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10 Essential Commercial Bakery Equipment
As an expert in commercial kitchen equipment, Chefmax is delighted to share the list of 10 essential commercial bakery equipment in this article. A bakery kitchen requires a wide range of equipment due to the complicated baking process and its high demand on daily output. High level of space utilization is also essential considering its need for an efficient work flow. Though specific equipment lists could vary according to the menu each bakery provides, there are some commonly used equipment for bakeries.
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A dough machine is specially designed to increase efficiency and save labor, which is a must for a bakery. If the kitchen space is limited and a high daily output is not needed, a multifunctional mixer capable of mixing, whipping and doughing would be a better choice. However, for the bakeries that require a lot of doughing work, a proper dough machine is recommended.
An essential food preparation equipment for bakeries with various functions, such as whipping cream and egg whites, mixing fillings and batter. There are mainly two types of mixers, which are gear drive type and belt drive type. The advantage of the belt drive type is low noise and easy maintenance while the advantage of the gear drive type is greater power, but comes with more complicated maintenance.
Dough divider rounder
The dough divider cuts dough into portions in specific sizes by adjusting the cutting or rolling parameter, which ensures each portion of the dough is in an even amount and guarantees the quality consistency. It can be used to cut bread dough, tortilla dough, pizza dough, cookie dough, and even some sausages.
Dough sheeters
A dough sheeter is an indispensable piece of commercial bakery equipment for almost all bakeries. It allows you to adjust the thickness of the pressed dough and quickly press the dough into a thin, even layer of pastry that achieves a wonderful crispness during baking, which is the core of many baked goods.
It is important to note that dough sheeters are generally large, and you will want to consider whether its conveyor belt can be folded to save space when it is put away.
Proofing cabinets
Fermenting the dough at a constant temperature and humidity is very important for the quality of the baked products. The door of the proofing cabinets is usually designed as a transparent glass door, which allows you to observe the state of fermentation of the dough at all times.
The higher-end proofing cabinets now have additional refrigeration and appointment scheduling features: you can make the dough the night before, set the refrigeration mode and the time to start fermentation, and this industrial bakery equipment will store the dough at refrigeration temperature and start heating and fermenting at the set time (imagine seeing the wonderfully fluffy dough when you start working in the morning).
Among the various materials, stainless steel work tables are most suitable for placement in the kitchen, not only because its silver appearance is more coordinated with other equipment, but also because it can avoid water and grease corrosion, which helps a lot in food safety. Double operating table to store items more space.
Display cabinets are a link that bakeries should pay more attention to than other types of restaurants, and it directly connects to the sales chain.
Customers will be interested by the variety of products placed in the transparent glass cabinets. Non-refrigerated display cabinets are suitable for most dry pastries and breads, and display cabinets with refrigeration function are more suitable for cream and fruit products.
Tray trolley
You need a special baking tray trolley to hold trays full of food so you don't have to carry them back and forth between the oven, the worktop and the finished display.
Bakeries need a refrigerated cabinet to keep cream, dough, fruits and other ingredients that need to be kept fresh. Refrigerators with cabinets and multiple sections are recommended for storing different types of ingredients.
Choose the size of the oven according to the actual situation. Countertop ovens have a smaller capacity and save space, floor ovens can bake more food at once, and the common number of layers is 1-4. If you have multiple types of baked goods, you can choose an oven with multiple cavities and each part can control the temperature independently.
Finally, it is also important to make a decision between the gas or electric types with reference to regional energy prices. In addition to this, there are a number of other types of commercial oven available.
- Hot air circulation oven: direct internal heating sometimes causes uneven heating of the dough, hot air convection is a way to evenly heat the food by constantly circulating hot air, the disadvantage is that dry hot air may dry out the surface of the food, so if you want to purchase one, please choose the additional with a spray steam humidification function.
- Deck Oven: This commercial bakery equipment uses a stone slab instead of a grill, so you can place the dough or pastry directly on the slab without the need for an additional tray. There are several materials of stone slabs, such as cordierite, ceramic and volcanic stone, and cordierite is cost-effective, with even heating and water-absorbing properties that make the bottom of the food crispy, so the common deck ovens are basically chosen for this material.
- Universal Steam Oven: This multifunctional oven has three modes of baking, steaming, simultaneous steaming and roasting, and is more often used in restaurants and hotels, bakeries rarely use steam cooking methods, but if your menu has desserts that need to be steamed or braised, you can choose whether to add them depending on the planned output.
- Rotisserie ovens: These industrial bakery equipment have built-in rotating shelves that rotate during the baking process to allow the food on the trays to be heated evenly and taste better. In many cases, it has a glass door so that the operator can see the food ripening as it rotates.
These are the equipment that are commonly considered when equipping a bakery kitchen. However, the actual equipment list differs depending on other features and requirements of the bakery. Contact us now to get a full equipment list for your own kitchen!