A test kitchen is a kitchen

Kitchen

A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation.In the West, a modern residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sink with hot and cold running water, a refrigerator and kitchen cabinets arranged according to a modular design. Many households have a...

 used for the process of developing new kinds of food

Food

Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...

. On the largest scale, they are run by the research and development

Research and development

The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...

 departments of large companies in the food industry

Food industry

The food production is a complex, global collective of diverse businesses that together supply much of the food energy consumed by the world population...

. Other test kitchens are owned by individuals who enjoy the craft of developing new recipes.

Popular culture

The name has been given to a popular American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 television show called America's Test Kitchen

America's Test Kitchen

America's Test Kitchen is a half-hour cooking show distributed to public television stations in the United States, also airing in Canada...

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