For any food retail business, commercial fridge, especially a cake display fridge is one of the most important assets.
Whether you are running a bakery, bar, café, shop or restaurant, the need to keep cakes at the appropriate temperature is paramount.
We, at Artisan Food Equipment, understand that different food and beverage businesses have different commercial refrigeration requirements. If you have a commercial kitchen preparing a lot of cakes, it is most likely, you’ll need several cake display fridges for different storage and supply purposes. Smaller food outlets like cafes might only need a small cake display fridge for food items to display.
Regardless of the type of hospitality business, you operate, there are several essential features you will need to know when buying acake display fridge for your business.
The Right Capacity of Cake Display Fridge
First and foremost, your cake display fridge should meet the needs of your business, therefore it is essential to have the right capacity. Your new cake display fridge will need enough space to store the cakes required for your most demanding service period – any less, and you risk not being able to cope with demand, and any more might mean an inefficient refrigerator with higher running costs.
Cake Display Fridges Design & Ease of Usability
Once you’ve decided on a size of the cake display fridge, you’ll have to start thinking about how you or your customers are going to be using the cake display fridge.
For example, is it best to have a stand-alone upright cake display fridge or does your business need countertop cake display fridge as this is important if you have limited floor space.
One other thing to consider is clear glass door on the cake display fridge, as you will quickly be able to see what supplies and stock you have available. In addition, if your cake display fridge is used by customers, it will make the job of your merchandiser simpler, as they can review the goods they are displaying with ease.
Automatic Defrosting on Commercial Upright Fridges
Having an an automatic defrost system on cake display fridge is essential as a build-up of ice can lead to poor performance and efficiency and limit the in your cake display fridge’s natural life.
Automatic defrosting in your cake display fridge will save you significant amount of time from manually removing the ice. By programming the automatic defroster to kick in when required means that there is no need to remove all your stock to coolers so that you can turn off the fridge to melt any ice build-up.
Good Energy Efficiency and Insulation on Cake Display Fridge
A good energy efficient cake display fridge will reduce the power consumption thus saving you money on your power bills. If your cake display fridge is going to be used over a long period, then it is worth paying a bit more on an energy efficient commercial fridge, as it will lower running costs over the lifetime.
Correct Climate Rating of Cake Display Fridge
Climate class ratings have been created to assist businesses to keep stock appropriately and consistently cool by matching cake display fridge to the immediate climate conditions it’s being used in.
For instance, if your cake display fridge is being used on the café floor, then a standard climate class rating should be appropriate. However, if it’s placed in a busy commercial kitchen, where the temperature is often above 32 Celsius, a tropical class rating would be required.
Cake Display Fridge with Self-Closing Doors
Self-closing doors are a must for all upright cake display fridges, especially if your cake display fridge is utilised to sell food and drinks to the general public, as it will ensure patrons don’t accidentally leave the doors open once they’ve selected their products.
If you’re not sure of the features mentioned, then reach out to our friendly team Artisan Food Equipment. We’re more than happy to provide free advice on everything from cake display fridge equipment through to delivery and shipping.