Tips to Care Buying Commercial Catering Equipment |
Posted: November 17, 2017 |
When we are planning on starting a restaurant or a catering service the first and foremost important factor is to have kitchen equipment. If a chef needs to cook according to the menu, he will depend entirely on the kitchen equipment. Kitchen equipment is like a chain of equipping which rely on each other. When buying the catering equipment, if one of the equipment gets missed or different or even fails, then the work of the full kitchen might get affected. The biggest worry when buying the kitchen equipment is the cost. We need to invest properly for the best experiences of buying commercial catering equipment. The below will provide you the tips for buying the right catering equipment: 1. New or Used Ones: When buying kitchen equipment, we have two options, either to buy brand new items or to go with the used item. The first option will be costlier but will be dependable, and the latter option is cheaper but may not be as dependable as buying the new items. When going ahead with the used items, there is always a risk of the kitchen equipment not working properly. So we need to inspect thoroughly or get an opinion from experienced person or consultant. 2. Cost and Value of Kitchen Equipment: Buying cheaply priced equipment will be sometimes costlier as it will lead to many issues. When buying commercial catering equipment, we need to consider the cost that incurs on the kitchen equipment over the lifetime. For example, if we buy a cheap fridge, it may work for 1 - 2 year which we will have to change its life cycle or even consume more electricity. In the same place, if we opt for an efficient fridge with a bit higher price, it may have less power consumption and also will last long. 3. Decide on the Menu: We need to buy only those kitchen equipment that gets needed for cooking based on our menu. If we are going with pure veg menus, then we don’t need non-veg kitchen equipment. 4. Layout of the Kitchen Equipment: For maximizing the efficiency of our kitchen we need to plan well and place the kitchen equipment after a thorough study. We wouldn’t want our sinks and the cooking area to be side by side. 5. Size of the Kitchen: If there are space constraints in our kitchen, then we can buy less space-consuming kitchen equipment. If the kitchen space is large, then we can put complicated kitchen equipment, and even the menu can get altered. 6. Purchasing Priorities: We need to give importance to the most important factor that needs to get considered when buying the kitchen equipment. Whether we need to give importance to its energy efficiency or cost-effectiveness or the service speed? You have to care these things. 7. Availability of Services and Spare Parts: Nowadays, even though you buy high priced or good quality item, there is always a chance for the kitchen equipment to fail. We always need to look for the service provided by the supplier and also the availability of the spares. 8. Rules and Regulations: We need to confirm that the kitchen equipment that we buy meets the specification as required by the Govt. regulations such as quality certificates or certain standards to keep. The rules and regulations may vary depending on the countries or even states.
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