Baking Utensils

Baking Utensils

Jelly Roll Pan

• A jelly roll pan is a shallow, rectangular pan.
• It is used to bake thin cakes or bars.
• It is generally made from aluminum.

Muffin Pan

• A muffin pan is a special metal baking pan, sometimes referred to as a muffin tin.
• It has 6 or 12 cup-shaped depressions.
• Most often, this pan is made with aluminum.

Loaf Pan

• A loaf pan is a rectangular pan with a 3" height.
• It is used to bake loaf bread, fruit cake, and banana bread.

Pie Pan

• A pie pan is a shallow pan with sloping sides.
• It is used for baking pies.
• Disposable aluminum pie pans are usuallly used in retail bakery supplies.

Tart Pan

• A tart pan is a shallow metal pan, usually with fluted sides.
• It is used for baking tarts.
• Standard pans are round, but square and rectangular pans are also available.

Cake Pan

• Cake pans can be round, square, or rectangular.
• They come in several sizes.
• A popular size is 9 x 13 x 2 inches, which is used for cakes, bars, and savory dishes like lasagna.

Bundt/Tube Pan

• A Bundt/tube pan is a deep cake pan with a tube in the center.
• It promotes even baking of angel food cakes and similar items.

Flat Sheet/Cookie Sheet

• A flat sheet/cookie sheet looks like a metal tray.
• It comes in full and half sheets.
• They are used to bake cookies.

Tart Tins

• Tart tins are small tins that come in different shapes.
• They are used to bake tartlets.

Cooling Rack

• A cooling rack is made of metal grids.
• Cakes, bread, and other products are placed on it immediately after being removed from the oven.

Decorating Utensils

Cake Revolver

• A cake revolver is a round, flat disk that swivels freely on a pedestal base.
• It is used for holding cakes for decorating.

Cake Comb

• A cake comb is triangular in shape.
• It has zigzag and sharp edges.
• It is used to create a striped and embossed icing finish.
• It comes in metal and plastic forms.

Bread Knife

• A bread knife can either be a serrated roast beef knife or a bread knife.
• It is used to cut or slice cakes and breads.

Fondant Smoother

• A fondant smoother gives a fantastic finish to cakes.
• It is an invaluable cake decorating tool.
• It is used to ensure that paste is even.

Cutter/Modeling Tools

• Cutter/modeling tools are used to create shapes from fondant, sugar craft, gum paste, or marzipan.

Roll Mat

• A roll mat allows you to work fondant while maintaining its pristine appearance.
• Helpful to roll, measure, and cut it.
• Also helps those even more intricate tasks like cutting small decoration pieces.

Set of Decorating Tools/Pastry Tips

• Decorating bags are usually made of nylon or plastic.
• They are used to contain icing and are paired with a metal or plastic tip.
• Allows for creating different figures.

Fondant Trimmer

• A fondant trimmer is used for trimming excess fondant from the base of the cake.

Offset Spatula

• An offset spatula is ideal for tasks like spreading batter in a cake pan or frosting the top of a cake.
• When you need a little distance from the surface to prevent batter or icing from getting on your knuckles.

Silicon Lace Mat

• A silicon lace mat is perfect for topping celebration cakes.
• Where the occasion requires a little class and sophistication such as a wedding or high end function as well as birthday and anniversary cakes.

Equipments

Mixer

• A mixer helps automate the repetitive tasks of stirring, whisking, or beating.
• When the beaters are replaced by a dough hook, a mixer may also be used to knead.

Oven

• An oven is a thermally insulated chamber.
• Used for heating, baking, or drying a substance.
• Most commonly used for cooking.

Bread Slicer

• A bread slicer is an equipment designed to cut bakery products already prepared (cooked) into several slices automatically.
• It replaces the manual use of kitchen utensils.

Chiller

• A chiller is a machine that removes heat from a liquid via vapor-compression.
• Adsorption and absorption chillers require a heat source to function.

Proofer

• A dough proofer is a warming chamber used in baking.
• It encourages fermentation of dough by yeast through warm temperatures and controlled humidity.
• It is also called a proofing box, proofing oven, or proofing cabinet.