Culinary Arts Tools & Equipment
Immersion Blender
What is an Immersion Blender? An immersion blender is a tool used for blending soups, sauces and other liquids. Read more about immersion blenders.
Potato Ricer
What is a Potato Ricer? A potato ricer is a kitchen tool used for pressing potatoes and other soft foods into ... Read the definition of Potato Ricer.
Food Mill
What is a Food Mill? In the culinary arts, a food mill is a device used for grinding or pureeing foods into ... Read the definition of Food Mill.
Butane Culinary Torch
A culinary torch enables chefs to direct a precise jet of flame onto a custard (for crème brûlée), gratin, meringue or many other items. With the increasing popularity of sous-vide or "vacuum cooking", many chefs use a torch for browning the food before serving.
Dutch Oven
What is a Dutch Oven? A Dutch oven is a heavy cooking pot with a tightly fitting lid that is good for ... Read the definition of Dutch oven.
What Is a Springform Pan?
A springform pan is a round pan with removable sides that's used for making certain kinds of desserts and savory dishes.
Induction Cooktop
Induction cooking uses an electromagnetic field to heat up a pan while leaving the cooking surface cool to the touch and without heating the air around the cooktop.
Double Boiler
What is a Double Boiler? A double boiler is a kitchen tool used for applying gentle heat to delicate preparations such as ... Read the definition of double boiler.
Instant-Read Thermometer
So named because it gives a temperature reading very quickly, an instant-read thermometer is a must for any practitioner of the culinary arts.
KitchenAid Stand Mixer
The beautiful thing about these KitchenAid stand mixers is that with all the different attachments available, you can do everything from rolling out pasta dough, grinding your own meat -- you can even make fresh sausages!
Grill
What is a Grill? In the culinary arts, a grill is a piece of cooking equipment or cooking surface where the heat source is located ... Read the definition of Grill.
Griddle
What is a Griddle? In the culinary arts, a grill is a piece of cooking equipment that features a cooking surface with ... Read the definition of Griddle.