As a professional chef, your chef’s pans and skillets have an enormous effect on the quality of your finished dishes. Discovering the best chef’s skillets, cooking pans, and frying pans for the different types of fare you serve can greatly improve the taste and presentation of your food. This increase in caliber translates to an increase in business for your restaurant. Make sure that you are using the optimal equipment for the best results possible, always taking into consideration the particular dish you are preparing.

Non-Stick Pans and Other Non-Stick Cookware

The top choice for popular breakfast items is the Winco 12" Master Cook Fry Pan. Non-stick pans ensure effortless crepe and pancake – flipping and tidy removal of egg dishes. This pan is also the ideal size for most restaurant breakfast offerings. Other items, however, call for equipment without non-stick surfaces. Any pan that you plan to use for sauces that need to be aerated should lack a non-stick surface to prevent interference with whisking. Likewise, professional-grade woks frequently feature metal surfaces since the intense heat generated by the shape of a professional wok gently browns stir-fry vegetables to perfection but can destroy non-stick materials. In general, metals such as copper and thick stainless steel cookware provide the highest degree of long-lasting sturdiness. ...continue reading

Purchasing the highest quality equipment is the first step to making your business a success. Which equipment and what brands and models you buy are among the most critical decisions you will need to make as a professional in this industry. Durability, convenience, and cost-effectiveness will determine which products are the best for your kitchen. While some appliances are specific to certain types of establishments, others need to be in every restaurant. It is crucial to decide what will save you time and money in the long run. Read on to learn about some of our suggestions for tools which make immense returns on investment.

Major Commercial Appliances

1. Range

Induction is at the pinnacle of modern culinary technology, and for good reason. With an induction range such as the Vollrath 912HIMC Cayenne HD, chefs can cook with unprecedented temperature consistency and control. Better yet, this type of range allows for lower temperatures than gas, making it possible to prepare a broader spectrum of dishes to absolute perfection.

2. Convection Oven

Another time-saving necessity ensuring uniform temperature is a convection oven. We like the Duke E101-E 240V Single Deck Convection Oven because 5 pans per deck means easy, evenly cooked large batches, and stainless steel means a longer-lasting appliance. ...continue reading

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The holiday season brings increased traffic to a commercial kitchen, and the holiday rush has the potential to interfere with an otherwise well-run operation. What every professional chef needs, especially when the season gets busy, is a seamless way to move food from storage to prep to a beautiful table presentation. Good planning and purchasing in the area of Transport and Storage is the key to accomplishing this. Whether it’s a space-saving device, such as the Winco Dunnage Rack or an apparatus for transport, there are many kitchen accessories that will help in organizing, making use of valuable space, and easily transporting food and supplies. This holiday season is a good time to give yourself a gift of new kitchen accessories—perhaps some extra shelving, racks, or a new utility cart.

Increasing Kitchen Storage

Let’s talk about kitchen storage first. Every part of the kitchen needs lots of storage and shelving. Food, cutlery, utensils, and kitchen accessories all need their own place. The ideal solution is to locate storage and shelving as close as possible to where you will use the items stored. ...continue reading

Ever since I watched my grandmother cooking breakfast in a cast iron skillet, I’ve associated good, hearty food with cast iron cookware. However, when I got married and set up my own home and commercial kitchens, I was seduced by bright and shiny stainless steel, and used only stainless for many years. Recently, I bought a cast iron skillet and Dutch oven, and a new world has opened up. I’m now convinced that every kitchen should have at least one piece of cast iron cookware—both in a home kitchen and as standard restaurant equipment

Cast Iron Cookware Is the Original Non-stick Cookware

Cast iron cookware is the original non-stick cookware. When seasoned properly, cast iron cookware is naturally non-stick. In fact, if your food sticks to a cast iron skillet or Dutch oven, then it is not seasoned correctly. Seasoning is done by rubbing oil into the pan and then heating it. This seasoning process makes the pan non-stick and also keeps it from rusting. Much of the cast iron cookware you find in stores or sold as restaurant equipment is labeled as pre-seasoned. However, this is just a very light pre-seasoning that will keep the pan from rusting, but does not make the pan as non-stick as you will want. So, even if you buy a pre-seasoned pan, you will want to season it yourself. ...continue reading

A properly stocked kitchen includes a variety of professional knives. Each knife has its own job, from the serrated bread knife down to the all-popular Chef knife. Tiger Chef's wide selection of knives proves that all knives are not alike, from the blade length and shape, to the handle, each professional knife is unique in its presentation.

Cook’s Knife: Also known as the Chef’s knife, these are the most popular knives in every professional kitchen. Cook’s knives were originally made for disjointing chickens, meat, etc. However, today it is used for slicing, chopping, and mincing chicken, meat, fruits and vegetables. Cook’s knives usually measure anywhere between 6”-12”long.

Boning Knife: With its sharp point and narrow blade, boning knives are made for removing bones from fish, poultry and meat. Measuring between 4” – 6 1/2” long, the short length makes it easier to maneuver and gives you more precision for removing the bones.

Cleavers: With its large, rectangular blade and a tough edge, a cleaver is made to hack through bones and withstand the repeated abuse. Cleavers are also great for crushing things such as garlic, since it has the large blade and will not crack or bend out of shape.

Paring Knife: Similar to a chef’s knife, yet smaller in size measuring only 2- 1/2”-4”, ...continue reading

Living in a fast-paced society, where everybody is always on the run, it would only make sense to have all your needs on the run as well. Whether it’s for a quick scrambled eggs and bacon breakfast, a short lunch break with a slice (or two) of pizza and fries, or a pleasant night out at an upscale restaurant with family and friends, most people have no time, or don’t want to have time to wait for more than two minutes before digging in.

Since food preparation is your source of income and timely service to your customers is of the essence, a commercial microwave oven is a necessity. It is simply the most practical piece of equipment to own when you’re running against the clock. No matter what kind of food establishment you own, food always has to be either defrosted or re-warmed and dashed out to the anxious costumer. I would venture to say that in 92% of the cases when a microwave oven is used, the customers have no idea that the food was cooked, frozen and now defrosted and warmed up once more in a microwave.

Pros:

• Microwave ovens tend to heat the food in more than half the amount of time that stoves and ovens do. ...continue reading
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When it comes to taste and smell, opinions tend to differ. Coffee is no exception. One guy goes for hazelnut flavored coffee, the next guy loves chocolate glazed donuts, while the third opts for tea. With a choice of more than 200 varieties, including coffee, tea and even hot cocoa, brewing a cup of coffee to suit each individuals taste has never been this quick and easy.

Welcome Keurig B70 Platinum Single Cup Home Brewing Coffee Maker System. The B70 is much more than just a coffee maker. It was voted as the top single cup coffee maker, and for great reasons.

• One of the main advantages of the B70 over the other Keurig models is its 5 brewing size option: 3.25oz. iced brew setting and 5.25oz., 7.25oz., 9.25oz., and 11.25oz. hot brew settings.
• The My K-cup reusable filter allows you to use your own ground coffee in your Keurig B70 brewer.
• The B70 features the quiet brew technology. You can now brew your coffee without having to worry about your house vibrating and waking up those who are trying to sleep.
• The 60oz. water reservoir is the largest available yet. Aside for being removable, it holds up to ten cups of coffee so you don’t have to worry about having to refill the reservoir too often.
• In addition to the regular control center, the B70 has a blue backlit LCD display and water reservoir. It also features a digital clock. ...continue reading
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