Catering Equipment
Service & Counter
Bain Marie
Chip Scuttles
Food Displays Heated
Food Displays Refrigerated
Hot Cupboards
Traditionally hot cupboards would be fixed units in the kitchen into which plated hot meals would be placed in stacks separated by a plate ring with a top cover on top to help prevent drying out.
Improved flexibility and more versatile
While fixed hot cupboards are still widely available, they are much more versatile if they are on castors with a brake mechanism. The shelving arrangement can be flexible, with many shelves to take single plates or to use the stacking system. Gastronorm size compatibility is useful for keeping batches of food warm.
Solid work tops and bain marie tops
The top can be a solid work surface or have dry or wet heated bains marie so that things such as sauces, gravy or custard can be added at the point of delivery to prevent skinning. Ease of cleaning is very important, as food debris not wiped up is a serious food hygiene risk. There is often a range of accessories for hot cupboards, including tray slides, sneeze screens and digital temperature displays.
Hot cupboards are a must in the Catering Equipment industry, to find out more please call our sales team on 0370 3663 960.
Soup Kettle
Service & Counter
Warming cold food such as pies or sausage rolls or keeping food which has been freshly cooked at serving temperature needs careful food safety handling and the right equipment. It is not just about maintaining the heat to help keep the food safe to eat complying to food safety management, but to keep it in a fresh condition.
Keeping food warm with dry heat
Dry heat food displays will keep food warm, but if the food is susceptible to drying out, then dry heat will over a period of time fail to deliver food items in the best condition. Foods which have a high moisture content such as pasta dishes, or a high fat content such as pies and sausage rolls, will keep well in dry heat cabinets.
For foods that require a humidifier cabinet
Food items such as cooked chicken will hold over a short period of time in a dry heat display cabinet, but are better stored in a cabinet that has a humidifier that injects a small amount of moisture in the cabinet to prevent drying out, but not induce sogginess.
Keeping food warm in serving dishes
Food can also be held hot in serving dishes using underneath heating units or in the traditional chafing dishes which use spirit lamps for heat. These are some of the ways in which food can be held hot.
Here at 3663 Catering Equipment we offer a variety of options to help ensure food from your professional kitchens is kept at the correct temperature. If you would like more information or would like to discuss the options please call our sales team on 0370 3663 960.
