KDS Screen types

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Production Screens

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Basic

Screens located at each of the various different individual work stations on the production side (cooks side) of the pass through area or window can display the individual food items.

 

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Production or cook’s KDS screens are usually                                                                                                                            smaller than expediter screens because these                                                                                                                              users only need to see the items which are

prepared at their particular work station.

                                                                                                                                                                                                          The display is fully customizable via the software

setup.

 

These screens are installed directly adjacent to the                                                                                                                  different types of kitchen equipment that are used                                                                                                                                at the individual work stations on the production side                                                                                                                        (or cooks side) of the pass through area or window.

 

These screens are commonly called by the names                                                                                                                              of the cooking operations that are performed at                                                                                                                              each work station such as Grill or Broil, Fry, Sauté                                                                                                                             or Pasta, Pizza, Pantry or Salad, Pastry and

Desserts, etc.

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Sometimes general terms such as Hot or Cold are used to classify the type of prep work that is done at the individual work stations. Production, prep or cook’s KDS screens are most often supported by specialty mounting systems that are attached  to a shelf edge or an adjacent wall surface.

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Expediter Screens

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Basic

Screens located on the server, or expo side, of the pass through area or window can display all of the current order tickets.

 

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Expo KDS screens are usually larger than production screens because expediters need to see ALL of the current food orders.

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Expo staff can also see the prep time data and use it to
identify production problems.

                                                                                                                                                                     

The display is fully customizable via the software setup.                                                                                                                           

Expo KDS can use one screen but often uses two screens                                                                                                                to allow more order tickets to be displayed.

 

An example of an expo double screen configuration would                                                                                                                  be to separate orders by status with one screen displaying                                                                                                                  only orders that are "Cooking" and another screen                                                                                                                        displaying only  orders that are "Ready".

 

Expo screens are most often supported by specialty                                                                                                                mounting systems that are attached to a shelf edge, an                                                                                                            adjacent wall surface, or if space allows the screens can also                                                                                                              be placed directly on a counter top below the pass through.