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Other equipment used in F&B Service

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Name                            Uses Storage Area
Tray For transporting cutlery, glassware, hollowware. Dishes, and so on. Rectangular shape. Side Board
Salvers For transporting glassware, drinks, coffee, and tea service. Round shape Side Board
Water Jug For the service of water. Side Board
Entrée dishes For portioning out dishes and taking to guests ‘table. Different portion sizes are available. Hot Plate/ pick-up counter
Platter For transporting food to the guest table. Hot Plate
Bread Basket Cane basket for holding bread rolls/bread, Indian breads such as roti, naan, kulcha, and so on. Lined with aluminum foil or napkin Pantry
Butter Dish To hold butter cubes or curls. Placed on table just before service. Side Board
Butter Knife Comes with butter dish. Used for taking butter. Side Board
Cruets Salt and pepper cellars. Salt cellar has few holes and the pepper many. Mustard pot is also a part of cruets. Few establishments keep this on table. Side Board
Bud Base For keeping small flower arrangement on the dining table. Still Room
Menu Stand To hold table d’ hote menu card. Side Board
Table Number Small-sized piece of metal with number printed, kept on the table. Side Board
Ashtray For cigarette or cigar ash. Not kept on dining table beforehand. Placed just before coffee service or when customers want to smoke. Side Board
Tureens For holding large quantities of soup, to portion out into soup bowls at the table. Pantry
Soup Ladle To serve soup form the tureen. Pantry
Sauce Boats To present accompanying sauces and serve. Pantry
Sauce Ladle To serve the sauce from the sauce boat. Pantry
Wine Cooler To hold ice shavings to keep white wine chilled. Pantry
Wine Cradle To hold red wine bottle. Side board
Decanter To decant red wine. Pantry
Carafe To serve carafe wine and to hold carbonated water. Pantry
Coffee Pot Tall slender pot to hold coffee. Pantry
Tea Pot Short, stout pot to hold tea. Pantry
Tea Strainer To strain tea. Pantry
Creamer/ Milk Jug To hold milk and cream. Pantry
Sugar Bowl To hold sugar cubes/granulated sugar. Pantry
Sugar Tongs To pick up sugar cube. Pantry
Toast Rack To present toasts. It is a rack with 8-10 slots to hold toasts. Pantry
Preserves Dish To hold preserves-jam, marmalade, honey. Pantry
Preserves Spoon For taking preserves. Pantry
Cosy Made of thick cloth and cotton used to cover the tea and coffee pots during service to retain heat. Pantry
Candle Stand For holding candles. Placed on the dining table. Pantry
Fruit Stand To display fresh fruit. Pantry
Straw Holder For holding straws. Placed on the dining table. Pantry
Chafing Dish To keep food warm during service by using chemi-fuel/gas /electricity Pantry
Salad Bowls Wooden /glass /china bowl, to dress & serve salads. Pantry
Cheese Knife Kept on cheese board/trolley to cut and pick cheese. Pantry
Grapefruit Spoon Used with grapefruit. Tea spoon can be substituted. Pantry
Caviar knife Used with caviar. Slightly curved blade. Fish knife can be substituted. Pantry
Carving Knife & Fork Found on carving trolley or sideboard. Used for carving joints of meat, poultry, and game. Pantry
Snail Dish Round dish with 8-10 indentations to hold snails. Pantry
Snail Fork A two-prong fork, used to pick flesh from shells. Pantry
Snail Tongs To pick and hold snails. Pantry
Oyster Fork To open oyster shells. Pantry
Grape Scissors To hold and cut bunch of grapes. Pantry
Fondue Fork A long-handled fork with two prongs. Used to dip cubes of meat, bread, and so on, in hot oil or melted cheese. Fondu in French means melted. Pantry
Pastry Fork hree pronged fork, left prong being broader than the other two. Used to cut and eat pastries. Pantry
Gateaux Slice Used for serving pastries/cake. Found on a gateaux trolley/tray. Pantry
Corn on the Cob Holder Trident-shaped equipment pierced into the cob while serving. Pantry
Nut Cracker Used to crack walnut, almonds and so on. Pantry
Cocotte Dish Earthenware dish, eggs are cooked and presented in the same dish. Main kitchen
Chinese Cruet Bowls containing chilli vinegar, soya sauce, and chilli sauce. Offered with Chinese Dishes. Sideboards
Ice Cream Scoop To scoop out and serve ice cream. Pantry/still room
Pastry tongs To pick and serve pastries. Pantry
Toothpick Stand To hold toothpicks Sideboards
Egg Stand To serve boiled egg. Still room
Ravier Oval or rectangular dish used for presenting hors d’ oeuvres, pastas, rice, and so on. Garde manger/main kitchen
Ramekin Used for baked eggs, custards, soufflés. Available in various sizes. Sweet section
Coupe Used for fruit and sea food cocktails and ice cream. Pantry/garde manger
Lobster Cracker To crack claws of lobster. Pantry
Lobster Pick To pick flesh of lobster. Pantry
Corkscrew Use for opening the wine bottle Sideboards
Salad Plate Crescent-shaped plate, used for serving salads. Pantry/garde manger

 

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