Marriage Made In food! Good Equipment Needs Great Cookware!

Every chef will attest that after the essential restaurant cooking equipment or catering equipment in any commercial kitchen is a great knife and a great pan! Commercial kitchen ware can make the crucial difference not only in the quality of food produced but its presentation.

Small ware is referred to all the tool components of a restaurant supplies and includes serving ware, tableware, cookware, kitchenware, crockery, cutlery and all related accessories including display-ware. This article will attempt to outline the major differences between commercial cookware and the domestic varieties.

Commercial cookware has major advantages over its more inferior counterparts in the domestic arena but what it suffers least from, surprisingly, is price! Below are some of the major differences between the 2 categories of cookware:

1. Price- As with all products in the market, commercial cooking equipment or catering equipment price varies with quality. Customers seeking a high quality domestic cookware often tend to spend $100’s on cookware that often is advertised heavily with ‘elaborate’ features that have no real impact on the quality of the product. Often naïve consumers get duped by fancy names such as “stone-ware”, “Hard anodised”, “Red Dot” etc. and are willing to pay a handsome price for these gimmicks. Commercial cookware, being used by chefs around the globe is often more subtly advertised without the need for fancy names. As such though the quality of the product is far superior to the more pricy ‘high quality’ domestic cookware, the price is often very reasonable.
   
   
2.  Range- Chefs often use different pots and pans to cook different items, the variety in the sizes only of frypans or stockpots for instance in the commercial arena is vast! In addition, the types of pans and pots available for chefs are also again vast (from crepe pans, to blinis pans, to sauté and saucepans) while the materials of the cookware are also huge (aluminium, copper, various grades of stainless steel, non-stick (though rare) etc.)
   
   
3. Quality- Commercial cookware by nature is heavily used not only being exposed to hotter temperatures from commercial restaurant kitchen equipment, but exposed for longer to extremes of temperature, is washed more often and is handled far more roughly than domestic cookware. All this means that commercial cookware is by nature built tough as nuts! In addition, commercial cookware is also made far more ergonomically (in terms of size, weight, and design) to cater for constant usage.
   
   
4. Versatility- Commercial cookware is designed to be used in a variety of situations and with a range of commercial cooking equipment. Chefs would often fry something then put the pan onto a salamander or indeed even an oven. Similarly, pans or pots can end up passing through several stages of the cooking procedure through ovens, combi-ovens, steamers, woks etc. this means that most commercial cookware is designed very robustly and with this versatility in mind.

The simple conclusion we can reach from the above is that commercial cooking equipment is far better in terms of price, range, quality and versatility and hence an attractive alternative to the often overpriced, over hyped domestic cookware. Budding home chefs and home cooks would be advised to shop carefully and choose commercial cookware for long term and short term success.

To get the best deals on all your commercial catering equipment and kitchen supplies of top grade commercial quality contact Australian Catering Equipment Supplies. Though our name says it all – we have the widest range of commercial cookware and small ware to give your business or home the touch of quality and style for the finer things in life!  

Refrigeration : One Of The Most Equipment Important For Catering Business

One of the most important equipment to consider when opening a food outlet store of any size is suitable refrigeration. We all know that without proper refrigeration, you cannot have proper food.

Refrigeration units are like the wheels in a commercial kitchen or a corner cafe. Therefore it is vital to ensure that you have the right units for your needs both in terms of your menu and space.

When searching for commercial refrigeration, there are several things you need to remember to ensure that you buy a unit that will suit your needs and which will give you value for your money. What are some of the things to look at when purchasing the right unit for your refrigeration needs?

Space

This is the most limiting factor for all businesses requiring commercial refrigeration. So before you buy the massive jumbo double door fridge or the slim single door merchandiser – have a look at where you want to keep the unit. Once you have decided on the space, get your measuring tape and measure up the width, depth and height – make sure you leave enough room at the back to allow for good airflow. 

