Restaurant Supplies

Restaurant supplies are the necessary appliances, tools and utensils needed to prepare, maintain and process food in restaurants. Restaurant supplies can be purchased or leased, but require a significant investment in both cases.

Fast Facts

1. Common uses: Cooking, freezing and processing large amounts of food
2. Can be purchased or leased
3. More powerful and have a larger capacity than in home appliances
4. Often made of stainless steel
5. Check warranty before purchase

Food Warmers

Food warmers can be warming cabinets, warming drawers, heating lamps or warmers specific to a type of food.

Cabinet warmers cost from $900 to $3000. Some have a clear front and can be used for display.

Warming drawers cost about $1,000 for single drawer models and about $700 more each for additional drawer. Many units simply plug in and require no other installation.

Heating lamps cost $100 to $1000. They can be a standalone lamp or a lamp with the base attached.

Commercial Cooking Equipment

Commercial cooking equipment includes convection ovens, microwave ovens and stoves.

Ovens range from $500 to $37,000. Most are electric but there are some that are gas powered. They have a wide range of capacities.

Microwave ovens cost from $300 to $2,000. They range from 1000 to 3200 Watts in cooking power.

Ranges and stoves range from $1,000 to $7,000. Many come equipped with ovens. They may be electric or gas powered.

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