《邮轮烹饪英语》教学课件—02Galley-Facilities.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Every kitchen needs the most crucial kitchen tools to make cooking, baking, clean up, and storage a breeze. Without the right kitchen gadgets and tools, even the simplest of tasks like straining pasta or measuring out dry ingredients can be impossible. You need some basic equipment to start cooking — essential items for working in the kitchen. In this unit, we will learn something about western cooking utensils, including pots, pans, and other tools that no home cook should be without. Preamble Warm-up stockpot saucepot saucepan frying pan chef’s knife cake knife baking oven salamander oven juice squeezer egg beater blender Practical Process A History of Western Dining Utensils The fork is a relatively new invention. Although the first forks were used in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, the two-tined instruments were used only as cooking tools at the time. It wasnt until the Middle Ages that a smaller version was used for eating by wealthy families of the Middle East and Byzantine Empire. Spoons, by contrast, have been used as eating utensils since Paleolithic times. According to an online gallery of food technology at the California Academy of Sciences, prehistoric people used shells or chips of wood for spoons. The ancient words for spoon suggest which materials were used in different areas: the Greek and Latin words are derived from cochlea, meaning a spiral shell, while the Anglo-Saxon word spoon means a chip of wood. By the Middle Ages, royalty and other wealthy people used spoons made from precious metals. In the 14th century pewter became commonly used, making spoons affordable to the general population. Knives have also been used, not only for eating but as tools and weapons, since prehistoric times. Because of their potentially violent use (and possibly because Cardinal Richelieu, the kings chief minister, found it disgusting when diners used the point