List of kitchen items

An apron is a garment that is worn over your other clothes to protect them. They are most often worn for cooking and washing dishes, but are used in many other professions as a protective garment. carpenters and butchers are often seen in aprons.

lan A butter knife is a small table knife with a short, blunt blade. It is used to spread butter and other spreads like jam or peanut butter on bread.

A can opener, or tin opener, is a device used to open cans of food. There are many different styles of can opener, including a simple blade, a small blade and a handle you can turn around, two wheels and a handle to turn them around, and an electric machine that does all the work for you.
The first bladed can openers were invented in the 1850s. Single wheel design can openers were invented in 1870 but the two wheeled model - one sharp wheel, one serrated wheel to hold the can - was only invented in 1925.

A cheese knife is a kitchen tool used for cutting and serving cheese. It is specially shaped to make it easier to cut and serve cheese. There are different types of cheese knives for different types of cheese.

A cleaver is a type of knife with a large, rectangular blade. It is mainly used to cut through bone or other hard foods, but can also be used to dice food and to crush things like garlic.

A countertop is a flat, firm surface fitted on top of lower cabinets or cupboards. Countertops are commonly found in kitchens and bathrooms, and where you buy things in a shop - which is where the original meaning derives, as a place to count money.

In a kitchen, people use the space for preparing food.

A dishwasher is a machine that washes plates, cups, bowls, and other kitchen items that are marked as dishwasher safe.

You put dirty dishes inside on racks, add a special soap, and then choose a wash setting. The dishwasher washes them for you and some dishwashers also dry your dishes.

A frying pan, frypan or skillet is a shallow metal pan used for frying food. It usually has one long handle. Frying pans are good for frying bacon and eggs.

A grater is a metal device with holes on the sides that have sharp edges. When you scrape food across the holes, small amounts of the food get broken off. Graters are commonly used to grate cheese and carrots and for zesting citrus fruits.

A knife block is a container that holds kitchen knives safely. It is usually made of wood, but there are lots of different variations. Unlike a drawer, a knife block keeps the knives upright and visible as well as protecting your fingers from the blades.