Monthly Archives: October 2012

Essentials of Commercial Catering

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Commercial catering has been around ever since people started celebrating personal events, especially weddings as a statement of their social standing. In societies where commercial catering is not prevalent, members contribute in preparing food, serving and cleaning. In urban culture, the job is entrusted to commercial caterers whose job covers right from fixing the menu to final cleaning.

The simple meaning of catering would be termed as “Make quality food and drink available at the party or wedding venue or social event”. While the meaning may be simple, the job is not that easy. The business of catering is lucrative but a demanding one. It invites a huge toll from the caterer in terms of investment, work force, time management and operating costs. The other key areas that any caterer should look after are customer satisfaction, building prestige and goodwill. A single dish gone badly can mar the prospects in catering business.

The chief contributing factor for success in catering rests in the number of commercial catering equipment one is prepared to invest in. This is quite different from commercial kitchen equipment used in restaurants where at any given time you have few people to serve. In catering, there is no limit to number of invitees, and guests have to be served “en masse” (i.e. all at the same time). In restaurants, food is usually served hot so they don’t need items such as food warmers or bain-marie (i.e. vessel of hot water in which cooking pans are slowly heated).

Since the quantity of cooked food is comparatively huge in catering, a caterer has to invest in dozens of custom-made commercial catering equipment. In addition to food warmers and bain-marie, caterers require specially designed furniture, huge pots and pans, industrial ovens and dishwashers, big refrigerators/ freezers, and a host of other items.

For those interested to start a catering business in Sydney and Melbourne metro areas, Australian Wellkart Pty Ltd can help with a range of custom-made commercial catering equipment and commercial kitchen equipment.

Your One Stop Shop for Kitchen and Catering Equipment

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You need to use various types of appliances in your home or restaurant’s kitchen for cooking and other needs. Appliances like oven and coffee maker are used in every household. Midsized to large scale commercial cooking setups including restaurants need a lot more appliances and apparatus.

How specialized devices and accessories can help cooks?  

electric steam ovenIn commercial kitchens, using specialized products become a necessity. For example, a commercial kitchen will be incomplete without accessories like electric steam oven, meat grinder, electric pressure cooker, commercial coffee machines and meat slicer. Without the help of these modern electric appliances, cooking food might consume more time.

 

 

 

Kitchen accessories for storing desserts and beverages

bar fridgeApart from making fast food and main course dishes, Chefs and cooks need to use specialized apparatus for storing desserts and making beverages. Using electronic machines like bar fridge, food warmers and ice cream makers has become almost mandatory in eating joints and hotels. Not only such accessories help users in saving time but using them ensures food and dishes get prepared in best possible way. Some beverages like wine need to be stored in specific temperature and moisture level.

Finding online shops for buying various cooking products

While there are many shops where you can find kitchen accessories, it would be much better if you can find all such products at one place. For this purpose, you can explore the range of products offered by Wellkart. At its website, you can find different kitchen appliances and household products that can fit to your needs. Wellkart website has a user friendly catalogue where you can find plenty of products with adequate images and descriptions. The company offer free delivery of its products in Melbourne and Sydney metro areas. It also has a couple of showrooms at Clayton and Punchbowl that you can visit.