The kitchen in any custodial environment is pretty unique but not just because of its location. Not only does a prison kitchen provide vast quantities of food for inmates on a daily basis, it can also act as a training facility for offenders to aid their reintegration into society post sentence.
With these two areas combined, the challenge when selecting the right equipment comes down to ensuring that they are robust, efficient and technologically advanced so that they replicate what is presently being used in industry. In addition, that they are capable of coping with the volume required to serve daily meals.
A typical prison kitchen evolves around multiples (dependent on number on inmates) of a small number of main pieces of equipment
- 20 Grid Combination Oven
- Boiling Kettle
- Bratt Pan
- Electric or Gas Range
- Dishwasher
- Walk in Refrigeration
Of course there are other items such as prep equipment, stainless steel tabling and servery equipment required to make the kitchen function. Cook:Chill can also design, supply and install a wide range of refrigerated products. From modular cold rooms that allow for substantial quantities of product to be held at the required temperature to, multideck display units that can be integrated into your servery area.
Cook:Chill have the skill and expertise to equip any commercial kitchen, with specific custodial versions of equipment available for any prison catering operation. As part of the Cook:Chill service, we will attend site offering unbiased advice to assist in the specification of the correct solution for your business and budget. Give one of the Team a call on +441179 646 497 or follow the link below.