Work Study on Running a Kitchen
In the industrial world great attention is being paid today to keeping down the costs of different factory processes. It is known that the handling of the material in manufacture …
Complete Staffing Guide for Kitchen in a Restaurant
Of the many factors which contribute to successful kitchen operation, the most important single one, and the one which, more than any other, affects the working of the kitchen and …
Requirements for Different Kitchens
It is essential to know how much equipment, particularly heavy equipment and machines, is needed in kitchens of various types and sizes. Conditions vary too much for this problem to …
Fuel Economics in Catering
It is only in exceptional circumstances that a food service manager is called upon to express an opinion on the selection of fuel. When she is appointed she usually finds …
The Use of Steam for Cooking in Kitchen
The cooking equipment may be heated by gas, electricity, solid fuel, oil or steam. The principles that lie behind the process of heating by the first four of these are …
Employing Labor Saving Machines in Kitchen
The last thirty years have seen many interesting developments in kitchen machinery. In the kitchen as in other fields of production where operations are carried out manually, increased output demands …
Management of Refrigerators in a Kitchen
Decomposition of food is due to the growth of bacteria, yeasts and moulds. If food is to be maintained in a wholesome condition the growth of these organisms must be …
Water Boilers Management in a Kitchen
Almost any canteen, except perhaps the day school canteen, will be required to undertake the making of tea and probably also of coffee, and therefore facilities for the supply of …
Hot Cupboards, Water Boilers And Water Heaters in Kitchen
One of the first rules of good cooking is to serve food at the temperature appropriate to the type of dish. It is as important to bring food to the …
Boiling, Stewing and Steaming in Kitchen
The processes of boiling and steaming are different from those considered in the previous chapter in that the heat IL required for cooking is obtained from boiling water; the food …
Equipment for Frying in a Kitchen
In this method of cooking the food is heated in fat maintained at a temperature ranging from 300°F. to 400°F. The food may be either partially immersed in fat as …
Equipment for Grilling in a Kitchen
As has already been stated the process of grilling depends entirely on radiant heat supplied by a material which can be made red hot. This material may be either incandescent …
Equipment for Roasting and Baking in a Kitchen
The Range This is the most common piece of equipment found in kitchens. It consists of either one or two ovens standing on short legs with a boiling table on …
Oven Requirements in a Kitchen
In considering the equipment for baking and roasting we observe that there is much in common in the requirements for the two processes. Both require an oven which is usually …
Roasting, Baking, Grilling and Frying in A Kitchen
The terms roasting and baking are today to a great extent interchangeable and are used to describe the operation of cooking in an enclosed and heated space. The heat is …
The Layout: General Considerations in Running a Kitchen
The design of a kitchen involves so many considerations of a complicated nature that it is not surprising that it often seems as though insufficient thought is given at the …
Allocation of Space in a Kitchen
Once the site, the location and the general service requirements have been settled, the next important subject is the total floor area required and its allocation between the various sections …
How to Reduce Noise in a Kitchen
Considerable thought is now being given to the problems of the acoustic qualities of buildings and although much of this work has been directed towards improving the sound quality of …
Satisfactory Working Temperature in a Kitchen
The Problem of Temperature Control The problem of maintaining a satisfactory working temperature in a kitchen is more complicated than the provision of adequate heating in a classroom or office. …
Importance of Good Lighting in a Kitchen
All operations in the kitchen rely a great deal on the use of the eyes whether it be for finding the caterpillar in the cauliflower or deciding the delicate degree …
How to Maintain Good Ventilation in a Kitchen
Good ventilation consists in maintaining the atmosphere in a comfortable condition by the admission of fresh air and the removal of vitiated air. Among the factors that affect comfort are …
The Site and The Building of Kitchen
There are not many people who spend their lives planning kitchens, nor is the choosing of a site and arranging for the building of a kitchen on it a very …
Introduction to Running a Kitchen
NO VISITOR to France could fail to appreciate the significance of the proverb ” Communautés commencent par bâtir leur cuisine.” For in that country it is clear that communities do …