Commercial kitchen color

[chris kennedy]

Is there an industry standard for LED k for food prep?

Thanks

 

[sameguy]

Daylight for meat or it looks green. If I recall.

 

[Little Bill]

5K or above is what I see.

 

[Besoeker]

Ours are 3000k and everything looks fine.

 

[hbiss]

Is there an industry standard for LED k for food prep?

Thanks

I don't think so. I've even seen kitchens painted black and so dark I wonder how they see the food to begin with. Retail is another story. You want to make displays as appealing as possible so customers will buy. There 5000K works well for illuminating meats.

-Hal

 

[chris kennedy]

I'm replacing T12's with 2x4 flat panels. The T 12's look like daylight so I'll go with 5000.

thanks

 

[gadfly56]

I don't think so. I've even seen kitchens painted black and so dark I wonder how they see the food to begin with. Retail is another story. You want to make displays as appealing as possible so customers will buy. There 5000K works well for illuminating meats.

-Hal

I don't think so. That level will tend to make meat look purple. Usually they go for a redder light.

 

[gadfly56]

I'm replacing T12's with 2x4 flat panels. The T 12's look like daylight so I'll go with 5000.

thanks

I recently got replacements for the basement laundry area lighting. Didn't check the ones that were installed, which were 5000K. I bought 3000K. Only one light was out, so you can imagine my surprise when I fired up the fixture with one 5000 and one 3000. :slaphead:

 

[al hildenbrand]

I recently got replacements for the basement laundry area lighting. Didn't check the ones that were installed, which were 5000K. I bought 3000K. Only one light was out, so you can imagine my surprise when I fired up the fixture with one 5000 and one 3000. :slaphead:

I can understand the "head slap", . . . . but color recognition is another animal. Did you do any "observations?" And, if so, what did you think?

 

[Sierrasparky]

Also to consider the CRI. The higher better. 90+, nothing less for me.

 

[gadfly56]

I can understand the "head slap", . . . . but color recognition is another animal. Did you do any "observations?" And, if so, what did you think?

With one 5000K and one 3000K lamp in the fixture, the contrast between them was, ummm, glaring? *ducks flying vegetation*

Seriously, the contrast was so jarring that I really didn't pay attention to the effect on the area as far as color rendition, etc. Now, once I popped in the other 3000K lamp it was definitely a "softer" white, but I don't know if I would have immediately picked that up if, say, my wife had changed the lamps and I walked in without knowing.

 

[sameguy]

https://www.dmlights.com/medias/Store-lighting-colour-temperature
Quick google

 

[al hildenbrand]

https://www.dmlights.com/medias/Store-lighting-colour-temperature
Quick google

Sameguy, is this what you were going for? The link above seems broken.

 

[sameguy]

Yes Al, thanks; dropped the link and headed for dinner so didn't check it.

 

[hbiss]

Daylight for meat or it looks green. If I recall.

According to Al's chart you are correct.

-Hal

 

[LarryFine]

Daylight for meat or it looks green. If I recall.

Green Eggs and Ham, anyone?