Archive for the ‘cooking equipment’ Category

Take Culinary Depot Inc. on the Road

Friday, November 12th, 2010

If you cater or are considering catering, be sure to take a look at the CulinaryDepotInc.com section on Transport and Storage. No matter the size of your operation, we have what you need, especially during this holiday season when catered events are on the rise.

We offer a range of accessories, including sway bracers; pan stops; casters, caster brakes, heavy duty caster brakes, and caster sets; corner and perimeter bumpers; pot hooks and bars; pull hooks; push handles; platter holders; replacement liners; and replacement wheels. If you need bussing supplies, we offer bus boxes, as well as many lids and covers and a variety of lugs, jumbo lugs, and lug lids and covers, all in sizes to suit any number of catering needs.

We also offer bus carts and racks manufactured by brand names such as Adcraft, Channel, Lakeside, Robot Coupe, and Vollrath. Choose from among three-tier racks, stacking transportation racks, utility bussing racks, poly box and food tray racks, and two-to-four shelf bussing carts with capacities up to 700 pounds.

Catering events wouldn’t be complete without silverware, and we have a number of silverware holders and be sure to view flatware manufactured by such respected names as Adcraft, Tuxton, Vollrath, and Winco. These pages are worth a look; we offer a very large range of choices from which you can choose.

As always, if you have any questions, need advice or an opinion, or if you require planning or design help, please feel free to call us, toll-free, at 1.877.863. 3630.

Blodgett Convection Oven

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

Readers of this blog know that, at CulinaryDepotInc.com, we are always offering a number of featured, sale items that can be located on our homepage and on our Featured Items page. Check these pages often as the items—and the sales—are always changing to ensure that all of our customers’ shopping needs are met.

We are currently offering the Blodgett Zephaire G DBL Convection Oven on sale as one of our featured items. This deep, bakery depth oven is gas powered and constructed with solid state manual controls, with timer. Energy Star-rated (as well as ETL, CE, NSF) with a 45-percent energy efficiency rating, this 120,000 BTU oven is constructed with a double deck, single speed fans, five chrome-plated racks, and 11 rack positions. With dependent stainless steel doors, front, sides, and top, its porcelain door handle is equipped with simultaneous door operation; the oven can manage up to five full-size baking pans in left-to-right or front-to-back positions. The oven’s interior is porcelain.

We are proud to carry Blodgett ovens, known for their long-term value and for products built with incomparable materials and uncompromising craftsmanship. Long known for providing years of seamless operation, Blodgett offers full angle-iron frame, double-sided porcelain baking compartment liners; rigid framed insulation; easy control and access; and front service access to motors.

Energy Star, a government-backed, respected symbol of energy efficiency, was created to help shoppers identify those products that save both energy and money while also protecting precious environmental resources. When you see the Energy Star symbol, you know you are purchasing a highly efficient appliance with superior energy performance.

Fall Into Savings

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

Do you cater or do you need to keep food warm at a buffet table? If so, consider Green Heat™, which appears in this month’s CulinaryDepotInc.com catalog: Equipment & Supply Fall Sale.

Green Heat™ is an environmentally friendly food container that is reusable and guaranteed to meet today’s food service professional’s exacting standards. The concentrated formula burns effectively and strong while keeping food hot with no harm to people or the environment.

The concentrated gel formula is developed from plant-derived, corn-based ethanol that is fully sustainable, renewable, and biodegradable. Non toxic and nonpoisonous, we offer this gel in one-, two-, and three-hour options and in 42, 72, and 96 container packages.

Lighting can add to the ambiance of any meal, be it catered or in a restaurant and we are happy to also offer in this month’s catalog, the Smart Candle® Evolution Series, which provides the flicker of a traditional candle without the danger of the flame. This series operates with an induction charging system and Smart Guard theft deterrent system that work especially well in restaurants, hotels, and nightclubs. What’s more, this system boasts the most realistic flame-like appearance that any flameless system offers with 18 hours of candlelight from a six-hour charge.

The candle system is linkable by a pinless induction charging tray that links up to 48 candles via four trays utilizing a power adapter/wall outlet. Choose between two operation modes: Flicker and static. Smart Guard anti-theft protection is available and each candle offers up to 14,000 hours of battery light.

Some available options include one charging tray and 12 candles, two trays and 24 candles, and three trays and 36 candles, with and without the Smart Guard option.

Featured: 22-Quart Roaster Oven

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

At CulinaryDepotInc.com, we continually offer an array of featured, sale items that also continually change (you can find these on both our homepage and our Featured Items page).

Right now, we’re offering the Hamilton Beach 32229 22 Quart Roaster Oven at a significantly reduced price. This 22-quart portable roaster oven offers temperature control and a convenient, removable insert pan. The oven fits either one 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan, one 10-inch by 14-inch roasting pan, two nine-inch by five-inch loaf pans, two eight-inch by four-inch loaf pans, or one tube or bundt pan.

