The Complete Equipment Checklist to Start a Commercial Kitchen

One of the largest investments that go into starting a new restaurant is the kitchen. A commercial kitchen wants industrial-grade equipment that can survive hectic restaurant usage. To permit food to flow effortlessly from the preparation area to the line, the layout of a commercial restaurant kitchen equipment must be scheduled.

Occasionally a modern-day restaurant has a great location but a small kitchen space, which defines the type of kitchen equipment needed. With a convection oven, you may require the six-burner gas range, but your kitchen will only fit a four-burner range. Before you sign a contract, it's important to think tactically about your kitchen well.

The kitchen is the heart of your restaurant, the place where your menu happens to live. It’s where food is cooked, prepared, and plated. In many more ways, it's the center of the case—the kitchen is usually home to the dishwasher, your food components, and all the numerous dishes, utensils, and cooking equipment.

A restaurant kitchen can have dozens of people coming and going throughout any given shift, so it must be organized well unlike in a home kitchen, where it’s just you and your family. During the busy rushes, this not only saves time, but it also helps the staff avoid accidents and reduces excess waste.

COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EQUIPMENT LIST

To suit your restaurant kitchen here is a typical checklist of everything you require:

• Range

• Grill

• Walk-in cooler

• Freezer (either a chest, upright, or walk-in)

• Stock/soup pots

• Saucepans

• Spatulas

• Tongs

• Ladles

• Chef’s knives

• Pizza paddle

• Whisks

• Mixing bowls

• Pasta bowls

• Appetizer plates

• Salad plates

• Dessert plates

• Metal or plastic shelves for walk-in cooler

• Cleaning rags

• Cleaning buckets (explicitly labeled for cleaning products)

• Rubber floor mats

• Baking sheets

• Pizza screens

• Hand soap and sanitizer dispensers

• Oven

• Deep fryer

• Reach-in cooler

• Sauté pans

• Baking pans

• Plastic inserts for coolers

• Steam table

• Entrée plates

• Fire extinguisher

You may not want every item, dependent on the size of your restaurant kitchen and the restaurant idea. To your restaurant idea or you may want other kinds of equipment more certain, such as an ice cream maker if your restaurant will make artist ice cream, or if you plan to make your bread in-house than bread pans. As you make your equipment list, be sure you're contemplating each aspect of your menu plan and kitchen layout.