Galley

The compartment or designated area aboard a vessel where food is prepared and cooked.

A galley may range from a small counter with a single cooker and sink to a staffed commercial kitchen. Storage restraints, fiddles, latches and sometimes gimballed appliances help equipment and cookware remain controlled as the vessel moves.

Fuel isolation, ventilation, flame-failure protection, fire equipment, hot surfaces, drainage and food hygiene require arrangements suited to the appliance and vessel. A gimballed stove reduces tilt relative to gravity but does not eliminate spill, fire or burn risk.