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
- Shelving, cupboards and pot racks in 304 stainless
- Extraction canopies and ventilation
- Canteen tables, chairs and benches for the dining side
- Service and clearing trolleys
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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