INDUSTRIAL KITCHEN DESIGN

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INDUSTRIAL KITCHEN DESIGN

INDEX

  1. What is a Industrial kitchen ?
  2. Spatial Planning
  3. Flooring
  4. Walls  and Ceilings
  5. Ventilation
  6. Lighting
  7. Storage
  8. Fixtures, Fittings and Equipment
  9. Gas connection
  10. Water Supply & Drainage, Electrical
  11. Waste
  12. Staff Amenities
  13. Fire Safety

  • What is a Industrial kitchen ?
Industrial  Kitchen incorporate cooking stations and appropriate equipment to operate the stations. The physical size of the restaurant is also taken into consideration when the type of industrial equipment's and appliances are selected for the kitchen.

INDUSTRIAL KITCHEN DESIGN
Industrial Kitchen

  • Spatial Planning
Spatial Requirements
A well planned kitchen should:


  1. Provide adequate storage for raw materials.
  2. Provide adequate space for food being prepared.
  3. Provide adequate space food awaiting service.
  4. Provide adequate storage for equipment, utensils, crockery and cutlery.
  5. Be efficient and effective in terms of movement of staff, equipment, materials and waste management system in place Food & Oil
  6. Provide an area for checking in stock.


Work Flow


The premises shall be designed so that there is a continuous progression of food from delivery to storage, through to preparation and the finished product, with no cross over to avoid cross contamination.



Food Delivery or Receiving
This includes the receiving of purchased goods, which involves: handling, checking, recording  orstorage. Some of these functions may be combined or not needed depending on the size of the kitchen.

Storage

The amount of storage space and the type of storage will depend on.
1.The size of the kitchen. 
2.Menu.
3.The volume of business.
4.Delivery frequency.
The length of storage.The type of storage (frozen, refrigerated or dry).
Storage of meats, poultry and fish should be taken into consideration when designing the
Kitchen and kept separate from dry foods, vegetables, fruit and pastry.

Preparation and Cooking
The main preparation areas in food premises are for:
1.Meat preparation.
2.Poultry preparation.
3.Fish preparation.
4.Vegetable preparation.
4.Pastry/dessert preparation.
All food preparation areas should be separate from the cooking area. Each
preparation area should have one single sink per station separated by a physical
or air gap to reduce cross contamination. Hand basins should be in these areas.



INDUSTRIAL KITCHEN DESIGN
Preparation and Cooking


Clean Crockery
Storage for clean crockery should be close to the washing up facility to minimize excess
movement around the kitchen and ideally in a separate room due to the air pollution in 
a kitchen.
Provisions for Adequate Space
Space shall be provided on the premises for staff to handle food and perform other activities
that are part of the food business.
Staff changing room.
Food preparation and service.
Separation of raw food preparation from cooked food preparation and other ready-to-eat food
preparation areas.
Washing and sanitizing operations for utensils and equipment.
Space should be provided for:
Separation of food storage and handling areas from areas for chemical storage, toilets, waste
storage, office areas and other areas used for activities that could contaminate food or food
preparation 


Flooring

Floor Finishes and Serviceability
Floors in food premises must be able to be cleaned effectively and
thoroughly, must not absorb grease, food substances or water, harbor
pests, and should be laid so as not to cause pooling of water.

Following is a list of suitable industrial kitchen flooring surfaces:
Stainless steel with a non-slip profile and welded joints.
Ceramic tiles with epoxy grouting.
Quarry tiles with impervious sealer.
Poly vinyl sheet or tiles with heat welded joints.
Steel trowel case hardened concrete with epoxy sealant




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