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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

armoire froide

English translation:

(Reach-in) refrigerator

Added to glossary by codeswitch
Jan 13, 2008 21:27
16 yrs ago
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French term

armoire froide

French to English Other Cooking / Culinary restaurant food storage
a place in a (French?) restaurant where appetizers (UK "starters") can be stored until served to the guests. = "cold Cabinet"? "refridgerated cabinet"? Source document: a training video about restaurant efficiency and quality control. "Elle se dirige vers l’armoire froide à entrées. Elle prend 2 entrées, va les servir et attend en salle. Manifestement ce stock est mal géré. La serveuse devrait alerter le cuisinier, pour qu’il réapprovisionne."
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 refrigerator
4 +3 cool cabinet
4 +2 chiller cabinet
4 +1 chilled display area
3 +2 reach-in
4 an (often open on 1 side) cool show window/ shelf/
3 ice box, cold box
3 Cold room
Change log

Jan 14, 2008 21:04: codeswitch Created KOG entry

Discussion

codeswitch (asker) Jan 14, 2008:
Thanks to all Thanks everyone for all your input. Intuitively, "Cool Cabinet", "refrigerator" "chiller cabinet" and "reach-in" all sound plausible and you have all explained your answers well. Since I do not have criteria for deciding which answer is best, I have "cheated" or avoided the problem by translating "the place where appetizers are kept" with an explanatory note to the client am awaiting feedback. Will keep you posted.
Julie Barber Jan 14, 2008:
google images is good for this type of stuff http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&rls=GGLR...
Carol Gullidge Jan 13, 2008:
No, I don't think so! Don't be misled by "armoire"!
codeswitch (asker) Jan 13, 2008:
addendum Would "cold cupboard" or "cool cupboard" be possibilities? I don't think its a display case but a sort of refigerator cabinet or cupboard for stocking just one type of course (eg starter or desert)

Proposed translations

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6 mins
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refrigerator

Based on image results for "armoire froide," I think it's safe to just call this a plain old "refrigerator."

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-01-13 21:34:07 GMT)
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http://images.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q="armo...
Peer comment(s):
agree Tony M : Almost certainly as simple as that; in our restaurant, we called it a 'chambre OR armoire froide', it was just a professional fridge.
25 mins
agree emiledgar : This is an acceptable solution, but as a chef inthe US I've always heard and used Reach-in
49 mins
agree Miranda Joubioux (X) : Might be this, though I doubt it, since I would imagine you can see what's inside, in which case I'd call it a cabinet.
13 hrs
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "The best gloss would appear to be your answer combined with another entry. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.kirbysupply.com/Equipment/Ice_Machines/Used_Ice_Machines/ice02503FAmain.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.kirbysupply.com/&h=500&w=500&sz=26&hl=en&start=11&tbnid=uGI4SEmZvit2mM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3D%2522restaurant%2Bequipment%2522%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den"
5 mins

an (often open on 1 side) cool show window/ shelf/

In many restaurants, especially selfs, you find the cold starters in a cooled area, partly open, and not as cold as a fridge.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Bourth (X) : The fact that there is a "serveuse" at all suggests this is not a "self".
10 mins
There are many restaurants where the starters are a buffet, and where your "serveuse" or "garçon" indeed serves drinks and the main course at the table!
neutral Tony M : Yes, but here it is clear it is being served by a waitress. In any case, 'cool show window' is not EN.
21 mins
neutral Julie Barber : Hi Etienne for a 'show window', 'display cabinet' would seem more Eng to me...
12 hrs
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+1
11 mins

chilled display area

Not the exact translation but items are not usually kept in a closed fridge. The customer needs to be able to see what is on offer
Peer comment(s):
neutral Bourth (X) : Your point would be valid for a "self" and some down-market places, but most restaurants don't have food on display.
2 mins
neutral Tony M : As Bourth says, it is farily clear this is not any kind of display cabinet, as indeed 'armoire' would not suggest
17 mins
agree Claire Cox : I'd go for "chilled cabinet" - it may or may not be on display to the clients (bit 70's/80's perhaps for the uk), but this would cover either eventuality
31 mins
neutral Julie Barber : @Bourth & Tony - LOTS of restaurants have chilled cabinets with desserts and not down market ones either. The only reason why I wouldn't use display is because it's not specificed so we don't know
13 hrs
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+2
14 mins

