Equipment before you commit to a dish

Capture the requirement at the recipe

Start with the equipment name shown for a dish. Link that requirement to the actual item, installation space and venue. A screenshot of a kitchen appliance does not establish that every visually similar object serves the same function.

• Record exact displayed name and purchase source.
• Check whether one item supports several recipes.
• Keep decorative furniture separate from functional equipment.

Account for setup separately

A durable equipment purchase belongs in a setup-cost record. If you allocate it across expected servings for a planning scenario, state the assumed serving count. Do not mix the full purchase cost into every future service period.

Greenhouse machinery has its own context

The March 2025 greenhouse blog describes specialized machinery and cultivation controls. This supports a separate farming-equipment relationship, not a kitchen appliance list. Record the crop and module dependency in the correct system so search can distinguish growing equipment from cooking equipment.