Catering Food Storage - Organise Stock For Rotation, Food Regs and Less Wastage

Food storage is probably one of the most important organisational tasks in the catering kitchen. Plastic food containers used wisely can help in organising food storage for effective rotation and less wastage. Obviously food regs have to be met with strict adherence so food storage containers are essential kitchenware utensils. Kitchen storage may consist of tupperware style food storage or plastic storage boxes like ingredient bins. Buy all types of food storage at http://www.caterfor.co.uk.
GN or Gastronorm food storage is widely used in the professional kitchen for food storage. They are stainless steel food storage containers that may be used in the oven, in bain maries and in refrigerated stores. They are very versatile for food storage throughout the kitchen and servery area for both storage of food and display.
Plastic food containers such as ingredient bins and kitchenware are great for storing dry ingredients and produce as well as pre-cooked food and are specifically designed forrestaurant supply. Kitchen storage such as tupperware style food boxes are great asfood containers. They seal in all types of foods and ensure that food storage is safe and easily managed with rotation and food regulations in mind. Plastic storage boxes or bins for dry ingredients ensure that older stock is used up before newer ensuring strict rotation and less waste.
Storage of food may also require certain exacting requirements such as keeping food warm whilst in transit or keeping drinks and food chilled. Food storage for hot food may consist of Thermos style flasks, insulated pizza bags or insulated plastic storage boxes. These thermos style boxes maintain food heat and quality, therefore reducing wastage. Plastic food containers are also available as cold drinks dispensers, these are ideal for events caterers, outdoor catering events and hospitality.
Make sure you have a good range of food storage containers and food boxes to meet all your organisational needs in the kitchen.

Boost Sales With Display Fridges - Use Commercial Refrigeration To Present Food And Drink To Increase profits

Commercial refrigeration display fridges can boost your profits with effective presentation of products. Bottle coolers, beer fridges and display fridges used as a merchandiser is your advertising space to encourage new, increased sales. A shop display of cans, bottles and food can also increase sales with fully stocked items to encourage impulse and multi buys. Catering equipment such as display fridges and display freezers can be used in both catering and retail. Buy at  http://www.caterfor.co.uk/.
Commercial refrigeration is an essential piece of catering equipment in bars, pubs and clubs bottles can be kept in bottle coolers, which are essentially display fridges for back bar use. These can be bottle coolers or beer fridges where bottles of juices, beer, wine and mixers can be stored at optimum temperature for serving to customers. The benefit of these display fridges and bottle coolers is that they display your drinks selection without drinkers having to look at a menu or asking for items you don't have. Often these bottle coolers and beer fridges are placed in a position where they prompt people to buy something they may not normally and so increase sales. The merchandisers are well lit with clear glass doors so the bottles are displayed well and look inviting.
Clever merchandising or presentation of products can increase your sales and profits. Caterers use refrigerated merchandisers to show products at their best. These restaurant supplies allow products to be displayed in eye catching displays in display cabinets to encourage diners to buy desserts and cold starters. If the food looks appealing it will increase sales of dishes and with the display being refrigerated there is less wastage.
Serve over counters are becoming more popular as food display counters they can be used in sandwich shops, delicatessens, shops and take away restaurants. Products can be displayed in an attractive way that will encourage customers to buy. Why not add some extras such as juice, fruit or chilled food to encourage them to buy more? Serve over counters are also great for butchers, greengrocers or fishmongers to enable a lovely food display within the correct temperature.
Commercial refrigeration can also be used for shop display of chilled items such as cans of drinks, bottles and food. A well stocked food display chiller displayed in a prominent position will encourage impulse buys of bottles and cans. A range of goods can be presented in display fridges and display freezers with glass doors encouraging sales and saving energy as customers only open the doors to take products out when buying. Display fridges such as multidecks can be used for dairy products, sandwiches and even fruit giving customers a good range to choose from.
Refrigerated display cabinets when properly presented and stocked will enable you to maximise sales and boost profits, encouraging more customers and impulse buys.

