If you’re looking to invest in a new commercial modular cooking appliance, here are some key factors to consider for the efficiency, viability, and sustainability of your business.
Your cooking appliances are at the heart of your kitchen and your business, so when you need to invest in a replacement or upgrade, you want to make the right choice. With so many commercial modular cooking appliances on the market, the selection can seem overwhelming.
Efficiency is key both to keeping your running costs down and helping protect the planet, while improving productivity begins with your modular block layout and ensuring it is user-friendly for staff. With a flexible layout, you can create your perfect solution to inspire creativity in the kitchen.
Here are some of the questions you should ask yourself before purchasing your new modular cooking appliance.
1. Are you a quick service restaurant or offering a fine dining experience?
When it comes to choosing the right commercial equipment for you, it begins with being clear about the kind of kitchen you have and your needs as a business.
The 700XP and the 900XP modular ranges from Electrolux Professional are ideal for both quick service and full-service restaurants. The former uses innovative and specialistic solutions to boost efficiency and productivity, while the latter offers complete versatility, combining direct (fry tops and grills) and indirect cooking functions, such as burners, induction and solid tops, as well as dedicated appliances like fryers and pasta cookers.
For fine dining, many top chefs choose the thermaline modular ranges from Electrolux Professional. Maintaining a tradition of premium Swiss design and production for 150 years, the thermaline models meet the requirements of five-star hotels and fine-dining restaurants.
2. Do you need flexibility in creating your modular block?
Electrolux Professional modular ranges are available with different depths to suit your kitchen. They include 700 and 900 for the XP model and 800, 850 and 900 for thermaline.
These modular ranges also allow different configurations to meet customer needs. They can be placed against the wall or back to back. There are options for a cantilever (for XP) or wall mounted (for thermaline). Finally, you can also opt for a central Island with double side operated control panels (for thermaline) or bridge.
You can also choose different installations, whether you’re looking for flexibility of movement with wheels (XP), prefer the modules on feet with kicking strips or on stainless steel or concrete plinth (thermaline).
3. Do you need functional bases underneath your modular cooking appliances?
Electrolux Professional offers a wide range of bases that can be combined with the top cooking functions. If you’re looking for more storage, you can opt for open/cupboard bases. Refrigerated/freezer bases will ensure you can keep more ingredients fresh, or you can add oven bases. The thermaline also offers two further options, both warming bases and holding bases.
4. Do you need a tailored solution?
Your options for customization don’t end with the appliances and bases of your commercial modular block. The thermaline Made To Measure (M2M) – customizable high performing cooking suite with one piece top – allows endless possibilities. You can select cooking functions to match your needs and position them freely around the block. The cooking suite can also have up to four operating sides increasing the usability even in narrow spaces, while control panels and side panels are available in different colors.
Looking to optimize space? Pot rack and salamander supports can also be added above the suite.
5. Are you cooking a whole variety of different dishes?
In this case multifunctional units can be the right solution.
The thermaline free-cooking top allows you to use both pots and pans while simultaneously cooking food directly on contact. The cooking surface is AISI 316 for heat evenness, with no stick and no scratch features.
The thermaline Aquacooker+, with its precise water temperature control (temperature can be adjusted with 1° C range), also offers multiple cooking modes.
It can be used as a pasta cooker, bain marie and sous vide as well as overnight and steam cooking options.
Not to forget the multibraiser for grilling, braising, boiling and shallow frying or the ref-freezer base, where the operator can either select positive or negative temperature according to their menu. Both models are available in the XP and thermaline ranges.
6. Do you need heat uniformity and fast temperature recovery?
In that’s the case, you’ll want to try Electrolux Professional’s direct cooking solutions.
Chromed fry tops and high-power grills are designed in such a way to grant heat evenness, fast temperature recovery, energy savings, and easy cleaning.
Not only are chrome surfaces non-stick, they also offer low heat emission thanks to the chrome layer on top. The best-in-class offer in this family is the patented Nitrochrome surface: it extends all the chrome benefits combined with anti-scratch 2 mm-thick cooking surface.
7. Are you looking for maximum energy efficiency?
Electrolux Professional modular ranges offer several functions where energy efficiency is key. You can opt for induction ranges (full surface, single point, or wok) or a pot detection device (Ecoflame) for gas burners.
Burners can adjust flames according to the pot and pan diameter (a flower flame). When it comes to electric grills, patented deflectors recover the heat and improve the cooking process while chromed fry tops and Ecotops (in the thermaline) limit the external radiation and keep the heat where needed.
8. Is usability for your kitchen workers important?
Ensuring the safety of your workers is paramount for your business. The ideal kitchen will facilitate a precise and passionate cooking experience with easy of use, safety, and ergonomic solutions.
Cleanability is also a key part of the process in any kitchen. Thanks to their design and materials, Electrolux Professional solutions also support operators in the “after cooking” phase, crucial to properly maintain the appliances and ensure their performance.
You can expect waterproof protection (IPX4 and 5), round corners, deep drawn tops and tanks, and a drop nose (thermaline). Together with an efficient and safe oil filtering system, these are key elements to offer fast and efficient cleaning.
Begin your search
Searching for a new commercial cooking appliance for sale? Before you begin, it’s essential to consider all the factors – mentioned above – that will have an important impact on your total cost of ownership.
When you have analyzed the business, safety, and efficiency needs of your kitchen, Electrolux Professional’s versatile and robust range of commercial modular cooking ranges offer the choice you need.
Improved and enhanced by the feedback of business clients over decades, we will go above and beyond to provide the best solutions for your business.