Various eqipments use in commercial kitchen

1. BY ADITYA VARTAK
Types of equipments in Kitchen

2. Types
 Kitchen equipment may be divided into three
categories
 Large
 Mechanical
 Small Equipments

3. Large Equipment
Stoves or Gas Ranges or
Burners

4. Steamers

5. Tandoor

6. Deep fat Fryer

7. Bain Marie

8. Grills and Salamander

9. Contact grills

10. Fry and griddle plates

11. Sinks

12. Tables

13. Butchers block

14. Storage rack

15. Mechanical equipments
 Potato Peeler

16. Hotplates

17. Convection Oven

18. Tilting Pans

19. Refrigerators

20. Food Mixers

21. Food slicers and chopper

22. Small Equipments

27. Fuel use in kitchen
 There are various types of fuels used in hotel
kitchens to operate equipment to aid in cooking. We
use LPG or electricity at home; but in professional
kitchens , it is quite different like CNG, LPG,
COAL, & WOOD etc.

28.  LPG:
 The full form of LPG is Liquefied petroleum gas is the generic name
for commercial propane and butane composed fuel used in this
kitchen to fuel gas burners. This gas is supplied in industrial
cylinders or in bulk storage tanks at the hotel premised. It is
supplied to the kitchen through pipelines. These are stored in a
separate place, usually known as “Gas Bank”. A large hotel may
have 100-150 cylinders. LPG should be handled with utmost care as
being a transparent gas, its leakage is not easily detectable and it is
also highly combustible.
 USAGE:
 It is one of the most essential fuels used in the kitchen and is known
for its efficiency. It is used as a fuel for cooking range, ovens, and
salamanders, some tandoors used in Indian cooking are also fired
by LPG.

29.  WOOD:
 Wood is the essential fuel used since the ancient
time. The primitive man started using wood to cook
his food and now a days, it is used in hotel
industry. It gives a smoky flavor to the food and
therefore wood fired pizza ovens are commonly used
in the modern restaurants.
 USAGE:
 It is used as a fuel that impart smoky flaour.

30.  COAL:
 It is a very crude form of fuel to be used in a modern
kitchen, but it is still very popular. The smoky flavor
is much desired. Coal should always be stored away
from food area, ideally in a cool, dark room and kept
away from any moisture.
 USAGE:
 Coal is used to light tandoors and grillers for
barbeque. The coal used in the kitchen in the hotel is
wood charcoal only.

31.  STEAM:
 Steaming is a cooking method to cook the dishes
through steam. It is used to operate equipment.
Steam is supplied through insulated pipes to the
kitchen.
 USAGE:
 It is used in equipment such as dish washer and
steam jacket kettles.

32.  CNG: The full form of CNG is compress natural gas.
It is slowly gaining popularity for its fuel efficiency
and environmentally friendly properties.
 USAGE:
 It is used in eco-friendly hotels as fuel in many types
of equipment such as oven, gas ranges etc.

33.  SOLID FUEL/HANDY FUELS:
 This fuel is made from petroleum jelly and available
in small tins. These are used in F&B service areas.
 USAGE:
 This type of fuel is used hardly in kitchen but is very
commonly used in F&B service, where it is used in
heating up food in the chafing dishes, used
commonly in banquets.

34.  ELECTRICITY:
 It is also used as a fuel to operate many types of
equipment. Care should be taken while ordering
such equipment as many countries operate on
certain voltage. Equipment works on 220 watt in
India, whereas in the USA, equipment works on 110
watt.
 USAGE:
 It is generally used to operate most of the equipment
in the kitchen.

35.  SOLAR ENERGY:
 The heat from the sun is used as a fuel. This is not a
very commonly used fuel in the kitchen, but eco
friendly hotels. Solar cookers are used in cooking.
 USAGE:
 Solar cookers utilize solar energy to cook food.