No matter how big or small your business is, you’re more than likely always looking for ways to reduce expenses, save money, and boost profits. This key goal can be challenging when you’re working in the food service industry where the bulk of your stock is perishable.
One of the best ways to save money in your commercial kitchen is to invest in one or two blast freezers, depending on the size of your kitchen. With their versatility, every commercial kitchen should have a blast freezer or blast chiller. This post takes a look at the top reasons why.
The Right Equipment Save Profits
When choosing kitchen equipment, one of the qualifying criteria is always finding items that can save money and simplify existing processes. Fortunately, modern blast chillers tick both of these boxes. We’ve shared a breakdown of the most effective ways investing in a blast chiller can save your business money.
1. Prolongs Shelf Life
Anyone who works in the food industry will know that perishable foods such as produce, meat, and dairy products may not always last as long as you need them to. This can seriously affect the quality of food your kitchen puts out.
Investing in a blast chiller will drastically reduce the amount of food your kitchen chucks out. This is because blast freezing keeps food cool enough to remain fresh for longer. The process of blast freezing also ensures that food stays cool without creating freeze burn. There’s also no need to deal with soggy food since there’s no need for defrosting.
2. Reduces Waste
Some foods are more perishable than others. This means that you may often have to deal with issues such as deterioration and freeze burn which in many instances lead to this food being thrown out. Whether you’re throwing out small or large amounts of food, this ultimately affects your overall profits.
Blast chillers help alleviate this problem as being able to keep food at the right temperature for longer means you’ll see less food wastage. In addition to using a blast chiller, another key way to reduce food waste is to keep everything in air-tight containers and then also to add labels. The golden rule is always to use older food first.
3. Allows You to Buy in Bulk
In many instances, buying the most commonly used products in bulk can save a considerable amount of money. Additionally, buying in bulk also allows you to spend less time searching for specials and buying stock, which in turn lets you use your time more effectively.
Another advantage to buying food in bulk is that you have out-of-season products available for as long as possible. This can ensure that there’s little need to disrupt a current menu based on the availability of seasonal products. Having customer favourites on the menu long after everyone else is also an excellent way to get an edge over your competitors.
4. Ensures Less Energy Consumption
Energy consumption is another factor that can seriously dip into your profits. It’s essential to point out that many traditional kitchens that don’t use blast chillers or freezers usually need to bring warm food down to a temperature of between 3°C and -18°C to store it effectively.
Since this falls outside of most normal fridge’s design capabilities, this can lead to increased power consumption. Blast chillers are designed to take warm food and reduce the temperature to the right cooling temperature, without an increase in general power consumption.
Typically, most commercial blast chillers operate at a pre-determined factory setting which is based on reducing food temperature without freezing. Certain models allow you to adjust temperatures based on what you’re storing and for how long. Keeping food in the temperature range also reduces items from freezing.
5. Allows You to Create More Effective Processes
No matter what type of meals your kitchen is serving, there will always be significant food preparation involved. This can be time-consuming. Adding a blast chiller to your kitchen arsenal will simplify the food prep process.
Additionally, items such as salads, and desserts can easily be made the day before and stored in the blast freezer until needed. Warm drinks can also be added to the blast chiller to get them as cool as possible before serving, and unlike regular freezers and fridges, there’s no need to do this the day before.
Food prep can be done in advance and then kept in the blast chiller until it’s needed. This can easily reduce the amount of time your staff have to dedicate to preparing ingredients, allowing them to focus on other important kitchen tasks.
Final Thoughts
Blast freezers are perfect for every commercial kitchen. Not only is it an effective way to keep food and drinks cool, but it’s also excellent for preventing food wastage. All these factors will positively contribute to your profit-saving efforts. Keep your favourites on the menu year-round and ensure that they’re as fresh as when they’re in season!
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