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Miscellaneous
KitchenEquipment
Chapter17
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In this chapter, you will learn to identify theimportant features of:
Food mixers and their attachments
Food slicers, cutters, and rinders !lenders and "uicers
#oasters and $ood %armers
o$$ee bre%ers and es'resso(ca''uccino
machines
Learning !"ecti#es
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)ost 'o'ular ty'e * also called planetary mi$er $or circularmixin action by its mixer arm or agitator.
Identi$ied by si+e o$ mixin bo%l.
omes in counterto' and $loor models.
urchase based on %hat $oods %ill be mixed * ho% much, ho%
thic- or heay, %hether it %ill increase in olume.
Stainless steel !enches /tables can hold counterto' mixers in
'lace to 'reent %al-in durin mixin action.
For lare machines, a !owl dolly allo%s them to roll.
3are machines hae !owl adapters that allo% $or use o$ smallerbo%ls %hen necessary.
%ood Mi$ers
onsiderations $or ertical mixers
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%ood Mi$ers
&owlCapacity
Motor'(
Common Locations, )ses in%oodser#ice
5t. 1(6th Su$$icient $or small -itchens7mixes douh, dressins, mashes
'otatoes.12 to 20 5t. 8 to 1 )ost common si+es7 ood $or all
o$ the aboe, yeast9baseddouhs.
:0 5t. ; to 18 !a-eries, 'i++erias, any%here
douh is made in lare5uantities.
40 to <0 5t. =' to 28 3arest retail ba-eries,restaurants, 'i++erias.
ommon si+es and uses o$ ertical mixers
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%ood Mi$ers
>o% mixers %or-? )otor dries transmission, %hich is ear9drien or belt9drien.
)ixin mechanism is ertical steel sha$t connected to ear
drie.
)ost mixers hae : or 4 s'eeds7
@ear9drien machines do not allo% chanin s'eeds %hile
mixer is in o'eration. @enerally, hiher horse'o%er in ear9drien machine allo%s
$or better mixin o$ heay inredients.
!elt9drien machines allo% s'eed9u' or slo%9do%n durin
mixin. /Also called #aria!le speed mi$er.
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Attachments and accessories
%ood Mi$ers
&owl guard * >eay %ire shield $its oer bo%l durin mixin to 'reent
hand in"uries. )ixer canBt o'erate unless bo%l uard is in 'lace. *gitators * !eaters, 'addles, balloon %hi's, douh arms are desined $or
s'eci$ic mixin "obs and di$$erent bo%l si+es.
C'tional tools * Slicers, rinders can be attached to the power ta+eoff
-(./, a hub on the motor that ma-es mixer more ersatile. S'eed9drie
attachments ma-e some accessories %or- $aster.
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Mi$er 0ariations
'andheld mi$er * Allo%s mixin %ithout hain to trans$er $ood $rom a 'ot
or 'an into a mixer or $ood 'rocessor. an be $itted %ith aitator attachments.
Si+ed based on container they can mix, $rom 1 'int to :0 5uarts. piral mi$er * Desined to mix lare batches o$ douh, %ith a lare /E8910
> motor and 'rorammable s'eeds $or -neadin.
0ertical cutter mi$er /) * !est described as a combination mixer and
blender. uttin or mixin blades can be attached to a central sha$t $or a
ariety o$ tas-s7 cho''in, -neadin, mashin, shreddin, etc. Si+es $rom 4
5uart tableto' /1 > motor to 1:0 5uart $reestandin /2 > motor.
0acuum tum!ler * A motori+ed mixin machine s'eci$ically $or -neadin
meat %ith marinades. >el's meats coo- uni$ormly and increases yield.
alad greens washer2spinner * @entle aitation in cold %ater cleans salad
reens, %hich are then dried throuh the centri$ual $orce o$ s'innin. >el's
reens last loner and thorouh %ashin is a 'recaution aainst $ood9borneillness.
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%ood licers
)enu and olume * What %ill you be slicin, and ho% much o$ itG #here are
medium9duty and heay9duty slicers. heese is es'ecially touh on slicer
blades.
Identi$ied by diameter o$ cuttin -ni$e or bladeH 109inch and 129inch dis-s are
most 'o'ular.
)anual or automatic * >and9o'erated $or slicin to order, or a machine that
can slice lare amounts 5uic-lyG hec- sa$ety $eatures * Slicer accidents are $airly common.
#he 8 > motor is a better oerall choice than the 1(: > motor, %hich
miht not be 5uite 'o%er$ul enouh $or some "obs.
hec- $or ease o$ cleanin, saniti+in, as this must be done daily.
S'eciali+ed slicers aailable $or slicin and stac-in lare 5uantities o$
lunchmeatsH also $or bread, $or ma-in $rench $ries, and $or corin tomatoes.
onsiderations $or slicers
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licer afety and Maintenance
o one under ae 1< is allo%ed to
o'erate a slicer.
