Buying Guide

　　A steak is a meat generally sliced across the muscle fibers, potentially including a bone. Exceptions, in which the meat is sliced parallel to the fibers, include the skirt steak cut from the plate, the flank steak cut from the abdominal muscles, and the Silverfinger steak cut from the loin and includes three rib bones. In a larger sense, there are also fish steaks, ground meat steaks, pork steak and many more varieties of steak.

It's one of the oddest-looking items you'll find in the produce section, but it’s worth getting to know the dragon fruit. Here is all you need to know to choose, prepare, and eat this tropical treat.

      Restaurants are part of a fast-paced and demanding industry that demands a lot from its floors. From front-of-house spaces like dining areas and bars to back-of-house breakrooms and storage rooms, performance requirements vary. However, the restaurant flooring selections must work together to complement each other and other interior finishes and décor, and to support the style and brand of your restaurant.

      Pudding is a type of food that can be either a dessert or a savory dish. The word pudding is believed to come from the French boudin, originally from the Latin botellus, meaning "small sausage", referring to encased meats used in medieval European puddings. The modern usage of the word pudding to denote primarily desserts has evolved over time from the almost exclusive use of the term to describe savory dishes, specifically those created using a process similar to sausages where meat and other ingredients in a mostly liquid form are encased and then steamed or boiled to set the contents. Black pudding, Yorkshire pudding, and haggis survive from this tradition.

     Sometimes restaurant chefs refer to pans they call steam table pans or hotel pans, even if the restaurant is not in a hotel. A hotel pan is the same as a steam table pan, counter pan, or service pan. They are the large rectangular pans that food is served out of when you are at a wedding reception, banquet, or eating from a buffet. They are not only used for these purposes but are also used in the kitchen, such as to hold ingredients for a line cook. Basically, they are all-purpose pans that can be used for some cooking, storing, holding, etc.

     Steam table pans or hotel pans are usually made out of stainless steel. Some large rectangular heat-proof and food-grade plastic containers might be called steam table pans or hotel pans as well. They come in eight standard sizes, according to length and width.