TOOLS, EQUIPMENT
SOME TYPES OF SMOKEHOUSE
1. Stainless Steel Smokehouse 2. Electric Smokehouse
3. MECHANICAL SMOKEHOUSE
Smokehouse control and sensor of an electric smokehouse
4. BARREL TYPE COLD SMOKEHOUSE
5. BRICK SMOKEHOUSE
THE FREEZER AND REFRIGERATOR
The freezer and refrigerator are used in maintaining the freshness of raw materials and in providing an ideal low or ambient temperature for
TOOLS AND UTENSILS USED IN FOOD PROCESSING AND THEIR USES
1. MEASURING DEVICES
The triple beam balance is for measuring small quantities like spices, preservatives, etc., while the heavy duty scale is for measuring fish, salt,
Checkweigher scale is A digital weigher scale used to get the weight of food like meat, fish,vegetables, fruits, etc.
CLOCK TYPE WEIGHING SCALE FOR FOOD
B. MEASURING SPOONS
A measuring spoon is a spoon used to measure an amount of a substance, either liquid or dry, when cooking. Measuring spoons may be made of plastic, metal, etc.
A measuring glass is a kitchen utensil used primarily to measure the volume of liquid or powder-form cooking ingredients such as water, milk, juice, flour, etc.Measuring cups can be in plastic, glass and stainless. From mini shot measure to measuring pitcher and batter bowl.
C. THERMOMETERS
Thermometers indicate the degree of hotness or coldness of a thing or body. It measures how high or how low the temperature is.
D. GLASS TUBE THERMOMETERS
E. SALINOMETER It is used to measure the salinity of a brine.
F. PSYCHROMETER It is used to measure the relative humidity of the air when sun drying. Digital Sling Psychrometer
F. ANEMOMETER It is used to determine the velocity of the wind in sun drying.
G. REFRACTOMETER used to measure the sugar concentration of sap and syrup for food.
2. CUTTING IMPLEMENTS a. Knives For cutting or slicing fish or meat; for scaling fish
B. FILLETING KNIVES For filleting fish
C. SCISSORS For trimming – off fins of fish
3. DESCALER OR SCALERS They are used in removing the scales of a fish.
Electric Fish Scalers
SALTING EQUIPMENT
Oil drum – used as a container to keep salted fish during
Earthen pots are used in storing the salted
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
5. SUN DRYING EQUIPMENT Baklad made of bamboo 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 poles used to hold the baklad with brine cooked fish while drying.
Pugon is a concrete heat source used when precooking fish in a brine
6. OTHERS For picking up or handling food
It is where fish or meat are cut; ingredients are sliced or minced.