A refrigerated food preparation table comprising a food item storage pan comprising a lid and multiple hinges (13, 14) connecting the lid to a remainder of the refrigerated food preparation table, wherein: the multiple hinges allow the lid to fully close over the food item storage pan; the hinges hold the lid in a partially open position; and the hinges hold the lid in a fully open position; the lid comprising a first pin and a second pin, the multiple hinges comprising: a slot receiving the first pin; a first surface that guides the second pin as the lid is opened from the fully closed position to the partially opened position; and an indentation receiving the second pin when the lid is in the partially opened position; wherein the slot contains the first pin and the second pin when the lid is in the fully opened position; further comprising: a first plate comprising the slot, the first surface, the indentation, and a second surface that guides the second pin on the lid as the lid is opened from the partially open position to the fully opened position, wherein: the first pin is parallel to the second pin; the second surface is between the indentation and the slot; the slot comprises a top portion and a bottom portion; the top portion slopes in a substantially opposite direction from the bottom portion; the top portion is at a substantially right angle to the bottom portion; and the substantially right angle is substantially midway between a top and a bottom of the slot; and a second plate substantially perpendicular to the first plate and connected to the first plate, that attaches one of the multiple hinges to the remainder of the refrigerated food preparation table. a slot receiving the first pin; a first surface that guides the second pin as the lid is opened from the fully closed position to the partially opened position; and an indentation receiving the second pin when the lid is in the partially opened position; wherein the slot contains the first pin and the second pin when the lid is in the fully opened position; further comprising: a first plate comprising the slot, the first surface, the indentation, and a second surface that guides the second pin on the lid as the lid is opened from the partially open position to the fully opened position, wherein: the first pin is parallel to the second pin; the second surface is between the indentation and the slot; the slot comprises a top portion and a bottom portion; the top portion slopes in a substantially opposite direction from the bottom portion; the top portion is at a substantially right angle to the bottom portion; and the substantially right angle is substantially midway between a top and a bottom of the slot; and a second plate substantially perpendicular to the first plate and connected to the first plate, that attaches one of the multiple hinges to the remainder of the refrigerated food preparation table. the first pin is parallel to the second pin; the second surface is between the indentation and the slot; the slot comprises a top portion and a bottom portion; the top portion slopes in a substantially opposite direction from the bottom portion; the top portion is at a substantially right angle to the bottom portion; and the substantially right angle is substantially midway between a top and a bottom of the slot; and a second plate substantially perpendicular to the first plate and connected to the first plate, that attaches one of the multiple hinges to the remainder of the refrigerated food preparation table.