Commercial Refrigeration Catering Fridges

Commercial refrigeration or catering fridges offer so many choices when it comes to choosing refrigeration for a catering business.It may seem at first glance that refrigeration is just a storage cabinet or under counter unit that keeps food chilled until required. If you're a caterer or chef, however your requirements will be so much more diverse and demanding than just a standard domestic refrigerator or freezer.

Catering fridges have to be reliable and robust if they are going to meet the demands of a full on day to day catering kitchen or food handling outlet. Doors are opened and closed constantly during food prep or service  and so cooling down processes need to be able to meet with this constant change from external air rushing in. Forced air or fan assisted cooling will help to keep temperatures more stable more efficiently.

It is essential that the commercial refrigeration fridges and commercial freezers for catering also accept GN containers as these are widely used in professional kitchens. It is easier to store the same containers that you cook with or use at service to refrigerate ingredients or dishes. This saves time, washing up and improves staff efficiency.

Chest freezers are suitable for storing frozen ingredients or meats as they offer large capacity without racking or specific spaces for allocated dishes. Although this may also work as a negative as the space inside the freezer is vast and you may find meat and frozen produce gets forgotten if left without tidying for a long period. They can also be less organised than the cabinets or under counter units which have shelves for more control.

Catering fridges can come in all sizes to suit the space you have available and also the food handling tasks you carry out each day. Restaurant freezers can also come in different sizes and layouts to best suit your kitchen. For catering kitchens or food handling outlets that have lots of refrigerated or frozen produce you may also wish to consider  walk in cold rooms.  These are vast rooms size refrigerated units that can have shelving to store goods effectively. They can be offered in many different configurations and sizes to suit any business needs. The walk in cold rooms offer a commercial refrigeration solution that can also offer catering fridges and catering freezers combined in one room.