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I currently work for a catering equipment supplier offering pre purchase advice and after sales care. Bottle coolers, Beer Fridges and Display Fridges And Freezers for catering and retail are available on our web http://www.caterfor.co.uk/

Care Home Equipment - Give High Quality Customer Service To Elderly

When we say customer service we normally think of shops or service industries. But customer service is relevant in residential care homes, too. The customer being the resident who needs elderly aids, medical supply equipment and ethical care from caring staff. It is essential that nursing home supplies are bought that will enhance the life of the elderly or make their existence as comfortable and safe as possible. Care home equipment will also help you to meet regulations. http://www.caterfor.co.uk/
Nursing home supplies include elderly aids such as mobile commodes, medical supply cupboard essentials such as disposable gloves and urinals, whilst disability aids such as wheelchairs and easy grip cutlery. Medical aids, nurses uniforms and  privacy screens are all available from Cater For Care Home Suppliers. All these items of care home equipment will enable residential care providers to ensure that great customer service is adhered to by providing for the needs of all residents.
Medical aids are not the only things that enable care homes to give good customer service to elderly residents. The food that elderly people are served every day has to be nutritional, easy to cook and also look good. With cooking machines for the kitchen you can create tasty good value meals giving good customer service. Food service microwave ovens can ensure you address food allergies and medical requirements, simply and within budget. The customer service bit is producing high quality meals to satisfy all residents using cooking machines that offer versatile and speedy cooking.
The Care Quality Commission who regulates residential care homes has guidance for professionals information online which will help you through the expected standards and expectations for care home businesses.

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I currently work for a catering equipment supplier offering pre purchase advice and after sales care. Care Home Equipment such as nurses uniforms, medical aids and cooking machines are available on our web http://www.caterfor.co.uk/

Clever merchandising can increase sales - use food display equipment to boost your catering sales

Clever merchandising or presentation of products can increase your sales and profits. Caterers use servery and food display machines to show products at their best. People use their sight or smell before they buy food so monopolise on this with restaurant supplies like servery or food merchandisers.Catering outlets can install display cabinets either ambient, hot or chilled for food display. Display cabinets with well presented food can help boost sales. Buy them at http://www.caterfor.co.uk/
With hot food or pre-prepared food display cabinets are ideal restaurant supplies. Cooked hot pies and pastries can be stored in merchandisers and heated display cabinets. They look and smell wonderful and that alone can boost sales. Pie cabinets can be used in canteens, takeaways and even for outdoor caterers with LPG versions available.
Servery equipment is also great for food display. This catering equipment may include bains marie, soup kettles, carvery and heated food display where diners can see the food they are ordering so enticing their senses and hopefully improving your sales. Some of the equipment is also ideal for self serve so customers can help themselves to hot soup (display fresh crusty bread rolls near by in lovely willow bread baskets to really tempt them!) Other items can be stored in bread baskets or serving dishes, too. Encourage customers to buy extras with their meal by making it easy to see, appealing to the senses and readily available.
Restaurant supplies also include ambient food display cabinets or merchandisers these are great for cakes, chocolate bars and sundries in small shops, coffee shops or takeaways. They enable customers to see a range of extra products in the shop display tempting them to buy whilst they are waiting for their meal or sandwich to be prepared. A lot of these are used as serve over counters, too. So whilst they take up space on the counter it is valuable advertising space, which can also be used when serving customers.



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I currently work for a catering equipment supplier offering pre purchase advice and after sales care. Servery And Food Display Machines such as pie cabinets and soup kettles and Shop Display for catering and retail are available on our web http://www.caterfor.co.uk/

Corporate Hospitality Events - Beverage Machines For Refreshments

Beverage machines are ideal for corporate hospitality where groups are to be entertained. Often it's the little details that make a difference so if you are hosting a training event or a conference make it count. Ensure that delegates are kept happy and alert with a range of beverage machines to include a coffee dispenser, tea drink dispenser, air pot or water jugs. Beverage machines catering supplies should be also be added to your list.  Buy beverage machines at http://www.caterfor.co.uk/
The air pot is a great piece of catering equipment and can be either manual operation pump handle or electrical push button. The air pot will keep hot water, tea and coffee warm whilst meetings or presentations are running and then can be used immediately in the interlude. They are easy to refill, can be labelled and are easy to use. These beverage machines and catering supplies can be bought from beverage service supplies.
For outdoor corporate hospitality or where facilities are limited LPG water boilers are really great. These will boil up water for hot beverages and even provide washing up water at events.
For more sophisticated events the range of beverage machines offers products such as espresso machine, coffee maker, teapots and cold beverage machines offering a range of drinks for delegates. A drink dispenser can dispense an array of drinks. If your company is health conscious you may even wish to set up a juice bar with a cold drink dispenser. These beverage machines can even be set up in staff room areas for trainers to have space to take time out and enjoy a rest.
Catering supplies such as teapots, jugs, cafetieres and coffee grinders can all be useful when organising corporate hospitality events refreshments.

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I currently work for a catering equipment supplier offering pre purchase advice and after sales care. Beverage Machines such as the coffee maker range and other ranges of drink dispenser are available on our web http://www.caterfor.co.uk/beverage-machines

Home Made Pasta - Excellent Food Rewards Patience

History of pasta...

