BAKING EQUIPMENT

1. LARGE EQUIPMENT

Mixers

Mixers are commonly used for mixing cake batters and biscuit doughs, kneading bread doughs, whisking and whipping eggs and cream respectively.

1.1 - Mixer and mixer attachments

Ovens

An oven is a hot chamber in which food is heated by hot air.  It is indispensable to have a good oven for good baking.

1.2 - Digital oven

Steamers

Steamers is not a baking equipment but is important for making steamed buns, steamed puddings and certain Chinese or Japanese sponge cakes.

1.3 - A: Stainless steam stove-top steamer, B: Bamboo steamer (Stove-top steamer), C: Electric steamer

Food Processors
These are useful for grinding nuts and spices and making fruit purées.  Some food processors can be used for mixing biscuit doughs which require minimum handling.

1.4 - A Multi-function food processor

2. PANS, CONTAINERS AND MOULDS

Cake and Pastry pans
Cake and pastry pans can be made of glass, silicone, ceramic, aluminium and non-stick materials.  Some baking pans are even made of paper.

2.1 - Types of bakeware

Below are different cake and pastry pans  available for different types of cakes and pastries.

2.2 - Cake and pastry pans

3. BAKING ACCESSORIES
 

3.1 - Important accessories for making and decorating baked goods

4. THERMOMETERS & SACCHAROMETERS

4.1 - Types of thermometers and sugar thermometer

5.  KITCHEN ESSENTIALS

5.1 - Kitchen aprons

5.2 - Oven gloves

5.3 - Kitchen towels

5.4 - Cellulose kitchen sponges

REFERENCES

• Exploratorium. Science of candy: Cooking Lab. Thermometer picture. <http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/candy/kitchenlab.html>. (Date Accessed: 01/04/12)
• My Favourite food. Apron picture. <http://favouritefood.wordpress.com/about/>. (Date Accessed: 01/04/12). 

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