Hotel Pan: Uses, Sizes, and Alternate Names

catering buffet food in hotel pans or food service pans

A hotel pan is a large rectangular pan that food is served out of when you are at a wedding reception, banquet, or eating from a buffet. These pans are also used in the kitchen, such as to hold ingredients for a line cook. A hotel pan is the same as a steam table pan, counter pan, … Read more

Is a Handheld Smoke Gun Food Smoker Worth Using?

Have you ever watched Top Chef? If so, have you seen chefs on this competition show using a handheld device to “smoke” meats and other foods? Could you actually smoke something with a small handheld device? Is a smoke gun something worth owning for your kitchen? How Is a Smoke Gun Food Smoker Used and … Read more

What Is a Cooking Salamander?

If you watch TV cooking shows, especially set in restaurants, you may have heard references to food being placed in the salamander. You may also have seen plates or other dishes being placed into small oven-like appliances, some of which may look similar to a large toaster oven. A salamander, today, is a nickname for a … Read more