Research Kitchen

A multi-functional, custom-designed culinary research space

Research Kitchen

A multi-functional, custom-designed culinary research space

Location:

NAIT Main Campus
Edmonton, Alberta

Size:

2,000 sq. ft.

What this space offers

NAIT's research kitchen is a fully customized space for bench-top food and beverage product development, characterization of new food ingredients and recipe development.

Suitable for:

  • Food and beverage concept ideation
  • Bench-top food and beverage product development
  • Food ingredient evaluation and characterization
  • Food and beverage product demonstrations
  • Equipment demonstrations
  • Reverse engineering of food products
  • Technical training/interactive workshops
  • Sample analysis and testing

Select equipment and features

  • 12 dedicated food-preparation workstations, including two marble confectioner’s surfaces
  • Multipurpose work areas
  • Freeze dryer
  • Combi oven
  • Meat grinder
  • Pasta extruder
  • Thermocirculator (sous-vide)
  • Ice-cream machine
  • Vacuum packing equipment
  • Centrifuge
  • Food dehydrator
  • Thermomix
  • Dough sheeter
  • Frozen food processing equipment
  • Restaurant-grade re-thermalization equipment

Visit the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Research Facilities Navigator for a full list of equipment at NAIT's Centre for Culinary Innovation.

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