reach-in

In my many years of restaurant employment, we referred to our fridges as "the walk-in," where the big buckets and boxes were kept, where you walked in to get the ingredients for the salads, etc., which you prepared as part of the afternoon "side work," and the "reach-in," into which you literally reached in to get the prepared stuff (salads, plated slices of pied and cake, etc.)
Note from asker:
thanks the best glossso far would appear to be a combination of your answer and someone elses: reach-in refrigerator
Peer comment(s):
neutral Tony M : Might be OK for the US, Nancy, but wouldn't work over here, I don't think. / Yes, indeed — but US kitchen jargon!
14 mins
this is restaurant kitchen jargon.
agree Hélène Treloar : it sounds like you know what you are talking about
16 mins
this is restaurant kitchen jargon. Thanks, I spent 14 years of my youth in that business!
agree emiledgar : Yes, as a chef in the US, this is what I would call it.
39 mins
I can't remember what we called it in the ubs I worked in in London; but in any case, the first time I heard it (in Canada, at the age of 17) I knew instantly what it referred to, without being told by the Boss (the Chef) ;-) thanks emiledgar
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+3
28 mins

cool cabinet

that's the combination I'd choose!

A few (of many) examples:

The Seafood RestaurantChris and Miriam Kikis welcome you to The Seafood Restaurant website. ... You can choose from our cool cabinet Dover Sole, Plaice, Seabass, Monkfish, ...
www.theseafood.co.uk/ - 7k - Cached - Similar pages

Opening TimesBar & Restaurant Opening Hours. Sunday Roll Up's & Comps. Start 9.30 am ... A Cool Cabinet is available with a selection of soft and alcoholic drinks for ...
www.midglos.co.uk/openingtimes.htm - 15k - Cached - Similar pages

Restaurant supply and restaurant equipment CRESCO Gigantic ...restaurant equipment restaurantequipment restaurantequipment.com restaurant ... provides superior heat retention while maintaining a cool cabinet exterior. ...
www.restaurantequipment.com/holdingcabinets.html - 12k


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Note added at 34 mins (2008-01-13 22:01:39 GMT)
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As Tony points out, the last ref should be ignored!
Peer comment(s):
agree Tony M : Your last ref. is a red herring (cool ext. of a cab.), but unless for sure we know this is a closed fridge, I think this could be the safest solution.
2 mins
thanks Tony - I see what you mean (re last ref)!
agree B D Finch : Also agree with Tony about your last ref.
12 mins
thanks, BD! Yes, I replied to Tony's comment with an added note to that effect
agree Miranda Joubioux (X)
13 hrs
thanks Miranda!
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+2
1 hr

chiller cabinet

How we referred to them in a restaurant I once worked in. It is not so much for display purposes as for practicality, if I understand correctly.
Peer comment(s):
agree rkillings : Or just "chiller" tout court. That's what restaurant supply houses call 'em in the US (although not all chillers are necessarily cabinets).
3 hrs
Thanks!
agree Julie Barber : I prefer this one because it could cover both fridges and the glassed cabinets that you often see with cakes etc
12 hrs
Exactly. Thanks :-)
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23 mins

ice box, cold box

it is an old term, but direct

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Note added at 10 hrs (2008-01-14 07:29:41 GMT)
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an ice box is an old term, from the beginning of the 1900's, nothing to do with plastic and picnics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icebox
http://www.icebox.it/
Peer comment(s):
neutral Tony M : Might work for a US readership, but over here, that would more likely eovke the sort of plastic 'cool box' you'd taken on a picnic.
6 mins
neutral Victoria Porter-Burns : agree with Tony M
13 hrs
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21 hrs

Cold room

I like the idea of reach-in. Having spent some time working in restaurant kitchens, I know what you mean. It is not a display area, it is a very large refrigerator, in fact you can actualy walk inside, brrr... The cook keeps all her pre-prepared food in there, or her stocks (but not both), each shelf has its speciality. It is also either built from brick or metal. In fact it is a large and very solid fridge. I hope my explanation will help. Doesn't this exist in England?
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