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Equipment, Tools and Utensils: Uses of
Specifications
Every equipment, tool and utensil that are
purchased are accompanied with a
manual containing specifications as to
how they are used, manipulated or
operated, cared
for and stored to lengthen their
serviceability.
Tools and Utensils Used in Food
Processing and their Uses
1. Measuring Devices
a. Weighing scales
The triple beam balance is for measuring small quantities like
spices,
preservatives, etc., while the heavy duty scale is for measuring
fish, salt, etc.
Checkweigher scale is a digital weigher scale
used to get the weight of food like meat, fish,
vegetables, fruits, etc.
b. Measuring spoons
A measuring spoon is a spoon used to measure
an amount of a substance, either liquid or dry,
when cooking. Measuring spoons may be made
of plastic, metal, etc.
A measuring cup is a kitchen utensil used
primarily to measure the volume of liquid or
powder-form cooking ingredients such as
water, milk, juice, flour, etc.Measuring cups
can be in plastic, glass and stainless. From
mini shot measure to measuring pitcher and
batter bowl.
Thermometers indicate the degree of
hotness or coldness of a thing or body.
It measures how high or how low the
temperature is.
Salinometer It is used to
measure the salinity of a brine.
Psychrometer It is
used to measure the
relative humidity of
the air when sun
drying.
Anemometer It is used to
determine the velocity of
the wind in sun drying-
Refractometer – used to measure the
sugar concentration of sap and syrup
for food.
2. Cutting Implements
Knives
For cutting or slicing
fish or meat; for
scaling fish
Filleting knives for
felliting
Scissors For
trimming – off
fins of fish
3. Descaler or scalers They are
used in removing the scales of
a fish.
Electric Fish Scalers
4. Salting Equipment
Oil drum – used as a
container to keep salted fish
during the process
Earthen pots are
used in storing the
salted products.
5. Smoking Equipment
Baklad made of bamboo
used in drying the fish prior
to smoking
Bakol is a bamboo basket
used to transport smoked
Bistay is a bamboo basket for
collecting sun dried fish
Dinarayan is a smoking tray
made of wood
Panakip is a bamboo cover
used to keep fish submerged
in the brine while boiling
Panandok is a big metal ladle
to scoop up the cooked fish
from the boiling brine
Bamboo poles used to hold
the baklad With brine
cooked fish while drying.
6. Others
For picking up or
handling food
It is where fish or
meat are cut;
ingredients are
sliced or minced.
Identify the following.
____1. It is a device used to measure the
strength of brine solution.
____2. It is a device used to Measures
the sugar content of sap and
syrup.
____3. It means to set or determine the
accuracy of the measuring device.
____4. It is the cheapest and most easily
available sanitizer in the market.
____5. It is used in measuring the volume
___6. It is a device used to measure liquid ingredient in
small quantity.
___7. It is the type of water used in calibrating the
refractometer.
___8. It is a device used to measure the temperature of
fish/food.
___9. It is a device used to measure the weight of fish /
food.
___10.How many drops of sap or syrup sample are needed
in testing the refractometer?
___11. It is use for cutting or slicing fish or meat; for
scaling fish.
___12. It is use for trimming of fins of fish.
___13. It is use for picking up or handling food.
___14. It is where fish or meat are cut; ingredients are
sliced or minced
___15. It is use in storing the salted products.
