Welcome to our state of the art professional kitchen facility.

The Cookery is a certified food production facility located in the historic Durham Food Co-op building on West Chapel Hill Street. Entrepreneurs launching or expanding upon a culinary business can rent the kitchen for one-time events or on an ongoing basis.  

The Cookery is a membership-based organization. In order to use our facility, you must be a food business with proper regulatory agency and insurance paperwork.  If you are starting a business and need assistance with this process, we are more than happy to point you in the right direction! Click on the Become A Member page to get started.

We are currently accepting applications for Food Truck members! Click here to learn more.

The Cookery is dedicated to:

  • supporting local food talent to create and distribute exciting new culinary goods.

  • providing our members with top-of-the-line equipment, multiple cooking stations, secured food storage and food truck terminals.

Our Equipment:

  • 4 Full Size Convection Ovens

  • 6 Burner Range

  • Salamander Broiler

  • 36” Char Grill

  • 40 lb Fryer

  • 4 qt Mixer

  • Hobart L800 Mixer

  • Continuous-Feed Slicers/Graters

  • Continuous-Feed Robot Coupe Processors

  • Bakers Station

  • 20 Sheet Pan Dough Proofer

  • Walk-In And Reach-In Coolers

  • Walk-In Freezers

  • 52 Rack per hour Dishwasher

  • Raw Meat Prep Area

We provide all the pots and pans. The only things you have to bring are your utensils and knives.

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