Describe a kitchen workstation.

Description should include

  • applying space management principles for kitchens and food storage areas
  • creating a floor plan that contributes to efficiency of the workflow
  • organizing the storage of equipment, supplies, and ingredients to facilitate food preparation.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

  • What are the goals of kitchen workspace management?
  • Why is it important to understand ways to design and organize kitchen workspace?

Communication

  • What communication skills can help develop a workstation?
  • How can one evaluate the design and organization of a kitchen workstation?

Leadership

  • How can one organize kitchen workstations?
  • How can equipment, supplies, and ingredients be organized for more than one user?
  • How can technology help make the best use of space for food preparation?

Management

  • What management skills are needed to design and organize a kitchen workstation?
  • What advances in technology might facilitate kitchen workspace organization in the future?