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The tactical Field Kitchen (TFK) is a trailer mounted, mobile kitchen unit comprising two pressure cookers, two pressure roasters, two ovens and two water boilers with heat supplied from four burners using a diesel and kerosene fuel mix.
The TFK has the capacity to produce up to 250 set meals or 500 hotbox meals within a two hour period. 13 of 15 kitchens are available for use by the catering elements of Logistic Battalions to provide hot meals for soldiers training in NZ, on operations or, as the need arises, in support of civil authorities. Each unit weighs 2.5 tonne and is airportable in C130 aircraft or as an underslung load on a suitable helicopter.
This page was last reviewed on 05 February 2008 and is current.
