What is a kitchen printer?
The kitchen printer passes orders from the floor to the kitchen, so it is one of the most important devices in a restaurant.
Published · PRIME HUB Inc.
What a kitchen printer does
It prints the orders from the POS or QR codes as tickets in the kitchen or at the drink station. A receipt printer prints receipts for guests; a kitchen printer prints cooking tickets for staff. The same model can often be used for both.
What to check
- Connection: if several devices print, a LAN (cable or Wi-Fi) connection is the most stable.
- Paper width: 80mm thermal printers are common in restaurants.
- POS support: check that your POS supports the model and its commands (such as ESC/POS).
- Printing by category: can food and drinks go to different printers?
- Void tickets: can cancellations be sent to the kitchen?
Prime POS prints from its Android app to thermal printers (ESC/POS) on your Wi-Fi / LAN, and to Bluetooth printers next to the register (Prime POS kitchen printing).
A kitchen display instead
A kitchen display shows orders on a tablet without paper. Waiting time is shown by colour and dishes are marked served with a tap. Many restaurants use it together with a printer.
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