If you run a restaurant, café or another kind of commercial kitchen, you know how valuable a good commercial refrigerator can be. If you’re buying a commercial refrigerator for the first time or upgrading your current commercial refrigerator, it’s a good time to research the different types available so you can choose the best one for your kitchen.
Here one of the leading AC installation contractors, American Refrigeration Heating and Air Conditioning Co., Inc, discusses different types of commercial refrigerators that you can easily incorporate into your business.
Walk-In refrigerators. If you have a large amount of space available and a great need for a lot of refrigerator space, a walk-in refrigerator is the answer for you. There are also different types of walk-in refrigerators to choose from depending on your needs, so this idea is worth exploring. However, walk-in refrigerators take up a lot of kitchen space, so only choose this option if you really need that much room in your refrigerator.
Reach-In refrigerators. These types of units have a smaller footprint in many kitchens and can be situated at key locations, enabling staff to quickly grab necessary ingredients without having to venture far from their stations or search through a large walk-in unit. This is the most-used refrigeration unit in the food service industry due to its versatility, reasonable cost, size and storage efficiency.
Horizontal freezer / Deep freezer / Chest freezer. Chest freezers sit horizontally on the floor and are deep freezers. This static refrigeration unit proves ideal when placing food items into it. If there’s a loss of power in the summer, the chest freezer will keep your food frozen for a longer period of time. They also tend to consume less electricity.
Refrigerated prep tables. These units are in significant demand for prep areas and cook lines in commercial kitchens. There are two types of refrigerated prep tables: pizza prep tables and sandwich/salad tables. Performing cold and heater maintenance is essential in keeping the ingredients fresh for a longer time.
Serve-over-counter refrigerators. Serve-over-counter refrigerators are perfect for delicatessens, pastry shops, cake shops and sandwich shops where produce is on display and ready for purchase. Serve-over-counter refrigerators enable customers to help themselves – if this isn’t what you’re looking for, consider the similar countertop display refrigerator, which has fully glass covering the items.
Under-counter refrigerators / freezers. While under-counter refrigerators may not be big and may not meet all your refrigeration needs, if you need a little more refrigerator space and have some under-counter space available, they’re an easy answer.
Bar refrigerator / Back bar. There’s an entire segment of bar refrigerators comprising various back bar refrigerators, plate chillers, keg coolers, etc. This kind of refrigerator is generally designed with black vinyl or a stainless steel exterior to make the under-counter bar area look more streamlined.
Pastry cabinets / Confectionery cabinets. Pastry cabinets mostly are curved stainless steel or have a conventional wooden finish. The front part is covered with glass through which customers can view all the bakery’s confections in order to make their selections. These pastry cabinets keep the freshness of the items intact while they’re on display.
Once you’ve chosen the perfect commercial refrigerator, it’s important to schedule regular maintenance checks to keep it running smoothly. A commercial refrigerator of any kind is an expensive purchase that deserves to be looked after.
Whether it’s a new AC system repair or routine service, we can provide the expertise your comfort depends on. At American Refrigeration Heating and Air Conditioning Co., Inc, our factory-trained and N.A.T.E.-certified technicians repair all makes and models.
Contact us now to get a free quote. Our staff is ready to take questions, and our professional technicians are on standby to help. Call us at (662) 337-7968 or fill out our online request form to request a service for free.
