Restaurant Equipment

Restaurant equipment or commercial kitchen equipment, tools and supplies include such things as broilers & salamanders, commerial ovens, ranges, griddles, rice cookers, charbroilers, microwave ovens, hotplates, cheesemelters, fryers, panini grills, undercounter refrigerators, reach-in freezers, undercounter freezers, refrigerated worktables, reach-in refrigerators and condiment rails. It is important for a food service establishment to identify what they need, how long they plan on using the equipment and how much space they have available for the new equipment. It is also important to take into consideration the environment where the equipment will be stationed. For example ice machines can be cooled three different ways, air-cooled, water-cooled, or remote cooled. If the machine will be placed in a room where the ambient temperature is higher than 80 degrees air-cooled is not recommended. Once those questions have been answered it is time to do comparative shopping. Look for industry leading brands with a reputation for manufacturing durable, reliable and efficient products. The most trusted brands in the restaurant equipment industry are Panasonic, Eagle, Garland, Cecilware, Vulcan, Montague, Dean, Adcraft, Frymaster, Montague, Merco, Hobart, Groen, Garland, Doyon, Cleveland, Turbo Air. Because they are reputable manufacturer’s they offer variety in their product lines. This is important because different commercial kitchens and food service institutions are going to need different things depending on their size as well as demand. Safety is an important factor in choosing equipment. Quality brands have features that maintain food safety regulations. They provide safety features to prevent injuries to workers and operators. Equipment should be constructed with quality materials. Should the equipment not work for whatever reason, make sure that you understand the warranties in place and the support systems that the manufacturer offers. As concerns continue to grow for the environment more and more manufacturers are designing equipment that uses less energy. It will reduce the cost associated with the equipment (i.e. electric, water bills).