Escuela San Gabriel de Colegio de San Gabriel
Arcangel Foundation, Inc. Arcangel of Caloocan
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GRADE 12 Banquet and Catering Services
Module 2: Tools and Equipment in Food and Beverage Services
Lesson 1: Tools and Equipment in Food and Beverage Services
Tableware in F&B Services
Tableware consists of crockery, cutlery, glassware and linen used while serving and
eating meals at a table.
Chinaware
This is a collection of fine dishes, bowls, food platters, section dishes, ramekins, cups
and saucers, soup spoons, vases, and ash trays made using a translucent ceramic
material.
Hollowware
This consists of containers such as serving bowls, pots, kettles, ice jugs, and water.
These containers are either made from glass or metals such as copper, brass, or
stainless steel.
Glassware
This consists of articles made of fine glass. Glassware includes jugs, pitchers,
drinkware, ash trays, vases, and similar articles.
Silverware
The objects in silverware are made of Electro Plated Nickel Silver (EPNS). These are
made from an alloy of brass, zinc, stainless steel or nickel with silver plating of 10 to 15
microns. Silverware includes spoons, forks, knives, hollowware, drinkware, tongs, ice
bucket, and a salver.
Chaffing Dishes (Chafers)
These are food warming dishes. They keep the food warm for an adequate time and
temperature. They come in two variants: electric or chafer fuel candle.
Cutlery comprises of any hand-held implement for eating or serving food.
Types of Spoons, Forks, and Knives
There are different types of spoons for serving or eating different kinds of food. The
forks often accompany spoons or help independently to pick food bites. The knives are
used to portion the food.
Dinner Spoon (Table Spoon) Cocktail (Soda) Spoon
Dessert Spoon, Dessert Knife, Butter knife
and Dessert Fork Salad Spoon
Soup Spoon Serving Spoon
Tea/Coffee Spoons
Deli (Fruit) Fork
Sugar Spoon
Roast Fork
Ice Cream Spoon
Cake Knife
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Types of Glasses
The glasses and tumblers come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. They are either
footed with stem or non-footed. They can also be high-ball or low-ball.
Cooler Pint
Flute Shot Glass
Goblet Snifter
Margarita Thistle Glass
Mug Tulip Glass
Nonic Glass
Pilsner
The linen at any food and beverage service outlet is either disposable or non-
disposable.
Disposable Linen
This includes items that can be used only once. These items are made of recycled
paper with high absorbing capacity.
Non-Disposable Linen
The items in this category are made from flax. This includes table cover, dinner
napkins, tea napkins, and table runners. Non-disposable linen must be clean and
pleasantly scented. It must be starched if required.
Equipment needed in Food and Beverage Services
Refrigerator
Electric oven
Toaster
Coffee Brewing Machine
Blender
Electric food whisk
Sideboards in Pantry
Sideboards are mainly shelves with drawers. These can be used to store hollowware
and glassware.
Buffet
Credenza
Server
Sideboard
Trolley
Activity 1
Write the size and functions of the following.
1. Dinner Spoon
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2. Dessert Spoon
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3. Soup Spoon
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4. Butter knife
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5. Dinner knife
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6. Goblet
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7. Nonic Glass
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8. Flute
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9. Pilsner
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10. Snifter
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Activity 2:
Using old newspaper or magazines, cut out pictures of the following cutleries and
glasses listed on activity 1. Use separate sheet of paper for this activity.
Activity 3:
Answer the following questions.
1. What are the tableware needed in Food and Beverage service?
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2. Why do we have to know the specific function of each tableware?
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3. You are in a restaurant and you ordered for a fish as your main course, what
specific tableware will you use?
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4. Is it important to use appropriate tableware for a specific meal? Why or why not?
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5. Why tableware is important to dining experience?
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