Commercial Cooking Equipment

Whether you’re steaming, frying, charring, griddling or baking, eTundra.com is your number one source for quality commercial cooking equipment. While searching for new cooking equipment, it’s crucial to be energy efficient and financially conscientious, a surefire way to improve your restaurant and your finances.

The true centerpiece of any kitchen is a good restaurant range. Ranges come with a customizable amount of burners, the option of an attached oven and various additional accessories. When shopping for ranges, you should keep a couple things in mind. If you value speed over energy efficiency, you should look for a gas range with a higher BTU (British Thermal Units) because while it requires more energy, it heats up faster. A gas range with a lower BTU, on the other hand, will take longer to warm but will eat up less energy. Depending upon your restaurant’s criteria, you should consider which BTU level you want for your range. You can further customize your range by adding a griddle or charbroiler to make food prep even easier, or you can order them as separate units. And remember, altitude matters in a kitchen, so be sure to inform your manufacturer if your restaurant is located above 2,000 ft so that gas valves get properly tweaked.

If you’re looking to cook veggies, rice and fish in a health conscious and nutrient rich way, you pretty much have to invest in a commercial steamer. Steamers don’t only make your food healthier, they cook it faster and even make your dishes more tasty. There are two main types of steamers; pressure steamers and pressureless steamers; and they have different functions within the kitchen. A pressure steamer is more time-efficient, allowing pressurized steam to build up to quickly cook what’s inside. One thing to keep in mind with a pressure steamer is that once you begin the steaming  process you cannot open the unit to check on or season what’s steaming inside. With a pressureless cooker, checking on food or seasoning is not an issue, as the steam is circulated using fans to cook food so there is no loss of prep time if you open the unit. Choosing the right steamer also means choosing the suitable number of steaming compartments (with each steaming compartment capable of making approximately 200 meals/hour). Depending upon restaurant capacity and output, you may want only 1 compartment or you may opt for 4.

A multi-purposed combination oven is ideal for those who want variety in their efficiency. Combinations use both steam, convection or a combination of both to produce meals quickly and in large quantity. If you’re shopping for a convection oven or a steamer, you may want to consider getting a combination oven to kill two birds with one stone. While combination ovens are an expensive addition to any kitchen, they eliminate the need for other equipment, saving you space and potentially money.

So whether you’re searching for a range, steamer or combination oven, Tundra has you covered with the lowest prices and highest value.