Commercial Kitchen Cookline & Hood — Nairobi Hotel
A 304 stainless steel island cookline with multi-burner range, prep tables and a full island canopy extraction hood, fabricated and installed for a hotel kitchen in Nairobi.
EMOST Techniques Ltd fabricated and installed a centrally positioned island cookline for a hotel kitchen in Nairobi, pairing a multi-burner range and stainless prep surfaces with a full island canopy hood ducted to external extraction.
Project overview
- Client industryHotel / Hospitality
- LocationNairobi, Kenya
- Service categoryCommercial Kitchen Equipment + Stainless Steel Fabrication
- ScopeIsland cookline base, multi-burner range integration, prep tables, island canopy hood and ducted extraction
The challenge
A centrally located cookline gives chefs access from both sides, but it also puts heat and grease-laden air in the middle of the room where wall-mounted extraction cannot reach it. The hotel needed high cooking throughput without the kitchen becoming uncomfortably hot, and every surface had to withstand continuous commercial cleaning.
How the project was delivered
Kitchen flow, duct routing and clearances were assessed so the island could be positioned for two-sided working without blocking service paths.
Cookline, prep surfaces and canopy were designed as one assembly, with the canopy sized to overhang the cooking equipment on all sides.
Grade 304 stainless sheet was cut, folded and welded into the cookline base, work surfaces, prep tables and the canopy body with internal grease baffles.
The multi-burner range was fitted into the cookline structure and gas connections were made and checked.
The canopy was suspended over the island, connected into ducting and tied to the extraction fan run.
Extraction draw was checked across the canopy, surfaces were finished and cleaned, and the kitchen was handed over in working order.
Project specification
| Equipment type | Island cookline with canopy extraction |
|---|---|
| Material | Grade 304 stainless steel |
| Cooking | Multi-burner gas range integrated into island base |
| Extraction | Full island canopy hood with internal grease baffles, ducted |
| Ancillary | Stainless prep tables and work surfaces |
| Finish | Brushed stainless, food-service standard |
What was delivered
The hotel gained a high-throughput cookline that chefs can work from both sides, with extraction that captures heat and smoke at source and keeps working temperatures comfortable through service.
Before hiring a commercial kitchen fabricator in Kenya
- Registration. Confirm the fabricator is EBK-registered, especially where gas connections and ducted extraction are involved.
- Canopy sizing. Ask for the canopy overhang against the cooking equipment footprint — an island hood must exceed it on all sides.
- Material grade. Confirm grade 304 stainless for work surfaces and canopy, not a thinner substitute.
- Duct routing. Agree the duct route and fan position before fabrication, not after the canopy is built.
- Commissioning. Require an extraction check across the whole canopy at handover, not just a fan power-on.
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This project shows how EMOST Techniques Ltd delivers hotel kitchen equipment in Nairobi — cookline, prep surfaces and extraction designed, fabricated and commissioned as one system.
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