DonBt use the slicer to cut solidly
$ro+en $oods, aluminum cans, $oods
in 'lastic %ra' or other 'ac-ain.
lean and saniti+e the slicer daily
accordin to the manu$acturerBs
instructions and sa$ety re5uirements.
Dull blade is most common cause o$ slicin 'roblems. =se shar'enin
stone to shar'enH honin stone to remoe burrs and smooth the sur$ace.
Shar'en blade only %hen com'letely clean and dry. Wi'e debris a%aya$ter shar'enin.
Do not oer9shar'en * a $e% seconds is su$$icient.
e'lace the stones %heneer you re'lace the blade to aoid damain
the blade.
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%ood processing is chanin the sha'e, si+e or consistency o$ $ood.#hree basic ty'es o$ 'rocessors7
Continuous feed * Food enters 'rocessor throuh a chute at the
to' and is sliced by a blade. @ood $or consistency, hih9olume
out'ut.
&owlstyle * Food is 'laced in a bo%l, %here a t%o9blade assemblyat bottom o$ bo%l does the dicin or cho''in. otatin action hel's
mix $oods as it cho's them.
Com!inationstyle * A machine that does both.
)otor si+es $rom 8 to 1 >. an 'rocess hundreds o$ 'ounds 'er hour.
Wide assortment o$ blades /called plates/ $or di$$erent si+es, sha'es o$
'roduct.
!o%ls o$ arious si+es and de'ths are aailable to $it 'rocessors.
%ood (rocessing
onsiderations $or $ood 'rocessors
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(rocessor afety and Maintenance
Kee' $iners out o$ ho''ers and dischare chutes. (ushers or
stompers are im'lements used to 'ush 'roduct into the 'rocessor.
)achine "ammedG =n'lu it be$ore reachin in to clear it. lean a$ter each use %ith nylon brush, dam' cloth and
recommended saniti+in solution.
hoose 'rocessor %ith 'lates
that are easy to chane,
shar'en, and clean.
>and9%ash and air9dry 'lates.
DonBt 'ut into dish%asher.
Store on s'ecial 'late rac-.
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&lenders
&lender 'er$orms many liht9duty $ood 'rocessin "obs. &ar mi$er is 'rimarily $or bar use, mixin li5uids, solids and
ice. Luic-er and 5uieter than blender.
!oth larer than home9use models, to handle 100
blendin cycles 'er day. Identi$ied by ca'acity o$ container, 1 5uart to allons.
ontainers made o$ stainless steel, lass or
'olycarbonate.
hoose standard t%o9s'eed, or ariable9s'eed controls.
#%o9'iece rubber lid allo%s inredients to be added.
onsiderations $or blenders
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&lenders
S'ecialty blenderspindle !lender
/seen on le$t has
stainless9steel mixin
head/s and mixin
cu's. !est -no%n $or
ma-in mil-sha-es.
3uicer or "uice
e$tractor s5uee+es
$resh $ruit to ma-e
"uice. )anual9$eed orho''erH motor 8 to ;
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&lenders
#o ma-e blender choices, as- these 5uestions7 >o% much blendin must be done in a ty'ical dayG
>o% 5uic-ly must the drin-/s be 'roducedG
>o% much s'ace do you haeG
Where do you %ant to locate the blender/sG
>o% much noise are customers and %or-ers %illin to endureG /!lendincan be noisy business. Aim $or a noise leel belo% E2 decibels.
What ty'es o$ inredients %ill be blendedG Fro+en or coo-ed itemsG
>ard or chun-yG
Selectin a blender
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.oasters
.oasting is a three9ste' 'rocess7
1. =sin heat to remoe moisture $rom $ood.
2. oo-in the $ood so itBs %arm and cris'.
:. !ro%nin the $oodBs exterior.
#he basic commercial toaster ty'es are7
&atch toaster * A 29slot or 49slot 'o'9u' toaster.
In 'o'9do%n models, $ood is loaded at to' but emeres at
bottom o$ toaster. )a-es $or $aster reloadin.
4rawerstyle * Food is 'laced onto a dra%er or 'laten, %hich
slides into heated chamber $or toastin.
Continuous toaster * oneyor is used $or maximum olume.Some o'erations use their coneyor oens to toast.
#here are hori+ontal and ertical continuous toasters.
&agel toasters and contact !un toasters * s'eciali+ed $or these
ty'es o$ $oods.
onsiderations $or toasters
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.oasters
)enu and olume * What %ill you be toastin and ho% much o$ it durin busiest
time 'eriodsG )anu$acturersB out'ut $iures are on the hih side.
Who is ma-in the toastG In sel$9sere settins, 'o'9u' or 'o'9do%n are ood
choices.
