Whoever heard of a computer in the kitchen? Well, professional chefs use them all the time. A computer is just another tool that makes working in the kitchen or running a restaurant easier, the same way a whisk or an electric mixer or a bread oven does.

Chefs use computers every day, for things like:

• Developing and changing recipes
• Menu planning
• Ordering ingredients from suppliers
• Taking food orders from the waiters and waitresses
• Doing nutritional analysis on their menus
• Managing their inventory of food
• Scheduling the kitchen staff
• E-mailing information to other chefs