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Commercial kitchen equipment list

What does a working commercial kitchen actually need? Here is a zone-by-zone checklist of the equipment we build into hotel, canteen and restaurant kitchens — with notes on what drives the choice.

Every kitchen is different, but the categories rarely change. Use this as a checklist when scoping a new build or a refit. Each section links through to that part of our range, where you can see models, specs and indicative prices.

Cooking line

The heart of the kitchen. Specify to your menu — induction for speed and a cooler kitchen, gas where chefs prefer the flame:

  • Ranges — induction or gas, floor-standing
  • Ovens — combi-steamers and convection ovens
  • Fryers, griddles, char-grills and salamanders
  • Bulk cooking — boiling pans and bratt pans for high volume

Refrigeration

Size cold storage to your delivery schedule and menu. Most kitchens need a mix:

  • Cold rooms for bulk storage
  • Reach-in fridges and freezers for the line
  • Undercounter and prep-counter refrigeration at the point of use
  • Blast chillers where you cook-chill — see our refrigeration guide

Food preparation

  • Work benches in 304 stainless, sized to the team
  • Sinks — prep, hand-wash and pot-wash, kept separate
  • Machines — mixers, slicers, mincers, vegetable prep and dough equipment
  • Scales and weighing

Ware-washing

  • Dishwashers — undercounter, hood-type or pass-through, by volume
  • Glasswashers for bar and front-of-house
  • Pre-rinse units and pot-wash sinks
  • Clean and dirty landing tables either side of the machine

Servery & distribution

  • Hot and cold servery counters, bain-maries and cold wells
  • Heated gantries and display showcases
  • Plate and tray dispensers
  • Holding cabinets for banqueting

Stainless, storage & furniture

A useful test of any equipment list: walk it in order of service. If a station is missing a fridge, a bench or a bin within arm’s reach, the list isn’t finished yet.

We can turn your menu and covers into a complete, costed equipment schedule — send us the brief and an engineer will come back within one business day. New to layout first? Start with how to plan a commercial kitchen.

Spec it with one team.

Send your covers, menu and site constraints — we’ll return a full equipment list and a layout, costed, within one business day.

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