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10 Essential Commercial Kitchen Equipment for Any New Restaurant in Australia

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Opening a brand new restaurant? Are you fully aware of what kitchen equipment will be required to run a store? It depends on what your restaurant will serve, however, there are common cooking and kitchen equipment throughout the hospitality industry, Australia. They are gas stoves, ovens, fridges, freezers, dishwashers, blenders, ice makers and more. 

Don’t be just excited about your new adventure before having a proper plan with store location, fit-outs and buying kitchen and bar equipment. Choosing the right commercial kitchen appliances is one of the critical decisions you should make before opening a new business. The right equipment can save time, reduce costs, and ensure consistent food quality with minimal break-downs or service, helping your kitchen staff including you operate smoothly from day one.

This blog will go through 10 essential kitchen equipment that has commonly been used at the majority of hospitality industry in Australia.

Stoves / cooktops

gas stove with static oven

Whatever you cook for your customers, you need something to help with quickly and efficiently burn, boil, fry and more. Gas or electric stoves or cooktops are essential for almost all restaurants and cafes. There are many brands in Australia for commercial gas or electric stoves such as Goldstein, B+S, Gasmax, Cookrite, LUUS and few more. Although specifications and practicality of each brand are quite similar, their prices, powers and warranty terms are different across brands. This also applies to electric models. 

Browse our collection of commercial gas cooktops to see them or contact us and ask our team for your option.

Griddles or Grills

B+S Grill Plates on Stand 900mm KGRP-9

Are you offering brunch menus or teppanyaki menus at your restaurant or cafe? Flat grills, so-called griddles, provides even heat over a flat surface. It’s available in various dimensions, typically between 300mm and 1200mm wide. Most of suppliers offer both countertop and self-standing models. Countertop models are relatively cheaper and usually available with electric power option. If you will rely on gas, you should go for free-standing gas griddle with stand. 

Check our griddles for sale in Australia for price and features. 

Deep Fryers

commercial deep fryer for sale, faqs about commercial deep fryer

A deep fryer is also essential for many types of food businesses in Australia due to several key reasons, especially in hospitality sectors like cafes, restaurants, food trucks, and takeaway shops. Australians enjoy a wide variety of fried foods such as fish and chips, chicken schnitzels, fried chickens, dim sims, and calamari rings. Also, Australia features multi-cultural communities, demanding different types of food offerings. Deep fryers allow businesses to serve popular dishes from Asian, Middle Eastern, and American cuisines. Fried foods are generally inexpensive to produce but can be sold at high markups. Deep fryers enable rapid cooking, helping businesses serve more customers in less time, especially during peak hours.

Popular commercial deep fryers are electric countertop fryers and free-standing gas fryers with various oil capacities. Browse benchtop electric fryers and free-standing gas fryers.

Commercial Fridges

hoshizaki 3 door under bench fridge, stainless steel construction, commercial fridge

Any hospitality venues use fridges to store bought ingredients and fresh produces needed for food menus. Most of these food businesses handle a great deal of fresh stocks, so requiring chilled storage to store them fresh for long period of time. Commercial fridges are made for food service business. They are constructed with food grade stainless steel, made for heavy-duty use and fast-paced environment. Commercial fridges include many types of refrigeration equipment such as under counter fridges, upright models, cake or food display cabinets, glass door drink fridges and various prep fridges. There are many brands and suppliers offering commercial fridges in Australia. Features and prices vary with brands and models, while basic specifications are similar such as sizes, refrigeration system and cooling capacity.

BENDGS carries most of the leading brands in commercial refrigeration: Bromic, Thermaster, FED-X, Atosa, Turbo Air, Skipio, Skope, Williams and more. Check our commercial fridge ranges 

Commercial Freezers

FED-X Split Four Door Upright Freezer 1410L, XURF1410S2V

There are several reasons why food businesses utilise use of commercial freezers. First of all, freezing prevents spoilage and bacterial growth, ensuring perishable items like meat, seafood, dairy, and pre-cooked meals remain safe to consume. In fact, all food service businesses in Australia must meet strict food safety regulations. A reliable industrial freezer helps maintain these standards by keeping food at around −18°C. Furthermore, with reliable freezers in place, businesses can buy ingredients in bulk at discounted prices and freeze them for future use, reducing cost of good sold. At the same time, freezers extend the shelf life of food, reducing spoilage and waste. Using freezers, food can be pre-prepared in large batches and frozen for later use, which saves business time during peak service hours. Lastly, commercial freezers help with keeping crucial inventory on hand for long time and protect business against supply chain issue or shortage, while they enable them to sell frozen goods like ice cream, frozen desserts and ready meals as another source of income for business.

