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The industrial kitchen system is an extremely important area, considered the heart of any restaurant or hotel; it is where delicious, fully nutritious meals are produced to feed large numbers of people. Designing a perfect industrial kitchen system requires a professional contractor with extensive experience in the trade. STAVI will answer the question: “What does an industrial kitchen need?” that our customers have long been wondering about.
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Common industrial kitchen equipment you need
Below is the equipment an industrial kitchen needs if you want a convenient kitchen that meets standards:
1. Industrial refrigeration equipment
Refrigeration equipment is an important piece of industrial kitchen equipment in a restaurant kitchen. It makes storing and preserving food easier and, above all, keeps food fresh. A restaurant needs a large quantity of ingredients to serve its customers over a given period. Without refrigeration equipment, ingredients spoil very quickly. Refrigeration equipment comes in many types, with a wide range of designs, styles and sizes to meet customers' varied needs, including:
- Stainless steel 2-door counter chiller:
A product that serves two functions at once. Besides keeping food chilled, the 2-door stainless steel counter chiller is also used as a flat work surface for preparing food at the plating and serving area.
- Industrial freezer:
A type of equipment used in large restaurants, hotels and kitchens. It can bring the temperature below -20 degrees C, so food can be stored for longer, and flavour and nutrients are better preserved.
- Stainless steel 3-door counter chiller:
Compared with the 2-door type, the 3-door stainless steel counter chiller is larger in size and capacity, so it suits kitchens that are not limited in space. It lets you adjust settings directly on the LED display. High-grade stainless steel that is easy to clean, low power consumption and automatic defrosting are its outstanding advantages.
- Ice machine:
No restaurant is complete without an ice machine. How else would you serve cold drinks on a large scale? These machines produce ice continuously, so it is ready for your staff to use and serve at all times. The ice can be dispensed into an ice bin or straight into a soda fountain.
You can also use these machines to make blended iced drinks such as margaritas, smoothies and slushies. Along with the large commercial kitchen equipment, you will also need to buy cookware. These essentials can add up quickly, so it is important to write out a kitchen checklist and make sure you cover everything you need.
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2. Industrial cooking ranges and grills
After refrigeration equipment, industrial cooking ranges and grills also always hold a very important place. The market today offers a wide range of industrial range models to suit many different kitchen spaces. Industrial cooking equipment is indispensable. The most popular industrial ranges today include: Western-style ranges, Asian-style ranges, deep fryers, ovens and more.
Depending on the intended use, we consider which to buy. For example, noodle and pho restaurants today no longer use charcoal for simmering but have switched to electric pho stock pots. A rice restaurant, meanwhile, might buy an industrial rice cooking cabinet. It all depends on your restaurant's choices and business model.
- Industrial oven:
Industrial ovens today are indispensable equipment in large-scale kitchens, helping to serve thousands of meals a day. An oven is used not only for baking pastries and bread but also for quickly roasting meat, chicken, duck and the like, as well as vegetables. Depending on the intended use and the restaurant's characteristics, investors need to choose an industrial oven that suits their needs.
Outstanding features of industrial ovens include:
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Fast cooking times for large batches, with capacity of up to 40 kg per hour.
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Roasted food has a natural, appealing colour without drying out or burning
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The entire oven body is made from quality stainless steel that does not rust, resists grease build-up and is easy to clean.
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Ovens mainly run on electricity, with many optimised features that save energy effectively.
- Industrial Asian-style range:
When it comes to equipment for industrial kitchens, restaurant kitchens and school kitchens, specialised Asian-style ranges are indispensable. This is a versatile piece of kitchen equipment that supports cooking tasks efficiently and quickly. With a design featuring multiple burners and high cooking power, preparing hundreds of meals a day is no longer too difficult.
- Industrial Western-style range
The Western-style range is a type of range specifically used to prepare food in restaurants and hotels serving Western cuisine. In the past few years, industrial Western-style ranges have also been used more widely, including in industrial kitchens, school kitchens and hospital kitchens, to produce a diverse range of dishes. Common features of Western-style ranges are a sturdy cast-iron trivet construction, operation with a fuel-efficient blue flame, and a convenient grease tray that is easy to wipe clean. There are 2 basic types of Western-style range: with an oven and without an oven. They can also be classified by style and number of burners.
3. Cookware, dishes and small crockery
Basic industrial cooking equipment such as ranges, pots and pans is the kind of equipment used constantly in an industrial kitchen. You should buy high-quality products for long-term use and to avoid breakdowns during use. Choose pots with a capacity of 4 to 20 litres to achieve the highest efficiency in use. Do not buy ones that are too large, nor ones that are too small. As for frying pans, look at large industrial pans for serving stir-fried dishes to many guests at once.
Some other items we need to consider and select for an industrial kitchen include mixing bowls, knives and scissors, food utensils, long spoons and so on. More industrial-grade equipment you will need includes large sinks, cutting boards, salad spoons, can openers and food storage containers.
In addition, an industrial kitchen needs auxiliary equipment such as an exhaust hood system, grease traps, stainless steel shelving, sinks, portioning tables, etc. To design a complete, well-organised industrial kitchen, “CONTACT” STAVI now for advice and support on setting up an industrial kitchen system from our team of professional staff.