Although we think of Pasta as a fairly modern dish it's history may date back 4000 years to the Qijia culture of China, where evidence of noodles made with millet has been discovered.
Pasta was a popular dish for the Romans in the 1st century, which resembled most closely the modern pasta we have today. The pasta was made with durum wheat, as it is today, it was called 'lagane' and was a noodle style dish favoured by the Etruscan Romans. Although It was baked in the oven rather than boiled to create dishes.

Why home made pasta?...

There are so many modern pasta dishes on the market and ready to cook pasta is widely available. It is therefore so tempting to think making your own is too much hard work and that buying ready made is preferable.  But don't be put off - excellent food rewards patience. And modern pasta maker machines are a boon for any chef who wants to make home made pasta.
As with any product we buy ready made versus home made pasta is tastier and more versatile when made from scratch and with the correct catering equipment utensils to hand the task becomes feasible.
A Pasta maker will allow you to work the homemade pasta dough into sheets or ribbons to use in pasta dishes. These utensils allow the simple handling of the dough to easily create all your favourite types of pasta from lasagne to ravioli, fettucini to spaghetti. Making home made pasta is most fulfilling and in a world where we are all increasingly aware of our food integrity it allows us to know the origin of our pasta dishes.

Pasta machines - equipment for catering ...

A popular brand for commercial catering equipment pasta machines are manufactured by Imperia. These machines can either be manual or electric operation and can be used in catering outlets where it is required that 'pasta home made' appears on the menu. These pasta makers are great for speeding up and simplifying the making of dough into pasta shapes for catering outlets or domestic homes.

Pasta Home Made - making and cutting

In order to make enough pasta for a starter for four people you will need 400 g fine white flour (grade 00 Italian flour is best as it is very fine), 4 eggs (you can increase the number of yolks / decrease the whites to make a richer pasta) and a pinch of salt. Put all the ingredients into a food processor and mix to a smooth dough. Turn out onto a well floured surface and knead lightly. take a piece of dough the size of an orange and set pasta maker to thickest setting and pass the dough through the machine to stretch and press it. Decrease the thickness setting each time and repeat passing the dough through as before. Ensure the pasta is coated in flour to stop it sticking. (You can make a smoother finished homemade pasta by folding pasta and passing it through the machine on the thicker setting numerous times if required before decreasing thickness down)
The pasta should be quite thin especially for ravioli. Once you've reached the desired thickness attach the cutting device and pass the dough through the pasta maker once more giving you the desired end result.
Here's a fantastic recipe for homemade linguine in a mussel and tomato sauce with pesto by James Martin.

The final word - pasta...

In 1874 the word pasta was adopted by the English from the Italian (along with the word caffe latte in 1927). So far from being a modern food pasta has a well rehearsed history. Pasta can mean the raw material made with wheat or a full dish made from the dough with sauces and meat or vegetables added. The latin translation of pasta being dough or pastry.

Whatever you create with your pasta enjoy it's history and a sense of achievement gained from knowing that excellent food rewards patience!

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My vast experience of jobs include working in catering and retail outlets. With my present company Cater For my insight into catering proves to be invaluable when supplying catering equipment to businesses. Having worked at the sharp end in these business arenas has given me empathy with the challenges faced.
A love of both food, catering and writing enables me to explore areas that may also interest other people with an interest in cuisine, either professionally or as an enthusiastic amateur.

Industrial Catering Equipment - Cooking Machines

With such an array of industrial cooking machines available for every conceivable task it's sometimes confusing as to which catering equipment is best for business owners to choose. But with a little care and aforethought caterers can buy cooking machines that will multi task. So saving on the amount of professional cooking machines that you need in the kitchen but also reducing the amount spent on non essential catering equipment. http://www.caterfor.co.uk/ for commercial kitchen equipment.
A boon for busy caterers are microwave combination ovens, which are versatile pieces of catering equipment that allow the speed and ease of use of a normal microwave oven to be combined with the properties of a grill or convection oven. The microwave combination ovens or combi ovens as they are often called can cook dishes quickly and easily, even by less qualified staff in commercial catering kitchens. You can use these microwaves as a cooker to cook a variety of food such as pastry, roast meats, vegetables and pre cooked dishes. A versatile and quite modestly priced piece of equipment for catering.
Bratt pans are a piece of heavy duty kitchen equipment that allows you to griddle, shallow & deep fry, boil, simmer and stew. These heavy duty commercial cooking machines are ideal for high production food prep areas.
Lots of the ovens and ranges in the cooking machines equipment for catering are available in gas, electric and LPG so they are suitable for lots of different catering outlets, even events or mobile caterers. These are very versatile as they are used as normal hobs and ovens to create a range of dishes for restaurants, residential care homes and canteens.