Efficiency

Every business would like to cut unnecessary costs and wastage of energy. In refrigeration, you have to be careful because this is one of the most used units in a commercial kitchen or restaurant. As such, you want to make the most of the unit without losing its efficiency. So how do you determine which unit will be the best? Well, first you need to know what you will be using the refrigeration unit for – is it merchandising drinks, cakes, flowers or storing ingredients? Secondly, will be you be letting customers access the items in the fridge because you intend to keep it for front end use – or do you only want staff to access the fridge?

All this will help you determine the right efficiency by ensuring you get the right type from either a chest type or standing door type. There are also those that come with split doors which are the most efficient. Because only one half of the fridge is open at any one time, the other half retains the cold air and thus efficiency is improved. 

Mobility

Are you the type that likes to keep things clean (which is a good thing for a restaurant!) then you surely need refrigeration that comes on wheels! Having wheels on your fridge is convenient for a number of reasons like mobility for cleaning, transport and re-arranging your kitchen or shop to give it a fresh look. Castors do not come as standard features in all refrigeration units, but they can always be installed as optional features.

Lastly, get the advice of experts who can give you the right brand and price for your style and pocket. So contact Australian Catering Equipment Supplies, who can give you the best deals and service for your money. With a wide range of refrigeration and commercial catering equipment items, we know we can deliver to your expectations!

Have a look at our website for great deals on all Commercial Catering Equipment, Food and Kitchen Equipment!

Australian Catering Equipment now has over 10,000 quality items for sale on www.auscaterquip.com.au

Australian Catering Equipment Supplies is one of Australia’s premier supplier of quality restaurant cooking equipment and kitchen equipment. Distributing from some of the most well-known and largest suppliers in Australia (Goldstein, Moffat, 888, Bromic, Semak, Blendtec, Matfer Bourget etc.), they supply catering equipment and supplies to the Australian hospitality and food industry as well as to the regular Aussie house cook or amateur chef.

By constantly updating their online showroom, they have listed over 10,000 new products in over 50 categories ranging from commercial furniture to teaspoons and cutlery, from ovens to storage and display fridges. Australian Catering Equipment Supplies prides in providing the best advice coupled with the huge range to suite any budget and any need.

With the addition of new categories in the commercial furniture and small ware departments, Australian Catering Equipment Supplies now can boast a comprehensive solution for the needs of most if not all restaurants and food outlets. Be it a small corner deli requiring a manual slicer or a canteen requiring the state of the art combi ovens, bratt pans, cold rooms etc. to cater for their patrons or a small coffee house needing stylish cups to fit with their unique style! You are now able to find all this and more under one roof.

The unique distinctive characteristic of Australian Catering Equipment Supplies is their ability to supply often unique or ethno-centric equipment that most others would struggle to find. From woks to tandoori ovens, from vegetable cutters to carlin steamers, from gelato machines to automatic pasta makers. This diversity and range means that they can provide almost any unit for almost any need.

The largest category is our smallware category, which boasts over 6000 items and caters not only for the restaurant and hospitality industry but for the budding chefs in any kitchen in Australia. We believe that everyone should be able to enjoy commercial quality kitchen tools and implements to bring out the best of their creativity and passion for food! Supplying commercial quality pans, pots, kitchen utensils, crockery, cutlery, drink-ware, buffet-ware etc. to the ordinary household is intended to bring a little of the magic of the restaurant experience to the home! Not only is it possible it is extremely affordable to transform the ordinary to the extraordinary. Commercial catering equipment and small ware in a domestic setting can give many years of the pleasure to the users due to the hard wearing nature of the products that are always dishwasher friendly. The new range of commercial smallware is no longer boring and white! Commercial servingware, tableware and drinkware now comes in designer shapes, styles and explosion of colour and vibrancy to make any entertaining experience memorable!

Visit http://www.auscaterquip.com.au today or call us on 02-84592014 and see how your food experience can be transformed!