commercial kitchens
Where chefs work
Commercial kitchens are food preparation facilities designed for high-volume cooking in restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and catering operations.
They feature industrial-grade equipment—heavy-duty ranges, walk-in refrigerators, commercial dishwashers—built to withstand constant use.
Health codes impose strict requirements on commercial kitchens that don't apply to home cooking: The inspector shut down their commercial kitchen for violations.
- fryerHot oil appliance
- menu planningChoosing upcoming dishes beforehand
- ventilation systemApparatus for air exchange
- cleaning protocolsEstablished methods for sanitizing
- food safetyIllness prevention through handling
dishwasher · cutting board · workstations · grease traps · back of house · walk-in · expedite · oven · inventory management · salamander · steam table · stainless steel · order fulfillment · OSHA compliance · fire suppression · food processor · pass-through · ergonomic design
- kitchenssink, oven, stove, refrigerator, cabinets