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 | | Within homes, the kitchen can be the center of other activities as well, depending on its size, furnishing, and equipment (see also major appliance), for example washing up (with or without dishwasher), washing and drying laundry (often with a washing machine), normal and refrigerated food storage, and eating. |
 | | Restaurant and canteen kitchens found in hotels, hospitals, army barracks and similar establishments are generally (in the Western world) subject to public health laws; they are inspected periodically by public-health officials, and it occasionally happens that a restaurant is forcibly closed by the officials for failing to meet the hygienic requirements mandated by the law. |
 | | Galleys are the kitchens aboard ships: on yachts, one has to cook in cramped space and often has only one or two gas burners (fuelled by a gas bottle), but those on luxury liners or large warships are comparable in every respect with restaurants or canteen kitchens. |
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