Equipment, Tools and

Utensils: Uses of
Specifications
Equipment
 CAN SEALER

The can sealer is

an equipment
used to seal tin
cans with its first
and second
operation rolls.
 PRESSURE COOKER
used to process
fish packed in a
hermetically
sealed container
at a high
controlled
temperature and
pressure for a
certain period of
time.
 CAN SEALER

The can sealer is

an equipment
used to seal tin
cans with its first
and second
operation rolls.
 SMOKEHOUSE
A smokehouse is
a device used in
treating the fish
or meat with
smoke. It can be
a cold smoke
house or a hot
smokehouse.
 Freezer and Refrigerator
are used in
maintaining the
freshness of raw
materials
and in providing
an ideal low or
ambient
temperature for
storing
processed foods.
 Tools and Utensils
Used in Food
Processing and their
Uses
MEASURING DEVICES
 Triple Beam Balance
is for measuring
small quantities
like spices,
preservatives,
etc., while the
heavy duty scale
is for measuring
fish, salt, etc.
 Check weigher scale
is a digital
weigher scale
used to get the
weight of food
like meat, fish,
vegetables,
fruits, etc.
 Clock type weigher scale
is a analog
weigher scale
used to get the
weight of food
like meat, fish,
vegetables,
fruits, etc.
 Measuring Spoon
used to measure
an amount of a
substance,
either liquid or
dry, when
cooking.
Measuring
spoons may be
made of plastic,
metal, etc.
 Measuring Cup
is a kitchen
utensil used
primarily to
measure the
volume of
liquid or powder-
form cooking
ingredients such
as water, milk,
juice, flour,
 Thermometers
indicate the
degree of
hotness or
coldness of a
thing or body.
It measures how
high or how low
the temperature
is.
 Salinometer

It is used to
measure the
salinity of a
brine
 Psychrometer

It is used to
measure the
relative humidity
of the air when
sun drying
 Anemometer

It is used to
determine the
velocity of the
wind in sun
drying
 Refractometer

used to measure
the sugar
concentration of
sap and syrup
for food.
Cutting implements
 Knives

For cutting or
slicing fish or
meat; for scaling
fish
 Filleting Knives

For filleting fish

 Scissors

For trimming –
off fins of fish
 Descaler or scalers

They are used in

removing the
scales of a fish.
Salting equipment
 Oil Drum

used as a
container to
keep salted fish
during the
process
 Earthen Pots

are used in
storing the
salted products.
 Wooden salting vat

is a container
used in the
salting process.
 Wooden shovel or spade

is used for
mixing or stirring
the mixture of
salt and small
fish for salting
Smoking equipment
 Baklad

used in drying
the fish prior to
smoking
 Bakol

is a bamboo
basket used to
transport
smoked
 Bistay

is a bamboo
basket for
collecting sun
dried fish
 Dinarayan

is a smoking
tray made of
wood
 Panakip

is a bamboo
cover used to
keep fish
submerged in
the brine while
boiling
 Panandok

is a big metal
ladle to scoop up
the cooked fish
from the boiling
brine
 Bamboo pole

used to hold
the baklad With
brine cooked fish
while drying.
 Pugon

is a concrete
heat source used
when pre-
cooking fish in a
brine
Others
 Tong

For picking up or
handling food
 Chopping Board
It is where fish or
meat are cut;
Ingredients are
sliced or minced.