Dallas Zoo Commissary
Equipment Wish List

ITEM DESCRIPTION

COMMISSARY USE

COST

Conveyor dishwasher

Daily use for cleaning and sanitizing food containers and utensils.

$15,000

Industrial food processor

Daily use for chopping fruits, vegetables, and greens.

$13,000

Cutter/mixer

Used for grinding complete feeds to a powder for various animals.

$12,000

Powered pallet stacker

Used daily for moving feed.

$7,000

Meat saw

Used for cutting frozen meat into appropriately sized pieces.

$3,000

Blixer

Used to prepare specialized mixes or to grind small amounts of pelleted diet.

$3,000

Gram scale

Used for preparing supplement mixes (capable of weighing 0.01g).

$2,500

Ice machine

Used to keep diet ingredients at proper temperature.

$2,000

Bench scales

Used for daily preparation of animal diets (metric/US conversion, 0.01 lb.).

$1,080

Stovetop/oven (4-burner)

Used daily to cook various food stuffs.

$1,000

General purpose scale

Used daily for preparing animal diets (150 lb. capacity).

$1,300

Retractable hose and sprayer (under sink mount,
½ inch hose)

Used daily to wash kitchen floor.

$700

Retractable hose and sprayer (wall or ceiling mount,
½ inch hose)

Used daily to rinse larger waste from containers prior to placing in dishwasher.

$4,700

Rolling ladder

Used to access feed on second tier of racking.

$600

Commercial microwave

Used to thaw food items needed for immediate use.

$500

Food storage boxes
(various sizes)

Used daily for thawing meat, fish, and prey items.

$900

Bun rack/poly box storage rack

Storage racks will allow proper rotation of meat and prey items.

$450

Food containers
(various sizes)

Used to deliver food to animal areas and to store food in the commissary.

$800

Platform truck with casters

Used to move diet items from storage areas to delivery van.

$320

Racks, shelving, and other items

Various daily uses.

$22,930