Shop our full range of commercial freezers from some of the best commercial refrigeration brands in Australia.

Ice Makers

Hoshizaki undercounter ice machine

At cafes, restaurants, bars, and fast-food chains, ice is expected in cold drinks, cocktails, smoothies, and iced coffee. Ice also keeps drinks visually appealing and at the right temperature, enhancing customer satisfaction. In addition, producing ice in-house is cheaper than buying bagged ice regularly in the long term. Lastly, commercial ice makers ensure food-grade ice under controlled, clean conditions, meeting health regulations.

Brands like Hoshizaki, Bromic, Manitowoc, and Blizzards supply reliable commercial ice makers with various ice types such as cube, flake, nugget and production capacities. Check all those commercial ice makers here

Dishwashers

Commercial dishwashers for sale

Commercial dishwashers and glasswashers have great benefits for food and beverage businesses. Commercial dishwashers can wash and sanitise dishes in as little as 1–3 minutes, far quicker than manual washing, while high temperature and chemical-assisted dishwashers eliminate bacteria and viruses, ensuring compliance with food safety regulations such as HACCP in Australia. By using an automatic dishwasher, businesses free up staff from tedious and time-consuming dishwashing, allowing them to focus on service, food prep, or customer care. In a result, a dishwasher can help cut down on the number of kitchen staff needed, especially during peak hours. Modern commercial dishwashers are designed to use less water and energy per cycle compared to handwashing.

Commercial dishwashers are available in under counter, pass through, pot washers and conveyor types. Depending on volume of washing needs and space availability, you can choose the ideal one suited to your new business. Browse our collection from leading commercial dishwasher brands including Eswood, Meiko, Fagor and Asber here.

Benchtop Equipment

benchtop electric deep Fryer with double pans of 8 litre oil capacity per pan, brand is woodson, W.FRT80

Modern kitchens and bars are often equipped with compact cooking, cooling, ventilation equipment. Benchtop equipment is usually cheaper than free-standing kitchen equipment, saving business’s expenditure on important cooking and refrigeration equipment. They are also compact in design, and thus don’t require floor space for placement, leaving extra floor space for something else. If you are planning to offer pre-made meals such as pies, lunch boxes, hot foods, you should consider countertop bain marie, heated food display around counter, making it easy for customers to look and pick what they want. If you are planning to offer sandwiches, fresh salad bars, you need to consider getting cold bar fridge or countertop display fridge at the counter. For kiosk shops and small takeaway stores, there are also countertop ductless hood to keep your kitchen and staff away from inhaling harmful smoke and smelly food odour.

Need to look what’s available in countertop equipment ranges? Have a look at our countertop equipment collection to plan for your new restaurant.

Ovens

Giorik combi oven with stand

Many dishes require baking, roasting, or grilling, for example, think about pizzas, pastries, casseroles, roasted meats, lasagna, baked desserts. An oven allows businesses to offer a wide range of hot meals and baked goods, from artisan breads to gourmet meals. Using an efficient commercial oven ensures even & consistent cooking throughout the menus, a lot faster preparation and batch cooking. Commercial oven ranges include many types: convection ovens, combination steam ovens, speed ovens, conveyor pizza ovens and the static ovens that often come with top gas stove. Other than compact convection ovens and static gas ovens, combi ovens, pizza and speed ovens are costly to purchase upfront, although there are few cheap options.

We supply high-end combi ovens, speed ovens, pizza conveyor ovens and all other commercial ovens from the leading brands. Browse our collections to help with planning for new store

Stainless steel

Mixrite Stainless Steel Single Sink Bench

Commercial kitchens require handling large volume of foods, and thus work benches, appliances, shelving, brackets and water taps and nearly all are made of food grade stainless steel. For workbenches, sinks, shelving and corners, you can either custom-make it or buy one that’s already available off the shelve. Remember! custom-made option is more than twice the prices of pre-made ones. If you want to save on stainless steel, you should consider what’s available in the market and consult your designer before drawing floor plan.

There are heaps of things to check before opening a restaurant, from design, building to finding inventory suppliers and buying kitchen equipment. BENDGS is your go-to dealer for all commercial kitchen equipment. With years of experience and knowledge, we are confident in advising you on what equipment you need to buy for new store. Contact us today and our team will help you choose the best suited kitchen equipment.

1300 434 125 info@bendgs.com.au 

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