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When starting a new catering business, you need to consider everything about the restaurant, including store location, decoration, recipe supply, restaurant equipment, etc., and arrange everything properly to ensure the continuous advancement of the catering business. These take time to master.
Before you officially start your business, the first thing you need to consider is the various equipment necessary for your new restaurant. The last thing you want is for your customers to ask you for something that you can't serve because you left out the tools to cook it. If your customers want bread and you want efficiency, a mixer is for you. If your restaurant offers artisanal sausage recipes, you need to have a meat grinder and sausage stuffing machine to work efficiently. Time is money for your catering business! So act fast!
To help you out, we have listed some must-have equipment for a new restaurant, keep reading the article to find out more.
Refrigeration equipment is a must for every restaurant, such as freezers, display cabinets with refrigeration, and ice machines. If your restaurant serves cold beverages to customers, then you need an ice machine of the right size that is capable of producing ice cubes at any time to meet customer demand. If your restaurant offers buffet service, a refrigerated display case is a must.
A commercial freezer is a must on hot summer days to preserve food and cool canned or bottled beverages. As a catering service industry, you often need to purchase a large amount of ingredients in advance and keep the freshness of the food within a certain period of time, which requires a freezer to guarantee. Even if your restaurant purchases new ingredients every day, there will always be a time when they can’t run out, and you can’t accurately calculate the daily customer flow, so as to buy a corresponding amount of ingredients. Therefore, using a freezer can reduce the waste of ingredients, and at the same time increase the utilization of ingredients within a certain period of time.
In this summer, you will definitely not miss the opportunity to make money! As with all restaurants, serving cold drinks is usually closely related to your traffic. Customers can choose from a variety of DIY frozen drinks, it is the best means to increase your turnover. Having a commercial ice machine in your kitchen is very important if you want to serve cold beverages.
However, there are many types of commercial ice machines, how to choose the model that suits your restaurant. You need to consider factors such as the ice production capacity, ice storage capacity, and size of the machine. Different ice machine models may produce 1-2 types of ice cubes, think about what shape of ice cubes you need to use for your drinks, and then decide the type of machine you want to buy.
Related reading: How to Choose an Ice Machine: Nine Factors to Consider
Smoothies are a very popular form of cold beverage, and the smoothie mixed with juice or cocktails stimulates a cheerful mood. There are many ways to make smoothies: First, you can use an ice crusher to break up large chunks of ice, put them in containers and add juice, cocktails or syrups, any taste you want can be satisfied, but the production process is very complicated. The second is to use commercial slushy machines, which have different capacities and can make frozen drinks of different flavors at the same time. The production method is also very simple, you only need to add fruit juices or sugary drinks of different flavors into the container, turn on the machine and let it automatically stir into a soft smoothie.
You can choose the machine you want to buy according to your preferences. But I would remind that a commercial smoothie maker is more suitable for your restaurant than any other form of machine, it is very convenient to use and more efficient.
Hot weapons refer to the equipment that can heat food, such as ovens, fryers, etc. These key items can help you increase the heat in the kitchen.
Ovens serve multiple functions in the kitchen, baking pizzas, breads, desserts and meats (delicious turkey, tenderloin, etc.). The position of the grill can be adjusted according to the size of the food inside the oven, allowing you to bake a variety of foods at one time.
The oven is the mainstay of any kitchen, so when choosing one, you need to be careful. Before buying, you need to consider the size of the equipment, which depends on the size of your kitchen space. You need to measure the oven door and make sure that there is room for the oven to pass through, otherwise the appliance won't be able to enter the room. Next you have to make sure that the oven you choose is from a reputable company that offers you a lot of convenience. Finally, decide which type of stove you need, which is usually divided into gas and electric.
The commercial deep fryer is the go-to choice for restaurants that serve fried food, frying many different delicious appetizers, entrees and sides such as french fries, chicken wings, turkey, fried fish and more. It is very suitable for your fast food restaurant, snack bar, restaurant and supermarket.
Fryers are usually equipped with an overheating protection system, that is, when the oil temperature is too high, the device will automatically power off, and you need to press the reset button to restart the machine. It also has a stainless steel lid that keeps boiling oil from spilling and securely covers the oil to keep dust out when the unit is not in use. At the same time, it has two plastic handles on the frying basket to protect you from being burned.
"Artisan" refers to food processing equipment, and your restaurant usually needs more food processing machines to help you improve your work efficiency. From slicers to large mixers, different food processing requires different equipment.
As you can infer, a slicer is used for slicing and cutting meats and cheeses, a device that is essential for those who don't want to use a knife to individually slice these things, but not every kitchen needs it.
The machine is usually equipped with a larger motor power, which improves the cutting efficiency and can meet all your large-scale production needs. It mainly consists of a food pusher and a blade, which can easily slice meat. It uses a detachable blade, which is convenient for you to clean, and the surface of the fuselage is also easy to clean, so you don't have to worry about food remaining in the crevices.
For restaurants that need to make a lot of desserts and breads, a mixer is a must-have basic equipment that will become the heart of your kitchen.
There are different types of mixers: stand mixers, hand mixers. Vertical mixers can be divided into planetary mixers and spiral mixers, which have different functions. Among them, the spiral type is often used for professional dough mixing to make finer pastries; the planetary type mixer can mix ingredients and soup. More information can be found in the blog post: Different Types of Commercial Mixer-Definition, Pros and Cons. Hand mixers, on the other hand, are often found at home and are suitable for mixing ingredients in small batches.
A commercial mixer is so versatile that it can mix dough, cake batter, frosting, mincemeat, salads, and more, so having one is a plus.
The meat grinder can grind the meat into minced meat. It is a good helper for you to make sausages and hamburger patties. It usually comes with different sized blades that you can switch to make the size of mince you want. When you're making meatloaf (chicken and beef patties in general), you should choose the smallest sized blade and whip several times to get a finer mince. When making sausages, you can choose pork, beef, mutton and venison, use a certain proportion of meat and fat, and mix them together to get sausages with different flavors.
A meat grinder is not necessary! Because some mixer brands can also achieve the effect of grinding meat by installing different accessories, so you can buy it on demand.
For businesses that need to supply handmade sausage recipes, having a sausage filling machine is very much needed. You need to make a lot of sausages every day to ensure that you can fully supply your customers. But manually filling the stuffing will be a big project, and the operation is also relatively cumbersome. Using a sausage stuffing machine avoids such troubles and can obtain a large amount of product in a short time. You don't have to worry about the need for more manpower. This kind of equipment is designed for simple labor, and usually only needs one person to operate it.
Also known as a food prep table, a stainless steel worktop is usually a stainless steel countertop on which you knead dough, roll out pizza, and more. At the same time, there will be a shelf for placing items or a cabinet with refrigeration under the countertop, so you can place the tools or food you need for work.
This kind of workbench is easy to install and disassemble, and it can be installed according to the installation steps in the manual. The material of stainless steel has the characteristics of corrosion resistance and wear resistance, and is not easy to deform. Its smooth surface is easy to clean, keeping your kitchen neat and tidy.
According to the above, if your restaurant is equipped with these devices, it will greatly improve your work efficiency and give customers a satisfactory service experience, so as to obtain more customer flow, increase the turnover of the restaurant, and quickly gain profits.