This energy efficient roaster oven can cook a turkey up to 24 pounds, surrounding your dish with steam for moist, flavorful results. What’s more, this roaster increases your oven space and is perfect when you need one appliance to roast, bake, cook, and serve. The roaster oven is constructed with a removable pan and lid, both great for easy cleanup, as well as a convenient lift-out rack. The lid keeps moisture and heat inside the oven; the lift-out wire rack is meant for low-fat roasting.

One control knob enables adjustable heat up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit; side handles are cool-touch—perfect for travel—and the housing is made of easy-to-clean stainless steel. In addition to roasting a turkey, this oven bakes a casserole, cooks soups or stew, steams, slow-cooks, or warms. Consider using this oven to warm food at the buffet table or to use when catering.

The entire unit measures 18 by 25-2/7 by 11 inches, offering an energy-efficient alternative to full-size ovens as well as additional cooking space.

Fall into Fall Savings

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

If you are not with us on the last day of Kosherfest 2010, why not take a look at this month’s catalog filled with fall sales and specials. No matter what your kitchen’s needs, we have the solution. From small kitchens to large facilities, at Culinary Depot Inc., we have the perfect products to enable you to run a well-stocked kitchen that can be managed with ease.

Right now, for instance, we are offering a variety of Venue Napkin Dispensers and Vollrath Dripless Countertop Buffet Service food, beverage, and water pans that are traditionally, yet conveniently constructed in a beautiful mirror finish.

We are also featuring beautiful melamine platters that feel and look like fine porcelain, but are offered at a much more convenient price. And, as beautiful as they are functional, these platters enable you to experience better use of space while allowing you to use the entire surface for food presentation.

Artic Stemware and Tumblers are created in a cut glass design of fully tempered glass, which is significantly more durable than regular glass while also resisting thermal shock. If you prefer something a bit more edgy and sturdy, take a look at the L7 Collection that looks and feels like glass but offers the enduring durability of plastic. Stackable and break-resistant, this collection is offered in beautiful organic shapes, is dishwasher safe, and is balanced for stability.

Whatever you need—menu covers, bar blenders, pourers, oven mitts, knife blocks, flatware and dinnerware, flameless candles, toasters, charbroilers, steamers, and refrigerators and freezers, and everything in between, we have what you need to create your perfect kitchen.

Manual or Heavy Duty. What’s Your Style?

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Did you know that at Culinary Depot Inc. you have a choice from five different manufacturers for your can opening needs? Check out the bar supply area on our website and browse our huge array of can openers and parts.

We offer can openers by such industry luminaries as Adcraft, Alfa, Edlund, Vollrath, and Winco. Choose from bottle openers—flat bottle and bottle opener/can punch combinations—in either stamped steel, nickel-plated or stainless steel. You also have a choice of lengths.

There are also options for manual can openers that are made in a choice of metals and colors and are constructed to swing away. Some are meant for larger—accommodating up to 10 gallon cans—or standard economy sized cans and can be mounted to a table. Some offer the convenience of enabling blade replacement. Others are basic hand openers for standard soup-sized cans and smaller frequency jobs.

Our manual Alfa Edlund Can Openers are plated steel and come with either an 11-inch or 9-inch slide bar. Our line of Edlund air powered can openers are impressive and meant for high traffic areas—one can open up to 400 cans a day, has a magnetic lid remover, and can manage cans as tall as 11 inches. Another model in this line is air powered with a compressor and is both heavy duty and comes with quick-change tooling to accommodate a variety of can sizes; a similar model offers the same options but without the compressor.

If cans products are a mainstay in your kitchen, then consider a Edlund constructed for heavy duty work—up to 2000 or 3000 cans each day. We have a number of options and all are USDA approved.

There are many more openers from which to choose, so be sure to check out our site and find the opener or openers that work best for your kitchen’s needs. And, as always, if you need assistance, feel free to give us a call, toll-free, at 1.877.863.3630.

Countertops Are Our Specialty (270/5)

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

Every kitchen has a countertop and every countertop needs its essentials. At CulinaryDepotInc., we offer many lines of all that you need to keep your countertop space efficient, effective, and clutter-free.

If you need airpots, we offer a variety in a number of sizes for regular and decaffeinated coffees. These vacuum servers are glass lined with stainless steel bodies and they all offer both generous heat retention temperatures and timing lengths. And, at our very convenient price points, you can definitely choose a few to keep handy for all of your coffees, a real benefit when working with today’s coffee conscious society.

Speaking of coffee, be sure to take a look at our whole bean dispenser; our coffee brewers—choose from Adcraft and Hamilton Beach; and our coffee urns. We offer coffee urns from the top names in the business, including such renowned manufacturers as Adcraft, Alfa, Hamilton Beach, Vollrath, Waring, and Winco. With serving sizes that accommodate as few as four cups of coffee to as many as five gallons in some models and over 100 cups of coffee in others, the many standard options available in these appliances are simply too numerous to name. Just be sure, if you need an one coffee urn or dozens, we have what you need.

