Planning a cafeteria kitchen involves much more than selecting cooking appliances according to capacity and production requirements. Every equipment unit installed inside a commercial kitchen transfers some amount of load to the floor or supporting structure. When several heavy units, storage systems, water-filled appliances and loaded shelves are installed in the same area, the combined load...

Selecting cafeteria equipment involves more than comparing product names, prices or basic capacity figures. A technical data sheet can reveal important information about how a piece of equipment is designed to operate, what utilities it requires, what limitations may apply and how it should be installed and maintained. For cafeterias, where several preparation, cooking, holding, refrigeration,...