What Is a Mobile Kitchen? | eHow

A mobile kitchen is basically a kitchen on wheels, allowing agencies and small business owners to sell their food anywhere. Mobile kitchens are also used as disaster relief food services. They can supply victims and response teams with food and beverages.

Traditionally, mobile kitchens come equipped with refrigerators, burners, grills and storage space. Other features can be added if you plan to service a larger number of people. Some additional amenities include air conditioning, heating, generators, dishwasher, commercial ovens and sinks.

Mobile kitchens come in different types, sizes and appliance arrangements. For example, there are pizza kitchens, vans and catering trailers. Mobile kitchens may be powered by electricity or gas, or they may carry on-board generators.

The size of a mobile kitchen depends on how many people to whom you are supplying food. Sizes can start from a small 10-foot van to a 53-foot trailer.

Mobile kitchens help restaurant business owners extend their service by reaching more customers at diverse locations. They help in maintaining food safety procedures by supplying restaurant owners with a clean surface to prepare food.