Whether you’re buying a commercial refrigerator for the first time or upgrading your current commercial refrigerator, it’s important to know the fundamental understanding and knowledge of the different types of commercial refrigerators for your kitchen.
As commercial refrigerators are quite different from the freezers at home, Choosing the right commercial refrigerator not only helps increase the efficiency of your operation, it helps improve the quality of your food. A high-quality refrigerator will also help protect your customers from foodborne illnesses.
In this blog, we discuss the different types of refrigerators, their usage guidelines, the various features, and some tips to help you choose a commercial refrigerator suitable for your kitchen.
Types of Commercial Refrigerators
Reach-in Freezers/Coolers are a perfect choice for commercial kitchens as they have a small footprint and take little floor space. Reach-in Freezers/Coolers have horizontal shelving to store food products and the shelves are easy to stack and organize. Along with optimizing storage space, reach-in freezers have curved corners to ensure high levels of hygiene, heavy-duty wheels for convenient movement, energy-efficient compressor & superior food safety.
Walk-In Refrigerators
Walk-in refrigerators offer a huge storage capacity, suitable for the large restaurants and hotels requiring cold storage space. Walk-in coolers also allow you to store food products at different temperature zones. The freezer rooms can be easily customized to requirements and you can also add shelving for large storage capacity and easy organization.
If you want a commercial refrigerator that performs well taking up the least space in your kitchen, an under-counter refrigerator is for you. Under-Counter refrigerators are perfect for cloud kitchens, cafes, and small restaurants. They offer easy accessibility, decent storage space, and ensure food safety while keeping the energy consumption in check. Models with doors and drawers are also available.
Chest Coolers are preferred by most chefs and grocery store owners because of their capacity to hold large amounts of food products and affordability. Chest Coolers are available in a variety of sizes and useful features.
Refrigerated Prep Tables
Prep Tables are an excellent choice if you are serving sandwiches, salads, and pizzas. Refrigerated Prep tables offer a separate preparation and cooking area to prepare fresh food and serve.
Display Refrigerators (VISI Coolers/Freezers)
If you are looking to put the food products on display for visitors to see and buy, Display refrigerators or VISI cooler/freezers are the best choices.
Whether it’s reach – in refrigerators or walk-in coolers and freezers, your commercial refrigeration system is one of the most important pieces of equipment in your business. If your business relies mainly on longer-term storage, then chest or walk-in freezers may be the best option. Most refrigerators nowadays have a built-in freezer, but to store more stuff or for commercial use, you should consider buying separate refrigerators and freezer.
Whether you run a restaurant, sandwich shop, bar, bakery, or convenience store, we’ve got the refrigeration equipment you need to maintain a growing business. If you are the owner or manager of a restaurant, bar, or commercial kitchen, you need the best in the industry, and that’s what Rockwell provides.