Cafés
Café Kitchen Appliance Fit for Cafés
Coordinate appliance dimensions, ventilation, doors and service access with the cabinet plan.
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Walkthrough checklist
- Use the selected model's installation drawing and account for handles and door swing.
- Check adjacent landing space and whether doors can open fully in the planned position.
- Coordinate power, water, drainage and ventilation with the installer.
Worked example
A refrigerator model has a deeper handle and wider hinge swing than the cabinet schedule assumed.
Use its installation drawing to check full opening, ventilation and landing space before setting cabinet depth.
How to test it
Review the appliance schedule against final cabinet drawings before fabrication.
Apply it to this space
- Layout
- Keep hot preparation adjacent to the pass and route used dishes toward wash-up on a separate side.
- Detail
- Use wipeable splash surfaces and task lighting at plating and wash stations.
- Trade-off
- A more complete kitchen increases menu flexibility but reduces front seating.
- Trace a food order and a dirty dish return
- Check appliance doors clear the prep route
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