"A modern middle-class residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sink with hot and cold running water, a refrigerator, and worktops and kitchen cabinets arranged according to a modular design."
The kitchen equipment needed for vegetarian and vegan cooking, such as blenders, food processors, and vegetable spiralizers.
Knives and Cutting Techniques: Understanding the different types of knives and how to use them for different tasks, and proper cutting techniques to ensure efficiency and safety in the kitchen.
Cookware: Knowing which type of cookware to use for different dishes, including stainless steel, cast iron, ceramic, and non-stick, and how to care for them.
Small Appliances: Understanding how to use and maintain small kitchen appliances such as blenders, food processors, and mixers, which can make food preparation easier.
Utensils: Knowledge of the different kitchen utensils and their uses such as measuring cups, spoons, tongs, and spatulas, which help to measure, mix and serve food.
Bakeware: Knowing the different types of bakeware used in vegetarian and vegan cooking, such as baking sheets, muffin tins, and cake pans, which are used to prepare and bake dishes such as bread, muffins, and cakes.
Pressure Cookers: Understanding how to use a pressure cooker to cook vegetarian and vegan meals more quickly and efficiently.
Food Preservation: Knowledge of food preservation techniques such as canning, pickling, and freezing, which help to preserve and store food longer.
Food Safety: Understanding food safety practices for vegetarian and vegan cooking such as cooking at the right temperature, avoiding cross-contamination, and proper storage of leftovers.
Planning and Organization: Learning how to plan menus, create shopping lists, and organize your kitchen to make meal preparation easier and more efficient.
Flavorings and Spices: Understanding how to use spices and seasonings to enhance the flavor of vegetarian and vegan dishes and make them more appealing.
Blender: A kitchen appliance used for blending and pureeing food ingredients.
Food Processor: A kitchen appliance used to chop, grate, shred, slice, and puree food ingredients.
Immersion Blender: A hand-held blender used for blending and pureeing food ingredients.
Electric Griddle: A flat surface used for cooking pancakes, sandwiches, and other foods that require a flat surface.
Pressure Cooker: A kitchen appliance used for cooking food at high pressure and temperature.
Slow Cooker: A kitchen appliance used for cooking food slowly over a few hours or overnight.
Rice Cooker: A kitchen appliance used for cooking rice.
Juicer: A kitchen appliance used for extracting juice from fruits and vegetables.
Mandoline Slicer: A kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables thinly and evenly.
Spiralizer: A kitchen tool used for making noodles or spaghetti from vegetables like zucchini or carrots.
Tofu Press: A kitchen tool used for pressing excess water out of tofu.
Vegetable Chopper: A kitchen tool used for chopping vegetables quickly and easily.
Salad Spinner: A kitchen tool used for drying vegetables and herbs after washing them.
Mortar and Pestle: A kitchen tool used for grinding spices and herbs.
Measuring Cups and Spoons: Tools used for measuring ingredients accurately.
Cutting Boards: A surface used for cutting food safely.
Kitchen Shears: A tool used for cutting meat and herbs.
Pots and Pans: Cookware used for cooking food on a stove or in the oven.
Baking Sheets: A flat metal sheet used for baking cookies, pastries, and other baked goods.
Silicone Mats: A non-stick mat used for baking and roasting.
Oven Mitts: A pair of gloves used for handling hot pots and pans.
Mixing Bowls: Bowls used for mixing and blending ingredients.
Colander: A kitchen tool used for straining liquids from solids.
Utensils: Spoons, forks, spatulas, and other tools used for cooking and serving food.
Cheese Grater: A kitchen tool used for shredding cheese.
"Many households have a microwave oven, a dishwasher, and other electric appliances."
"The main functions of a kitchen are to store, prepare and cook food (and to complete related tasks such as dishwashing)."
"The room or area may also be used for dining (or small meals such as breakfast), entertaining and laundry."
"The design and construction of kitchens is a huge market all over the world."
"Commercial kitchens are found in restaurants, cafeterias, hotels, hospitals, educational and workplace facilities, army barracks, and similar establishments."
"These kitchens are generally larger and equipped with bigger and more heavy-duty equipment than a residential kitchen."
"For example, a large restaurant may have a huge walk-in refrigerator and a large commercial dishwasher machine."
"Commercial kitchen equipment such as commercial sinks is used in household settings as it offers ease of use for food preparation and high durability."
"In developed countries, commercial kitchens are generally subject to public health laws."
"They are inspected periodically by public-health officials."
"They are forced to close if they do not meet hygienic requirements mandated by law."