THE AMAZING EVOLUTION OF FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT

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THE AMAZING EVOLUTION OF FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT
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• Have you ever considered how much the demand for
  restaurants has influenced the growth of
  technology? Food service equipment is one of the
  branches of technology that developed primarily
  because people like us wanted somewhere to eat in
  public and food prepared by someone else.
• Today we are investigating some of the fantastic
  developments within the food equipment sector,
  and how far technology has come in helping to
  prepare meals. Commercial kitchen equipment is
  everywhere, from school cafeterias to fast food
  chains and fancy restaurants.

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• The First Instances of Commercial Food Equipment
• While the first examples of something resembling
  restaurants only appeared in the 18th century,
  places resembling fast food drive-throughs were
  present as far back as the Greco-Roman world (332
  BC 395 AD). Thermopolia which translates into
  a place where something hot is sold were
  pitstops where passers-by could grab a hot meal.
• The main examples of food equipment used here
  were
• Meat hooks
• Mincers
• Spatulas

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• Colanders
• Ladles
• Pots
• Kettles
• Its worth noting the other examples that would
  follow over the next few centuries. In Chinese
  tea houses, they would cook food on cast-iron
  stoves, serving food from a written menu. Further
  west, in medieval Europe even though they
  lacked written menus in restaurant-resembling
  establishments they used frying pans, pepper
  mills, tongs, mallets, waffle irons, weighing
  scales, and even cheese graters to serve food.

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• The First Literal Restaurant
• According to some legends, a Frenchman named
  Monsieur Boulanger opened his establishment in
  1765. Apparently, he even had the term
  restaurant written on the sign outside. Even
  though this establishment was mainly for the
  working class, it didnt take long before another
  opened a similar place dedicated to the wealthy
  upper class.
• Their tools included
• Cast Iron Pots
• Roasting Spits
• Baking Kettles
• Spit-Jacks
• Gelatin Molds

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• 19th Century Food Equipment Growth
• During the early 19th century, restaurants and
  food equipment as a result became increasingly
  popular. New designs came about, and many people
  were enjoying various foods prepared by chefs in
  establishments for the working class and upper
  class.
• The rapid industrialisation of Europe meant that
  there was an increasing number of workers who now
  needed to eat during their lunch breaks. More
  importantly, they needed somewhere to eat.
• Restaurants exploded in popularity during this
  time in both Europe and North America, along with
  food equipment, including

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• Apple Corers
• Corkscrews
• Can Openers
• Gelatin Molds
• Potato Peelers
• Salad Spinners
• Gas Cooking
• Refrigeration

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• The 20th Century and the Exponential Growth of
  Food Equipment
• The 20th century saw the most growth in the
  development of food equipment. While certain
  basic tools were retained such as pots, pans,
  spoons, and so on the main change came from the
  massive influx of convenience devices.
• Sturdier materials became more popular in
  kitchens, such as steel, tin, silver, nickel, and
  aluminum. We also saw the rise of complete
  refrigeration and freezing units, dishwashers,
  sinks, electric ovens, microwaves, and more.

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• Fast food restaurants became even more popular as
  commercial chains now had ways to quickly produce
  large quantities of food, all thanks to their
  equipment.
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