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I currently work for a catering equipment supplier offering pre purchase advice and after sales care. Cooking machines such as bratt pans and microwave combination ovens are available on our web http://www.caterfor.co.uk/

Making The Most Of Your Culinary Creations With Buffet Display And Food Presentation Tips

Having spent so long in the kitchen perfecting your latest culinary masterpiece how do you elucidate that loving enthusiasm to your diners?
As we all know if food looks tempting it will be so. Mostly we all taste our food by what we see and smell before we actually place it into our mouths. If food looks slightly jarring to our eyes then we will probably decline to eat it. In the same way food that looks good, whether that be the food itself or the way it is displayed will entice diners to eat. I know that personally even at home I like food to be displayed on my plate rather than just dump loaded onto the nearest receptacle. I know it sounds silly but I like my tea in a bone china cup because I perceive it tastes better. Again, when I was served up chunky vegetable soup in rough earthen crock bowls somehow it added a sense of sustenance and home made appeal to supper.
Obviously when catering for an event you have to take into account what type of guest will attend, what menu is to be created and how to best entice guests to your food. There may also be other problems to overcome, too. Does the food need to be kept warm or chilled? Does it need to be covered over prior to the guests arriving? Do you have enough space to display items beneficially? It's never good to have an overcrowded table.
With Buffet Display it's great to use generic products such as display stands, food trays and serving platters. There's a great range available at www.caterfor.co.uk. Stainless steel platters offer a fantastic option for food presentation - the mirrored surface gives a depth to finger buffet food and sushi and adds food appeal. To add a stylish twist why not use willow or rattan baskets or Tuscany wooden board Food Trays to add a certain authenticity to rustic dishes? It's always good to use colour to offset dishes,too. So go for black or white salad crocks as a backdrop to pasta, rice dishes, fruit or salads.
Flower arrangements always give a feeling of art to any table setting and more than anything can help to set a mood. They don't have to be elaborate, in fact hand tied bundles of fresh meadow flowers or tiny dishes of floating buds add another dimension to your dining or buffet table. Just be careful that any possible toxic flowers do not make contact with food. You could even use pine cones, leaves or pebbles or small bowls of gold fish, if you're brave!
Adding dimension to any stylish food display can also be achieved by raising food up on rank display stands or risers. This gives an added depth with certain foods raised above the platters and bowls directly on the table. There are some really unusual tiered display trays available for Food Display , which offers versatile presentation, too.
If you need to keep food warm at the table use a professional chafer. Chafers are large presentation dishes with a reservoir of water underneath to maintain food temperature. These can either be electric or gas chafing dishes, where small gas canisters burn under the water in a separate chamber. And for chilled food there are many options from trays with hidden cooler blocks to plug in refrigerated display cabinets. Again if our eyes see food preserved and served at the right temperature it's integrity won't be compromised upon tasting.
So next time you entertain whether you're a professional chef or enthusiastic amateur cook take some time to extend your skills to the table to give your food presentation the vitality it deserves, after all if you're a master in the kitchen let your diners know all about it.

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I have vast past experience of many job tasks including working within catering and retail outlets. Working at the sharp end of both of these business areas gives insight and empathy with the difficulties and challenges met in either retail stores or catering outlets in general. I currently work for Cater For supplying catering equipment online at http://www.caterfor.co.uk/
A love of both food and writing enables me to explore areas that may also interest other people with an interest in cuisine, either professionally or as an enthusiastic amateur.

Professional Cookware - kitchen utensils to help you cook like a pro!

Professional cookware isn't automated help in the kitchen like a food mixer but it still helps you cook like a professional. Having the right pots and pans and kitchen equipment helps when creating dishes. Instead of your old pans use some professional cookware that real chefs use. Kitchen stuff like food smoking equipment, pizza equipment and kitchen utensils enhance our skills making us more confident and making cooking, which we see on TV more achievable. Buy from http://www.caterfor.co.uk/.
Stainless Steel saucepans are suitable for use with all cooking surfaces such as gas, electric, halogen and induction hobs. These hard wearing steel pots and pans are great for creating professional results in all types of cooking. These saucepans give even heat distribution, stay cool handles and hard wearing finishes that last.
Why choose a cast Iron casserole or cast iron pan? These utensils are greatly valued by chefs as they offer brilliant heating efficiency as they hold heat in keeping food hotter for longer. This is great for cast iron casserole dishes as they ensure you can serve from oven to table giving a rustic feel to dishes. Professional cookware cast iron pans are suitable for use on all heat sources you can even cook dishes on the hob and transfer in the pan to the oven. Cast Iron pots and pans if looked after and oiled properly add a richness to foods and can be used to sear or griddle meat, fish or vegetables.
Cookware for food smoking is becoming more and more popular as kitchen equipment. The smokers are ideal for producing any smoked flavoured food. You can achieve different flavours by using different food smoking chips - Alder is great for fish and meat.
Pizza Equipment is ideal for home baking. How impressed will your guests be when you pull out your fresh pizzas on professional cookware pizza pans? Pizza equipment is just one of many kitchen utensils, which can help you cook like a pro!
 
