRY
PASTRY
PRODUCTION
PRODUCTION
LESSON 2
Baking Tools and Equipment and their
Uses
1. BAKING WARE
are made of glass or metal container for batter and
dough with various sizes and shapes.
CAKE PAN- comes in different sizes and shapes and
may be round square rectangular or heart shaped.
CAKE PAN
• TUBE CENTER PAN
Deeper than a round
pan and with a
hollow center, it is
removable which is
used to bake chiffon
type cakes.
CAKES PAN
• MUFFIN PAN
has 12 formed cup for
baking muffins and
cup cakes.
CAKES PAN
• POP OVER PAN
Is used for cooking
pop over.
CAKES PAN
• JELLY ROLL PAN
Is shallow rectangular
pan used for baking
rolls.
CAKE PAN
• BUNDT PAN
Is a round pan with
scalloped sides used
for baking elegant and
special cakes.
CAKES PAN
• CUSTARD CUP
Is made of porcelain
or glass used for
baking individual
custard.
CAKE PAN
• GRIDDLE PANS
Are used to bake
griddles.
CAKE PAN
• LOAF PAN
Is used to bake loaf
bread.
2. Biscuit and Doughnut cutter
Is used to cut and shape biscuit or doughnut.
3. Cutting tools
Include a knife and
chopping board that
are used to cut glazed
fruit, nuts, or other
ingredients in baking.
4. Electric Mixer
Is used for different
baking procedure
for beating stirring
and blending.
5. Flour sifter
Is used for sifting
flour.
6. Grater
Is used to grater cheese,
chocolate, and other
fresh fruits.
7. Kitchen shear
Are used to slice rolls
and delicate cakes.
9. Measuring Spoons
Used for both dry and
wet ingredients.
10. Graduated measuring cup
Are used to measure liquid
and pourable ingredients.
11. Mixing Bowl
Comes in graduated
sizes and has sloping
sides used for mixing
ingredients.
12. Mortar and Pestle
Is used to pound or
ground ingredients.
13. Paring knife
Is used to pare or cut
fruits and vegetables
into different sizes.
14. Pastry bag
A funnel shaped
container of icing or
whipped cream.
14. Pastry blender
Has a handle and with
wire which I used to cut
fat or shortening in the
preparation of pies,
biscuits or doughnuts.
15.Pastry brush
Is used in greasing pans
or surface of pastries
and breads.
17. Pastry tip
Is a pointed metal or
plastic tube connected to
the opening of the pastry
and is used to form
desired designs.
17. Pastry wheel
Has a blade knife used to
cut dough when making
pastries.
18. Rotary egg beater
Is used in beating eggs
or whipping cream.
19. Rolling pin
Is used to flatten or roll
the dough.
20. Rubber scrapper
Is used to remove bits
of food in side of the
bowl.
21. Spatula c
Comes in different sizes. Small
spatula are used to remove
muffins and molded cookies from
pans which is 5 to 6 inches; large
spatula for icing or frosting
cakes; flexible blade is used for
various purposes.
22. Strainer
Is used to strain or
sift dry ingredients.
23. Timer
Is used to in timing baked
products, the rising of
yeast and to check the
doneness of cakes.
24. Weighing scale
Is used to measure
ingredients in large
quantities.
25.Utility tray
Is used to hold
ingredients together.
26. Whisks
A large whisk is perfect for
blending big quantities of
liquid ingredients, as well as
being a great makeshift
“sifter” for dry ingredients. A
large whisk also gently folds
sugar into beaten egg whites
without deflating them.
27. Wooden spoon
Is also called mixing
spoon which comes
in various sizes
suitable for different
of mixing.
Cake decorator
(Cylindrical)
Is used in decorating
or designing cake and
other pastry products.
Cookie press
Is used to mold and
shape cookies.
Cooling rack
A large whisk is perfect for
blending big quantities of
liquid ingredients, as well as
being a great makeshift “sifter”
for dry ingredients. A large
whisk also gently folds sugar
into beaten egg whites without
deflating them.
OVEN
OVEN
are the workhorses of the bakery and pastry
shop and are essential for producing the bakery
products. Ovens are enclosed spaces in which
food is heated, usually by hot air. Several kinds
of ovens are used in baking.
A. DECK OVENS
DECK OVEN
• are so called because the items to be baked either on sheet pans or in the
case of some bread freestanding are placed directly on the bottom, or deck
of oven. This is also called STACK OVEN because several may be stacked
on top of one another. Breads are baked directly on the floor of the oven
and not in pans. Deck oven for baking bread are equipped with steam
ejector.
1. RACK OVEN
RACK OVEN
• is a large oven into which entire racks full of
sheet pans can be wheeled for baking.
. MECHANICAL OVEN
MECHANICAL OVEN
• . The food is in motion while it bakes in this type of oven. The most
common types are a revolving oven, in which his mechanism is like that of a
Ferris wheel. The mechanical action eliminates the problem of hot spots or
uneven baking because the mechanism rotates throughout the oven. Because
of its size it is especially used in high volume operations. It can also be
equipped with steam ejector.
3. CONVECTION OVEN
CONVENTION OVEN
• contains fans that circulate the air and distribute the heat rapidly throughout
the interior. Strong forced air can distort the shape of the products made
with batter and soft dough.
OTHER BAKING
EQUIPMENT
Dutch oven
• is a thick-walled (usually cast iron) cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid. Dutch
ovens have been used as cooking vessels for hundreds of years. They are
called “casserole dishes” in English speaking countries other than the USA,
and cocottes in French
