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Catering, Food Handling and Awareness *OnTopic* Forum to educate us on safe food handling. Not specifically for Catering or competition but overall health and keeping our families safe too. |
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10-08-2010, 09:16 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: 10-05-10
Location: Annapolis, MD
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Finding a licensed commercial kitchen
Does anybody have any ideas on how to find a licensed commercial kitchen? HD says that I need one as a base of operations for food prep, storage, water and disposal of waste water. Looking into local restaurants, churches, VFWs but was wondering if anyone had any advice. Thanks!
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10-08-2010, 12:39 PM | #2 |
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Join Date: 11-01-09
Location: West Des Moines, IA
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I shared kitchen space with a bakery for my first year of operation. The trick is scheduling your work around the owner's hours. The HD probably will want to see that you are washing & storing all your equipment in the licensed kitchen. Best of luck!!
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10-08-2010, 01:47 PM | #3 |
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Join Date: 06-12-10
Location: Bluffton, IN
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Some groups like the Elk's Lodge or the Free Masons often will rent out their kitchens to caterers.
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10-08-2010, 01:59 PM | #4 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 07-05-09
Location: Mio, Michigan
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Check your local Flea Market. Our local flea market has a full service restaurant in it. But just a thought:)
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10-08-2010, 05:22 PM | #5 |
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Join Date: 08-27-10
Location: Hampstead, MD
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Does Anne Arundel County want that for vending or catering?
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10-08-2010, 08:28 PM | #6 |
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10-08-2010, 11:43 PM | #7 |
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Join Date: 10-05-10
Location: Annapolis, MD
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Yes Anne Arundel County you need a base of operations (commercial kitchen), with a letter from the owner, before they will grant a license. Pain in the butt.
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10-09-2010, 01:21 AM | #8 |
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Join Date: 06-26-10
Location: Manheim, PA
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Anybody work with butcher shops? Seems like a match made in heaven (if they can match Costco's prices).
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10-09-2010, 08:06 AM | #9 |
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Location: Lakeland Florida
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churches, halls, all the service organizations. You'll need to keep a log of when you use it, etc plus of course receipts for rental to prove you used it. Now if you have a trailer with a waste water tank then you need a place to dump it. I use a local campground that has it's water tested 3 times per year and is licensed for waste water disposal. Can't just a hall for that. I'd start by asking the HD specific questions so you know exactly what you need.
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10-10-2010, 08:34 PM | #10 |
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Location: Hampstead, MD
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Feel lucky up here in Carroll County they will not let you do that but in Baltimore County they will.
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10-12-2010, 01:50 PM | #11 |
Found some matches.
Join Date: 10-05-10
Location: Annapolis, MD
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Great idea about using a campground for waste water dump!
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10-14-2010, 01:54 PM | #12 |
Wandering around with a bag of matchlight, looking for a match.
Join Date: 10-09-10
Location: La Crosse WI
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Hi everybody, I'm french, new and happy to meet all of you !!
My question is: I think that you can built your own kitchen base but do you know what would be the reglementation ?? Maybe in your garage with some transformation ??? |
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10-14-2010, 02:39 PM | #13 |
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Join Date: 12-10-07
Location: Roseville, CA
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Your local HD will give you guidelines but trust me, it will become cost prohibitive unless you do a lot of catering and have room for a separate building.
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01-02-2011, 06:47 PM | #14 |
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In Kansas, you can get your R-V licensed as a commercial kitchen.
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01-14-2011, 10:36 PM | #15 |
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Join Date: 02-23-10
Location: Qualicum beach B.C. Canada
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In Canada we have Sani dumps for R.V,s that I use as they are free the only thing they are becoming concerned about is bringing an out side hose inside my vehicle soI have a tap tofill my water tank outside and am able to switch it over to fill my coffee urns steam table etc with a system hose inside that doesn't go outside, this has been standard in California for quite a few years. Finding out what the HD wants and trying to improve on it goes a long way rather than trying to buck them
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