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I currently work for a catering equipment supplier offering pre purchase advice and after sales care. Professional Cookware, pots and pans and cast iron casserole oven to tableware are available on our web http://www.caterfor.co.uk/

Restaurant Supply - Commercial Dishwashers And Bar Glasswashers

Industrial commercial dishwashers and glasswashers for pubs, bars and bistros are invaluable pieces of catering equipment for busy businesses. Glasswashers will ensure your glassware is clean, sanitised and sparkling. Commercial dishwashers are built to cope with the rigours of any catering or dining outlet where large output of dishes and tableware is used every day. Dish washing is made easy with these industrial catering equipment machines. Restaurant equipment from http://www.caterfor.co.uk/
Commercial dishwashers are designed to offer thorough washing of catering equipment at high temperatures but short cycle times. Obviously they need to do a thorough job of dish washing quickly and efficiently. Combined with waste disposal units they are the ideal piece of restaurant equipment for catering kitchen environments. Features of commercial dishwashers include 3 minute wash cycles, auto cycle that starts as soon as the water temperature is reached and large easy to access door openings and internal space. Restaurant supply waste disposal units will get rid of bulky food matter left on plates, dishes and cookware easily so reducing smelly overflowing bins and then the dish washing can be completed with a commercial dishwashers. Commercial dishwashers for restaurant supply are often double skinned, which means they are more heat efficient and quieter in operation.
Restaurant equipment also includes pass through dishwashers (or conveyor models), which are stainless steel fabrications which often have sink areas, wash down facilities and work surfaces attached.
Glasswashers are great for use within bars, whether that is in pubs, clubs, nightclubs, student unions, hotels, restaurants or leisure clubs. There's nothing worse than a dirty glass to put drinkers off and spoil the head of a beer! Glass washing machines are quick and easy to use and come with glass baskets to stack glassware safely. Want to know what size glass washing machines you need? Roughly speaking a 350mm square basket will hold up to12 pint glasses, 400mm square basket will hold16 pint glasses and a 500mm basket will hold up to 25 pint glasses. We also supply all other bar supplies online, too.

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I currently work for a catering equipment supplier offering pre purchase advice and after sales care. Commercial dishwashers, glass washing machines and waste disposal units are available on our web http://www.caterfor.co.uk/

Small Business - Few Staff - Speed Up with Food Prep Machines!

The dilemna of small businesses is having few staff but lots of tasks to complete. This is very true in catering. Food preparation takes up lots of time prior to actually cooking. To help make the most of few staff use food prep machines. Food processors, potato peelers and juice extractors can be a real boon to small businesses. Little skill is required to use them, they produce large amounts of prepared food and reduce the amount of time spent on food preparation.  http://www.caterfor.co.uk
Potato peelers are great for preparing potatoes for cooking in small catering businesses. Commercial appliances such as potato peelers are also ideal for fish and chip shops, takeaways and residential care homes or anywhere that a large amount of food preparation is required. These potato peelers are easy to install, use and clean and can also come in a range of sizes.
Catering Equipment such as meat mincers, food processors and juice extractors are invaluable for helping with food preparation tasks. These food prep machines can be bought from a reliable catering equipment supplier and will prove to be invaluable to any small catering business.
Food processors are like an extra pair of hands to any small catering business. they reduce the hands on laborious tasks that seem to slow you down in the kitchen. Food processors will beat, whisk, stir, make dough, slice and shred vegetables, grate cheese, chop herbs and grind spices. They really are the do all of kitchen equipment. This food machinery, including the food mixer and food blenders can be used as juice extractors for fruit and vegetables and also to make purees. This catering equipment will make light work of food prep and free you up to get on with other tasks. And by using commercial appliances for food preparation you know that you are using catering equipment that has been made for the job in hand.

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I currently work for a catering equipment supplier offering pre purchase advice and after sales care. Food Prep Machines such as food processors, juice extractors and potato peelers are available on our web http://www.caterfor.co.uk/