How To Choose Restaurant Equipment For Your Commercial Kitchen

Choosing Equipment For Your Commercial Kitchen Without the Headaches...

So you are going to set up a commercial kitchen - that's great... but where do you start? While ultimately it will depend on what is appropriate for the commercial kitchen you are setting up, there is a wide range of equipment you can select when establishing your commercial kitchen. When you choose the correct equipment you remove the headaches of running a commercial kitchen, let SCK show you how!

So Where Do You Start In Setting Up A Commercial Kitchen?

We get asked this question all the time so we created a Free Commercial Kitchen Equipment Checklist... We show you how can this Checklist in couple minutes...Ok? So Before you start ordering equipment there are a couple of major points to consider: ****1. Have you designed your menu? The menu will give you an idea of what equipment will be required to do your cooking. 2. Have you designed your kitchen? When designing your kitchen you need to understand the flow of both food and work processes and then incorporate what you have learned into the design. Here are a couple of articles that may assist you with designing your commercial kitchen. /newsletter/design1.htm /newsletter/design2.htm

Some more things to think about your Commercial Kitchen:

How many people will your food business cater for at a time?... Who is your clientele, and what will their expectations and needs be?... Is there a theme or design that you need to work with when making your decisions?... What is your budget?... What are your time frames?... “Be a fearless cook! Try out new ideas and new recipes, but always buy the freshest and finest of ingredients, whatever they may be. Furnish your kitchen with the most solid and workmanlike equipment you can find. Keep your knives ever sharp and -- toujours bon appétit!” Julia Child

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Choosing Equipment For Your Commercial Kitchen

The equipment requirements for a restaurant differ from restaurant to restaurant. More elaborate equipment is necessary if a restaurant owner is looking to offer a full menu of hot and cold items and alcoholic beverages. Even where a food business plans to offer only cold menu items, such as salads and sandwiches, basic equipment is necessary for smooth operation and food safety.

Hand Washing Stations

A hand-washing station is typically required to prevent the spread of food-borne illness and bacteria. Typically a hand washing station will incorporate a minimum 11 litre basin with either a mixer tap or knee and/or wand operated controls. Also required are a disposable towel and soap dispensers as well as a visible hand washing instruction sheet. Hand Washing

Warewashing Equipment

Dish washing and glass washing are integral to most food service businesses and both are typically required by local health departments. Many commercial restaurant dishwashers automatically dispense dish-washing liquids and rinse aids as well as keep water at a pre-set operating temperature. Dishwashers Glass Washers

Ice Machines

Automatic ice machines are necessary, particularly for restaurants with full bars and cocktail offerings. There are a variety of different ice shapes and research is required to establish the perfect type ice for your business. Ice Makers

Refrigeration

Refrigerators are a must for any food business. Most food items must be kept at a minimum temperature, as required by food safety codes. Typically you will require at least 2 fridges, one for raw food and a second, nearer the cooking line for prepared food that is ready for cooking. Commercial refrigerators come in many sizes, from full walk-ins, to reach-ins with refrigerated drawers. Fridges Bench Fridges Upright

Freezers

You will have to decide what style and the capacity of any freezers that you may require in your food business. Commercial freezers also come in many sizes, from full walk-ins, to reach-ins with refrigerated drawers, as well as chest freezers for bulk storage. Freezers Bench Freezers Upright sftp://sydneycommercialkitchens.com.au/info@[email protected]"/assets/modules/homepage/images/blog/Get-Commercial-Checklist.png

Food Displays

Food displays are available as cold food displays, heated food displays and ambient temperature displays. How you display food for sale can massively impact on your bottom line in terms of revenue. These days there are some great options with matching and attractive displays which highlight product and encourage sales. My experience is that for ambient temperature displays you might be best buying a refrigerated model and adjusting the cabinet temperature to suit. Food Displays Cold Food Display Hot

Stainless Steel Benches

Stainless steel benches are standard kitchen equipment, and stainless steel is an approved food grade surface. Stainless steel prep tables can be free-standing or attached to other equipment, depending on the configuration of the kitchen. With stainless steel benching you have 2 choices, custom fabricated and pre-fabricated. Pre-fabricated benches, such as the Simply Stainless products are supplied flat packed and are ready for self-assembly. Typically it might take 10-15 minutes for assembly for each bench. You can save money using pre-fabricated but you might also somewhat limit functionality of your kitchen, as there are limits based on the standard sizes. Custom made benches are exactly that, they are custom made to fit perfectly into your kitchen design. Over the years I have used both methods for my customers and the results were always positive. Stainless Steel Benches

Cooking Line

The cooking line can comprise cook tops, pizza ovens, ovens with open burners, grill plates, char grills, salamanders, microwaves and deep fryers. If your food business has an Asian styled theme then wok burners and noodle cookers are available. For small café’s and takeaways there are some great choices available in benchtop cooking equipment to replace free standing equipment. Cook Top Grills Salamanders /catering-equipment/Salamanders

Preparation Equipment

Food processors, vegetable slicers, meat slicers, planetary mixers, spiral mixers, pizza dough rollers, vacuum sealers are all commonly found in commercial kitchens around the world and are quite often indispensable. You must also decide on blenders, milk shake makers Food Processors [Planetary-Mixers](/catering-equipment/Planetary Mixers) Vacuum Sealers

Pots, Pans & Utensils

Before you can open you also need to decide on and purchase from the myriad of essential accessories that make a commercial kitchen work more effectively. Skip all the hard work and get the right equipment Restaurant or Commercial Kitchen FREE Commercial Kitchen Equipment Checklist..