Chapter 1 Preparing Egg Dishes Prepared by Teacher

Chapter 1: Preparing Egg Dishes Prepared by: Teacher Ryan Jay R. Lingad

Chapter 1: Preparing Egg Dishes Lesson 1: Tools, Utensils, and Equipment needed in Egg Preparation Lesson 2: Nutritional Values and Components of Eggs Lesson 3: Uses of Eggs in Culinary Arts

TOOLS, UTENSILS, AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED IN EGG PREPARATION

Tool Ø a handheld device that aids in accomplishing a task Utensil Ø an implement, instrument, or vessel used in a household and especially a kitchen Equipment Ø we usually refer to the larger items in the kitchen that handle the bulk of the prep and cooking processes.

Coddler q. It is usually made up of porcelain, heat proof glass with screw on top. v. How to use it? 1. Egg is broken into the cup, screwed on and the cup submerged in simmering water until the egg is cooked. 2. The egg is eaten directly in the coddler.

Coddler

Egg Cooker Ø An electric appliance which steamed-cook eggs in the shell Features: 1. Most egg cookers also have inserts or cups for steampoaching. 2. Some have a flat insert for cooking omelets, fried eggs or scrambled eggs.

Egg Cooker With flat inserts

Egg Cooker disassembled

Crepe Pan ØA shallow, slopesided skillet, 6 -8 inches in diameter.

Inexpensive Sophisticated Electric Models

ØCrepes can be made in almost any shallow pan with sloping sides. ØA small omelet pan will do a nice doubleduty job.

Crepes

Cup ØA small container designed to hold a soft-cooked upright in its shell for table service

Custard Cups A small deep, individual bowlshaped dishes designed for oven use.

Custard Cups in cooking Custard Cups in serving other food like blueberry compote Custard in Custard Cups

Omelet Pan A shallow, slopesided skillet usually 7 to 10 inches in diameter.

Double Omelet Pan Consists of two shallow rectangular or semicircular pans attached by hinges.

Handle Hinge Double Pans

Piercer A sharp-pointed tool for gently pricking a very small hole in the large end of an eggshell before hard-cooking.

Needle A clean, preferably sterilized, thumbtack, pin or needle can also be used for piercing.

Why piercing is being done? Piercing may allow some air to escape and some water to seep into the egg during cooking which may make peeling easier.

Hairline cracks in the shell

Poacher ØA rack that holds one egg-sized cups over a simmering water. ØIt is a small colanderlike form that holds an egg as it poaches in simmering water. Rack a framework, typically with rails, bars, hooks, or pegs, for holding or storing things.

Egg Poacher

Quiche Dish A round, shallow, straight-sided ceramic or porcelain dish with scalloped edges, for use in the oven.

Quiche Dish It is also called flan or tart dish.

Quiche Dish

Egg Ring A round band, with or without a handle, to hold a fried or poached egg during cooking.

Egg Scissors A circular gadget for opening softcooked eggs.

Series of Teeth

Egg Separator A small cup centered in a round frame made of plastic, metal or ceramic.

Plastic Egg Separator Metal Egg Separator

Ceramic Egg Separator

Egg Separator The cup catches the yolk while slots around the frame let the white slip through to a container beneath.

Egg Slicer A device which cuts a hard-cooked egg into neat slices with one swift stroke.

Cutting Mechanism of Parallel wires Tray

Egg Slicer To chop an egg, carefully reverse the sliced egg in the tray and cut through again

Soufflé Dish A deep, straightsided dish designed for oven use. It may serve as casserole dish.

Soufflé Dish Uncoated Saucepan Baking Dish Straight-sided Saucepan

Wedger It is similar to egg slicer, however it cuts the egg into six equal parts rather than into slices.

Ø The wedger holds the egg upright as wires pulled over to cut the wedges. Ø When the wires are drawn down only partway, the egg can be opened to hold a stuffing or to resemble a flower.