Restaurant Equipment


Finding good restaurant kitchen equipment is harder than you might think. Don't get me wrong -- there are some big commercial kitchens they can afford to invest in the latest restaurant equipment as soon as it comes out. They can spend tens of thousands of dollars on new stoves, commercial display cases, ovens and fryers, flat top grills, and gas burners. In the restaurant business, however, this is the exception rather than the rule. Profit margins tend to be pretty slim, so with restaurant equipment as in anything else, every dollar has to count.

That is why it was such a relief for me to find a good source for used restaurant equipment. You see, in the restaurant business as in any other business, having the right equipment is crucial. It isn't just a matter of having shiny new stainless steel counters or high-powered burners. Every aspect of your restaurant's efficiency depends on having good equipment. If your refrigeration breaks down, your product goes bad and you can't serve it to customers. If your burners are not dependable, you lose a lot of time during the dinner rush when you are mobbed with orders. As a result, you get a reputation for unreliable service. Having the right gear is the only way to make your business work.

Up until a few months ago, my kitchen was practically in shambles. Everything was outdated. Half of the burners didn't work, and the other half only worked sporadically. The whole atmosphere was cluttered, because the old equipment took up far too much space. Beyond that, we were losing a lot of money to the power drain of our outdated refrigeration. Modern refrigeration is much more efficient than it was a decade or so ago. Using restaurant equipment that is that outdated can double or even triple your power costs.

That is why it was such a blessing to find a used restaurant equipment supplier. Restaurants go under practically every day, so you can find used equipment that is still practically brand-new. All the stuff that we bought was less than two years old, and most of it was in pristine condition. It allowed me to overhaul the kitchen for a reasonable price, leaving more money left to renovate the dining room. Once I had the restaurant set up properly, business began to quickly increase. I couldn't believe how much having the right equipment improved things until I saw it myself.