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A cup-shaped kitchen utensil, varying in size from 1/4 to 5 cup measures that are used to hold specific amounts of both dry and liquid ingredients.

The process of calculating and determining the specific amount of an ingredient required by using a standard measurement device, such as a measuring spoon, measuring cup or measuring utensil.

Any tools or instruments used in the preparation, serving and consumption of food. For preparation, kitchenware items such as pots, pans, baking dishes, spatulas, knives, measuring cups, measuring spoons, and similar utensils are included.

The units that are used to indicate length, area, volume, mass, and temperature. Different measuring systems are used in various parts of the world however, three most common systems are United States units of measure, British or Imperial units of measure, and the Metric System, which is used by the majority of the world.

A utensil to separate the egg white from the egg yolk. There are a variety of devices that are made for this purpose ranging from cups with holes for pouring out the egg white to strainer-like utensils that most often mount on the edge of a measuring cup or bowl.

A kitchen utensil that is used to separate the fat from the juices of the meat. The hot meat juices or any hot meat stock containing fat is poured into the separator and the fat rises to the top while the thicker layers of the meat juices remain on the bottom.

A designation that is used by manufacturers to label a variety of kitchen cookware in order to indicate that the cookware can be safely placed in a microwave as food is being heated or cooked.

A paper, foil or metal liner that is filled with a muffin mixture for baking individual muffins. The cup is inserted into one of the separate pockets formed in a baking tin, so the baked muffin retains a circular shape and is also easy to remove from the muffin tin.

A white mushroom with a mild flavor that is very much like a button mushroom only larger. They are grown commercially and are easy to find in supermarkets.

Most often designed to fit a variety of can sizes, this type of Strainer is made to easily seperate liquid substances from the food contents in a can.

A thick, gelatin substance containing bacteria that forms in vinegar most often when the vinegar warms to temperatures between 60ºF to 85ºF.

Built to conserve space, Collapsible Utensils are made to be compressed, folded or closed together so they become less bulky and almost flat for ease of storage.

baste, barbecue pot and brush,

A kitchen utensil with a handle and a square beveled blade that is used to scrape, cut, and section ingredients when working with dough.

A chemical compound, known as an ester, that is created as an alcohol and an acid compound react together, forming a triglyceride.

A type of flour made from barley grain. The flour is usually produced from “pearled” barley, which refers to barley that has been scoured and polished to remove the husk and the bran.

A grain-like plant that is not actually a type of rice, but an aquatic grass bearing edible seeds that grows in wild marshy areas of fresh water lakes and rivers.

A food topping that is made from pork meat and produced as small chips, pieces, or granular bits of bacon.

A thick, strong flavored syrup, produced as a by-product when sugar is refined through several boilings of sugar cane or sugar beets.

A cool refreshing herb, available in many varieties, that is used to flavor desserts, teas and meat dishes, especially lamb.