HAND TOOLS - Whip

Loops of stainless-steel wire fastened to a handle.
Whips with a few stiff wires are used for mixing and blending, and whips with many flexible wires are used for whipping foams, such as whipped cream and egg foams. Also called whisk.

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HAND TOOLS - Turntable

A round, flat disk that swivels freely on a pedestal base. Used for holding cakes for decorating.

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HAND TOOLS - Sieve

A round metal screen supported in a stainless-steel hoop frame. It is used for sifting flour and other dry ingredients. Also called a drum sieve or tamis (pronounced tah-mee).

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HAND TOOLS - Scrapers

A bench scraper, also called a dough scraper, is a small rectangle of stainless steel with a handle along one of the long edges. It is used for cutting and portioning dough and for scraping tabletops. 

A bowl scraper is a piece of plastic about the same size but with one curved edge and no handle. It is used for scraping out the contents of mixing bowls.

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HAND TOOLS - Rolling Pins

Many types of rolling pins are used in the bakeshop for rolling out doughs. Perhaps the most versatile pin, used for most general rolling tasks, is simply a solid hardwood rod,about 2 in. (5 cm) thick and 20 in. (50 cm) long. A French rolling pin is about 2 in. (5 cm) thick at the center and tapered toward the ends. It is useful for rolling pie doughs and other doughs that must be rolled to a circular shape.

For large quantities or heavy work, a Ball-bearing rolling pins and heavy ball-bearing pin may be used.

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HAND TOOLS - Roller Docker

A tool that pierces holes in rolled-out dough to prevent bubbling during baking. It consists of a handle attached to a rotating tube fitted with rows of spikes.

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HAND TOOLS - Cutters

Many types of cutters are used in the pastry department.

Cookie cutters and pastry cutters, available in many shapes, cut decorative shapes by stamping them from rolled-out dough. Roller cutters have a handle on each end, like a rolling pin, and are rolled over rolled-out dough to cut repetitive shapes quickly and efficiently, with minimal loss of dough to trimmings and scraps. Roller cutters are often used for croissants.

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HAND TOOLS - Comb, icing

A small plastic tool, usually triangular, with serrated edges in various patterns, for decorating icings and other pastry and decorative items.

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HAND TOOLS - Brushes

Pastry brushes are used to brush items with egg wash, glaze, and so on. Larger bench brushes are used to brush flour from tabletops and from the surface of dough. Oven brushes are used to clean excess flour from deck ovens.

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HAND TOOLS - Blow torch

A tool used for caramelizing and controlled browning of various pastry items and for caramelizing the sugar topping of crème brûlée. Butane or propane is used as fuel, depending on the model.

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