Commercial kitchens are built on a much larger scale than home kitchens. They serve far more people and prepare many more meals per day than a home kitchen. Everything in a commercial kitchen is designed for durability, safety, sanitation, and compliance with commercial building codes.

A commercial kitchen is a kitchen designed for commercial use, with equipment and features typically found in larger kitchens. A domestic kitchen is a kitchen designed for residential use, with equipment and features tailored to residential kitchens.

Commissary kitchens (also known as industrial or commercial kitchens) are a type of kitchen that specialises in mass-producing and preparing large quantities of high-quality food and produce for food vendors and consumption in restaurants.