Wednesday, 13 July 2011

How to Buy Commercial Kitchen Equipment

There are a number of things you should consider when you are looking to buy commercial kitchen equipment. You would be buying such equipment for a restaurant or other food related business. As such you should first keep your needs in mind. You should consider why you are buying the equipment and what kind of food you are going to serve to your customers. If you are going to be preparing dishes that involve meat, you should get a proper storage unit like a refrigerator. If you are going to be serving sandwiches you should make sure you have two individual slicing machines one for slicing cheese and the other for slicing meat.
When you are buying commercial equipment for your restaurant kitchen, you should make sure that they are all made out of stainless steel. This is because stainless steel is not only more sanitary but it is also easier to clean. Also stainless steel will not rust and it is easier to maintain. Also make sure that the equipment that you buy, especially the equipment that would come in contact with food, such as the cutters and grinders, can easily be dismantled and cleaned. This will prevent any bacterial infection that might occur because of food that was stuck to these parts and not cleaned properly.

The next thing to consider is the budget. We can't be extravagant in spending on the kitchen alone. After all there would be a lot more expenses to be taken care of when you are opening a restaurant. Therefore you need to ensure that you can get your kitchen equipment comes within a set budget. For this you need to look for places that are giving you a lot of discounts on your kitchen equipment. This can come from established sellers and manufacturers. These people give out a lot of discounts especially on bulk sales and purchases. Also you should look out for their clearance sales.

You can save a lot of money this way. You should however make sure that you are always purchasing from a reputed manufacturers. This will not only ensure that you are getting products of good quality but also you will get a warranty from the manufacturers. This means if there is something wrong with your equipment you can easily get it fixed from the manufacturers themselves and if it is during the warranty period, you can get it done for free. This assurance is something you will not have from any local manufacturers who might sell you products for an outrageously cheap price but they would stop working shortly after you purchase them. Therefore it is always better to pay a little more and get something of quality especially if you are purchasing stuff for your kitchen which you would want to last a while.

Also another way of getting great discounts is to shop online. There are many online shops selling kitchen equipment. These shops will offer you equipment in great prices that you can purchase and have they delivered to your restaurant.


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