Resources: Equipment & Kitchen Design

This area is your reference to information on the Web addressing a variety of topics for dietary managers — from foodservice management to human resources to diet therapy. Many of these resources are Web pages. A few are in pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format. If you do not have Acrobat, you can download it free from: www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html

Do you have a favorite website relevant to dietary management? To suggest websites to add to this directory, please contact the DMA webmaster.

Choosing Great Knives for Confident, Skillful Cooking (reprint from Fine Cooking magazine) •
Reprint from Fine Cooking magazine

Choosing Pots and Pans to Improve Your Cooking (reprint from Fine Cooking magazine) •
Reprint from Fine Cooking magazine

Foodservice Equipment Reports • www.fermag.com/
A searchable database of equipment manufacturers, products, and product reviews. Offers a free newsletter subscription.

Guide to Centralized Foodservice Systems • www.nfsmi.org/Information/cfs/cfsindex.html
A guide developed to assist school foodservice directors in making decisions about whether or not to centralize food production in their districts.

North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers • www.icex.com/nafemiq/default.asp?l2=topics&id=guest Find a Rep, Product, or Manufacturer: help in locating equipment

The Secret to Foodservice Design • http://chef2chef.net/pro/columns/simon/follow-the-flow-of-food.htm
Follow the Flow of Food

USDA - A Guide for Purchasing Food Service Equipment • http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Training/equipment/equipment.html
Developed in cooperation with the National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI), this guide is a collection of pdf documents.