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For a busy commercial kitchen, food preparation for a hectic shift can be laborious and tedious. Staff often need to work efficiently, quickly, and precisely. While some kitchens rely on knives for all food prep, investing in essential tools can maximise staff time and energy, making your kitchen way more efficient.

Potato Chippers and Peelers

A commercial kitchen will peel a large amount of potatoes. Your answer to the potato problem is a high-quality potato chipper, and a peeler is vital for producing a high quantity of peeled potatoes with minimal waste, ensuring your kitchen can offer fresh ingredients. Potato peelers and chippers significantly increase production compared to manual peeling and chipping.

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Slicers and Mandolins

Slicers, peelers and cutters provide consistency and precision that a knife can't guarantee, and it produces more slices at a faster rate. A mandolin, or mandoline, quickly and efficiently slices a full range of ingredients into thin, uniform discs, juliennes or standard slices with a choice of different blades.

Graters, Moulin and Triturators

Moulin and triturator are ideal for pureeing, shredding, grinding, shaving and pulverising foods quickly, easily and safely, whether preparing foods for chunky soups, mashed potatoes, purees or for garnishing. Food and cheese graters make manual, time consuming grating a thing of the past. Whether grating dried fruits, cheese, nuts, vegtables or chocolate, food graters increase productivity and maximise time efficiency.

Food Processors and Veg Prep Machines

Food processors (also known as blixers, a cross between a mixer and blender) offer increased speed, efficiency, consistency, and accuracy compared to domestic models. Commercial-grade equipment is more durable and can withstand high usage. Chopping, dicing, or grating these are essential in a working commercial kitchen. Make light work of veg prep with veg prep machines. Commercial veg prep machines allow you to create various cuts, from shavings and spirals to slices and dice.

Both pieces of food prep equipment can handle multiple types of ingredients, thanks to a range of compatible discs that can produce different end results.

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Blenders and Mixers

While food can be blended manually, it's time-consuming. Food blenders and mixers allow for easy and efficient ingredient combinations while maintaining quality results. The more robust construction and powerful motor can withstand high frequency use in busy commercial kitchens. Stick blenders (also called hand blenders or immersion blenders) provide quick and easy blending of large quantities of ingredients with the added benefit of being able to do so in existing pots or saucepans. 

Meat Mincers

If your restaurant uses fresh meat, a meat mincer allows you to create these ingredients on-site as needed. These easy-to-use machines are perfect for busy kitchens that prioritise quality.

Spice Grinders

Spices are key to many dishes, but they must be prepared correctly. While a traditional pestle and mortar is effective, a spice grinder saves time in a commercial kitchen. It produces consistent, high-quality ground spices.

Investing in tools that provide consistent and efficient results allows your staff to increase food preparation turnover while maintaining quality.