List of utensil types

A turner has a broad, flat head attached to a handle. As the name implies, a turner is used to turn or flip things. For example, you flip burgers on the grill with a turner that is often called a spatula. Because these tools are so often used in cooking, they often come in high heat varieties.

Utensils

• KNIVES. If you’re cooking, you’re going to be using a knife.
• MEASURING SPOONS. Even if you like to “eyeball” ingredients, it’s handy to have a set of measuring spoons around for the times you need precise measurements.
• MEASURING CUPS.
• WOODEN SPOONS.
• FISH TURNER.
• PEELER.
• WHISK.
• TONGS.

• Spoon – List of types of spoons.
• Fork – Western/Southeast Asian utensils.
• Knife.
• Chopsticks – east/southeast Asian utensil.
• Skewer.
• Tongs.
• Toothpick.
• Cocktail stick.

A spatula and an egg lifter are used for different purposes – the egg lifter, or egg flip, being used generally in a frying pan. It has hard edges to force itself under food which sticks to the bottom of the pan, and is wide and flat enough to balance eggs or pancakes on the top, which a spatula can’t do.

In American English, spatula refers broadly to a number of broad, flat utensils. The word commonly refers to a turner or flipper (known in British English as a fish slice), used to lift and flip food items during cooking, such as pancakes and fillets.

Flippers

Spatulas – These flat-ended tools can be made of metal, plastic, rubber and wood. They come in many sizes. They are used to flip foods, spread things out, scrape batter from bowls or fold foods together. Tongs – Good for lifting and turning foods.

You can use tongs to turn vegetables over in a pan or retrieve them from a pot of boiling water and check for doneness.

Check the characteristic signs of freshness such as bright, lively color in the vegetable and look to see if the vegetable is crisp and free of soft spots. Vegetables are at their peak during their harvest season, this is also when vegetables are the most affordable to purchase.

A diet rich in vegetables and fruits can lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, prevent some types of cancer, lower risk of eye and digestive problems, and have a positive effect upon blood sugar, which can help keep appetite in check.