Commercial kitchens are built on a much larger scale than home kitchens. They serve far more people and prepare many more meals per day than a home kitchen. Everything in a commercial kitchen is designed for durability, safety, sanitation, and compliance with commercial building codes.

A commercial kitchen is a kitchen designed for commercial use, with equipment and features typically found in larger kitchens. A domestic kitchen is a kitchen designed for residential use, with equipment and features tailored to residential kitchens.

Commercial kitchens are also designed to handle a much greater volume of food than a residential kitchen. Avoiding cross contamination is absolutely essential in a commercial kitchen and there is often not enough space in a residential kitchen to avoid this adequately.

What is a central production kitchen? A central production kitchen (also known as a central production unit) is a kitchen space used primarily for preparing ingredients and producing meals before being sent to the serving location.