Module 7: Session 4 Flashcards
Equipment Selection
menu requirements
volume of production
number and types of clients
employee skills and labor hours
durability
ease of cleaning and maintenance
Safety (food and employee)
Classification according to
Availability in the market place:
- Stock Equipment
- Custom Built Equipment
manufactured in large
quantities following a standard pattern
Stock Equipment
produced
according to a buyer’s specifications
Custom Built Equipment
Classification according to
Expendability
- Expendable
- Non-expendable
consumed or
partially consumed through
use; filed under report of
waste materials
Expendable
retains
original identity for an
indefinite period of time;
filed under memorandum
receipt
Non Expendable
Classification according to Origin:
- Indigenous
- Imported
produced and
fashioned uniquely in the
Philippines
Indigenous
Example of Indigenous equipment
Chinese pressure cooker,
kawali, sandok, almirez,
palayok, kaldero
should indicate the
approval of NSF & UL
Imported
Grouping an equipment according
to their uses in the different work
centers
Classification according to
function
used in the preparation work centers
Kitchen equipment
Classification according to
Location and mobility
- Fixed Equipment
- Semi Fixed Equipment
- Movable Equipment
permanently installed or
stable equipment
Fixed Equipment
example of fixed equipment
Steam Jacketed Kettle
firmly located but
can still be moved
Semi Fixed Equipment
example of semi fixed equipment
food mixer
mobile equipment
Movable Equipment
example of movable equipment
dollies, portable waffle machine unit, mobile tray unit
Classification according to
fabrication materials
steel, stainless steel, cast iron, galvanized iron, aluminum, copper, porcelain, glass, earthen-ware, wood, plastic
Refined iron, alloy of
iron and carbon
steel
example of steels
knives and razors
Alloy of steel, Cr & Ni
High tensile strength
& resistant to salt,
acids, bases, easy to clean
Stainless steel