Korean Cooking Utensils – Complete Guide

Learning the names of cooking utensils in Korean is very useful if you want to follow Korean recipes or work in a Korean kitchen. Below is a comprehensive list of modern kitchen tools, organized by category.

1. Cutting & Preparation Tools

칼 (kal) – Knife
칼로 고기를 잘랐어요. – I cut the meat with a knife.
과도 (gwado) – Paring knife
사과를 과도로 깎았어요. – I peeled an apple with a paring knife.
식칼 (sikkal) – Kitchen knife
식칼로 생선을 손질했어요. – I prepared fish with a kitchen knife.
도마 (doma) – Cutting board
도마 위에서 채소를 썰었어요. – I chopped vegetables on the cutting board.
가위 (gawi) – Kitchen scissors
고기를 가위로 잘랐어요. – I cut the meat with kitchen scissors.
필러 (pilleo) – Peeler
감자를 필러로 깠어요. – I peeled the potatoes with a peeler.
채칼 (chaekal) – Vegetable slicer/mandoline
오이를 채칼로 썰었어요. – I sliced cucumbers with a mandoline.
강판 (gangpan) – Grater
치즈를 강판에 갈았어요. – I grated cheese with the grater.
체 (che) – Sieve/Strainer
밀가루를 체에 쳤어요. – I sifted the flour through a sieve.
믹싱볼 (mikssingbol) – Mixing bowl
샐러드를 믹싱볼에 담았어요. – I put the salad in a mixing bowl.

2. Measuring Tools

계량스푼 (gyeryang-seupun) – Measuring spoon
설탕 한 스푼을 계량스푼으로 넣었어요. – I added one spoon of sugar with a measuring spoon.
계량컵 (gyeryang-keop) – Measuring cup
밀가루를 계량컵에 담았어요. – I measured flour with a measuring cup.

3. Pots & Pans

냄비 (naembi) – Pot
냄비에 라면을 끓였어요. – I cooked ramen in the pot.
프라이팬 (peuraipaen) – Frying pan
계란을 프라이팬에 부쳤어요. – I fried eggs in the pan.
양은냄비 (yangeun-naembi) – Aluminum pot
라면은 양은냄비에 끓여야 맛있어요. – Ramen tastes best in an aluminum pot.
전골냄비 (jeongol-naembi) – Hot pot pan
전골냄비에 불고기를 끓였어요. – I cooked bulgogi hot pot in the special pan.
압력솥 (apryeok-sot) – Pressure cooker
고기를 압력솥에 삶았어요. – I boiled meat in a pressure cooker.
찜기 (jjim-gi) – Steamer
만두를 찜기에 쪘어요. – I steamed dumplings in a steamer.
오븐용기 (obeun-yongi) – Oven dish
그라탕을 오븐용기에 넣었어요. – I put gratin in the oven dish.

4. Stirring & Serving Tools

국자 (gukja) – Ladle
국자를 사용해서 국을 떠요. – Use a ladle to serve the soup.
주걱 (jugeok) – Rice paddle
밥을 주걱으로 퍼요. – Scoop rice with a paddle.
뒤집개 (dwijipgae) – Spatula
팬케이크를 뒤집개로 뒤집었어요. – I flipped the pancake with a spatula.
집게 (jipge) – Tongs
고기를 집게로 뒤집으세요. – Flip the meat with tongs.
거품기 (geopumgi) – Whisk
달걀을 거품기로 풀었어요. – I whisked the eggs.
깔때기 (kkaldaegi) – Funnel
기름을 깔때기로 부었어요. – I poured oil with a funnel.

5. Grinding & Rolling

맷돌 (maetdol) – Millstone
콩을 맷돌에 갈았어요. – I ground beans with a millstone.
절구 (jeolgu) – Mortar and pestle
깨를 절구에 빻았어요. – I crushed sesame seeds in a mortar.
김밥말이 (gimbap-mari) – Bamboo sushi/gimbap mat
김밥을 김밥말이로 말았어요. – I rolled gimbap with a bamboo mat.
제면기 (jemyeongi) – Noodle maker/pasta machine
반죽을 제면기에 넣었어요. – I put the dough into the noodle maker.

6. Containers & Storage

밀폐용기 (milpye-yongi) – Airtight container
반찬을 밀폐용기에 담았어요. – I put side dishes in an airtight container.
플라스틱통 (peullaseutik-tong) – Plastic container
소스를 플라스틱통에 담았어요. – I put the sauce in a plastic container.
유리병 (yuribyeong) – Glass jar
잼을 유리병에 담았어요. – I stored jam in a glass jar.

7. Appliances & Special Tools

믹서기 (mikseogi) – Blender
과일을 믹서기로 갈았어요. – I blended fruit in a blender.
전기밥솥 (jeongi-bapsot) – Rice cooker
밥은 전기밥솥에 지었어요. – I cooked rice in a rice cooker.
에어프라이어 (eeo-peuraieo) – Air fryer
감자를 에어프라이어에 구웠어요. – I roasted potatoes in the air fryer.
토스터기 (toseuteogi) – Toaster
식빵을 토스터기에 넣었어요. – I put bread in the toaster.
전기포트 (jeongi-poteu) – Electric kettle
전기포트에 물을 끓였어요. – I boiled water in the electric kettle.
주전자 (jujeonja) – Kettle
주전자에 차를 끓였어요. – I boiled tea in the kettle.
전자레인지 (jeonjareinji) – Microwave
음식을 전자레인지에 데웠어요. – I heated the food in the microwave.