You will also find beverage and butter dispensers, condiment dispensers and condiment pumps and caddies, hot dog coolers and hot food dispensers. We also offer nacho cheese warmers, popcorn poppers, pretzel displays, and warmers. Here, you will find virtually any countertop essential possible to make your kitchen area complete and to suit your food facility’s unique needs.

Cook Large with Smallwares

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Smallwares are those items that are indispensable to any kitchen, but which could easily be overlooked when working on designing a kitchen with a number of state-of-the-art appliances and furniture. At CulinaryDepotInc., we are here to help you to remember the small things in all areas of your kitchen.

Cutting boards, food pans, kitchen utensils, mixing bowls, pots and pans, and steam table ware are among the many smaller items we offer that better enable you to completely outfit your kitchen. For instance, we offer a number of different cutting boards in various sizes and colors to suit your particular kitchen’s needs and to help you segregate foods to avoid cross contamination. Likewise, our brushes, used to clean cutting boards and mats, are also color coordinated to better enable segregation of foods and food preparation surfaces.

Food pans are offered in a number of sizes and shapes, as are their covers. Options such as hi-temp, refrigerant filled, and divided pans are available as are drain shelves, colanders, notched and solid covers.

Oven mitts are a critical necessity in every kitchen. Take a look at ours from Best-Value Textiles, San Jamar, and Winco. You can select from conventional, fryer oven, oven, oven/freezer, and puppet style mitts in a range of colors, materials, and construction. For instance, receive protection up to a range of temperatures, choose from Kevlar or Nomex, and opt for any number of sizes. Whether you need flame resistant, flame retardant, silicone, or terry cloth materials, we have what you are looking for, including handle and pan holders.

From Utensils to Freezers, We’re Here for You

Monday, September 27th, 2010

Every kitchen needs utensils and CulinaryDepotInc. can outfit you with just about every utensil imaginable.

We can provide you with a brush for every need in addition to basic brushes and multi-purpose brushes. For example, choose from Kettle and Kettle Valve Brushes, Dust Brushes, Fryer Brushes, Urn Brushes, Wire Brushes, Butcher Block Brushes, Pot Brushes, and Vegetable Brushes. Depending on your needs, you can choose from among sizes, strengths, and materials to better ensure you have the right tool for every job.

If you need Buffet Forks, we offer products from three renowned lines: Adcraft, Vollrath, and Winco. We offer Butcher, Pot, Royal Windsor Pot, Buffet Pot, Buffet Meat, Serving, and Basting. Chose from a number of sizes and materials and construction such as stainless steel, gold-plated, nylon, satin finished, and forged. You can also select from handles that are hollow, contoured, wood, riveted hardwood, forged, cool touch, insulated, and hooked and hang hooked. Also, consider heavy duty and two or four tine buffet forks.

Choose from among a number of sizes for your Stainless Steel and Plastic Funnels. Our Dishers are simply too numerous to name; however, you can easily select from a very wide range of sizes, colors, and constructions. Likewise, we offer a variety of Plastic Ladles as well as a number of Stainless Steel Ladles in many size ranges.

And, remember, if you need any help along the way, be it for designing your kitchen or outfitting your space, you can call us. We offer the same uncompromised service whether you are shopping for refrigerators and freezers or ladles and garlic presses. Give us a call, toll-free, at 1.877.863.3630.

Little Things Mean A Lot

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

Sometimes it’s the small things. While we offer the best-of-the-best in large appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, and ovens, at Culinary Depot Inc., we also offer a huge range of the very best in food prep equipment.

No matter what your specialty, you probably need blenders; we have a large variety of these. The same for dicers and carving boards. As a matter-of-fact, we offer everything you need to prepare your food and always offer a choice of products.

Right now, we’re offering the Robot Coupe R2 DICE Combination Food Processor as one of our featured items. This heavy-duty, commercial grade food processor comes with a three-quart plastic bowl with handle and a comfortable kidney-shaped opening that allows for vertical cutting.

This food processor performs a host of culinary feats and is designed for high speed, quality vegetable processing. Slices, julienne, and shred using the continuous feeder or chop, grind, puree, mix, or knead with the cutter bowl.

Standard on this unit is a stainless steel “S” blade, continuous feed vegetable prep attachment with external ejection, 5/64-inch grating disc, 5/32-inch slicing disc, and 3/8-inch dicing kit in addition to an on/off and pulse switch, direct drive, and 1725 RPM. The Robot Coupe R2 DICE will enable you to prepare 850 servings in three hours or less.

Robot Coupe, “the inventor and world leader in food processors” has a long-running and distinctive reputation in the food service industry as a developer and refiner of commercial food processors. This appliance truly is among the very best you can get.