#here are 2 to E heatin elements in a toaster. #he o'tions7
5uart6 sheath * >eats u' 5uic-ly but is brittle and can brea-.
Metal sheath * >eats more slo%ly than 5uart+, but holds heat loner and ismore durable.
#here are electric and as9'o%ered toasters but, since as re5uires entin,
electric is o$ten more 'ractical.
>ain an internal tem'erature monitor is im'ortant.
For continuous toasters, select a sinle control $or heat and coneyor s'eed * or
se'arate controls $or each. >o% much s'ace do you haeG ertical coneyors can be : $eet tall.
Selectin a toaster
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%ood armers
onsiderations $or $ood %armers Warmers are desined $or di$$erent ty'es o$ $oods and %hether they
%ill be used in a -itchen or $or serin uests.
4rawer warmers %or- %ell to -ee' $ood moist, but must be
able to 5uic-ly reheat a$ter bein o'ened. Ideal $or $oods that must
be stored more than an hour. C'enin them o$ten can be a
hassle.
pen warmers are handy $or 5uic-9serice, but susce'tible to
dra$ts. Food can be %armed $rom aboe or belo%.
&aseheated warmer heats a %ell /or %ater in the %ell into
%hich $ood container is 'laced. #he soup warmer /also $or
sauces, cheese, chocolate, etc. is a ty'e o$ base9heated %armer.
&uffet warmer heats %ith oerhead lam's and insulated cables
beneath the $ood. Also has a snee+e uard.
.hermal shel#es are heated sheles to -ee' items li-e 'i++as
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%ood armers
Selectin a $ood %armer What ty'e/s o$ $ood %ill you be holdinG
What 5uantities, and $or ho% lonG
>o% %ill the $ood be seredG Will the 'ublic see or dish u' $rom the %armin
a''lianceG
>ealth codes re5uire that %armers be able to hold $ood at a minimum
internal tem'erature /not "ust sur$ace tem'erature o$ 1:N F.
losed cabinet or o'enG @as or electric 'o%erG @as connections mean a little more room is needed
$or as %armers.
>eat $rom oerhead or beneath the $oodG Cerhead %armers use in$rared
warmer lamps, not heat lam's.
Will $ood be %ra''ed, and in %hatG a'er, tin$oil, 'lastic %ra' all haeadantaes and do%nsides that a$$ect ho% they are best %armed.
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team and 'ot%ood .a!les
onsiderations $or steam and hot9$ood tables team ta!le heats usin shallo% tan-s o$ %ater, into %hich 'ans are
'laced.
'otfood ta!le heats usin hot air that circulates beneath the 'ans o$ $ood.
!oth ty'es aailable %ith as or electric 'o%er, in a ariety o$ lenths and
si+es. Some /such as the unit belo% hae oens installed beneath.
ans need to be coered to retain heat. SFI suests diidin lare
batches o$ $ood into smaller 'ortions $or holdin and serin.
#he !ainmarie is a small,
uncoered ariation o$ the
steam table, a sinle
container $or coo-in,
holdin and serin sou'sor sauces.
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Coffee Ma+ers
Oour choice o$ co$$ee ma-er %ill de'end larely on ho% much you
need to bre% at a time and your aailable s'ace. In all instances, %ater 5uality is -ey. )any 'rorammable $or timin, strenth o$ bre%,
automatic shuto$$7
Coffee !rewer dri's or s'rays %ater into a $ilter $illed %ith
round co$$ee. Dri's $rom $ilter into a cara$e or air'ot. )a-es 109
12 cu's at a time.
atellite !rewer is a larer /18 allon 'rorammable bre%er
that holds co$$ee hot $or dis'ensin.
%rench press is a lass cara$e %here %ater and co$$ee rounds
stee' and a 'luner9ty'e arm is used to se'arate rounds $rom
%ater be$ore 'ourin. For indiidual, tableside serice.
Coffee urn is larest and $astest o'tion, $rom 8 allon to <0
allon and %ith one to three ta's. )ulti'le ta's are best, %ith one
$or dis'ensin hot %ater $or tea.
onsiderations $or co$$ee ma-ers
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Espresso Machines
onsiderations $or es'resso machines Espresso ma+er is t%o small electric machines on a sinle base7 A
co$$ee rinder and a 'um' that adds %ater to the round co$$ee.
umber o$ heads determines ho% many es'resso shots can be
bre%ed at a time.
Stainless steel side ale uses hih9'ressure steam to $oam mil-
$or lattPs.
!re%in time 'er shot ranes $rom 20 seconds to 1 minute.
)odels aailable $rom manual /leer drien by hydraulic 'um',
%ith barista doin most o$ the %or-, to superautomatic /machine
does it all, includin discardin used rounds.
Cther considerations7 rice, s'ace aailable /these ta-e u' a lot o$roomQ, and o'erator trainin.
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