Cooking Up a Storm

There are many different items of catering equipment that make up a kitchen, all playing their parts to ensure that the cooking process comes together smoothly. Some items may have more importance than others; for example, an essential item in any kitchen is a refrigerator, but a chef may be able to cope without a tab grabber, although having one is definitely convenient and useful. However, it's not only the larger items that are vital to the running of a kitchen environment; some smaller items of kitchen equipment such as catering saucepans and baking trays are just as important, and the chefs' would be lost without them.

Catering saucepans, for example, can be used in a huge variety of ways to cook different types of food. It is possible to buy specialist pans dedicated to the cooking of just one food type; for example, egg poachers and crepe pans, and saucepans that can be used to cook many different types of cuisine.

When considering what types of catering saucepans are needed in the kitchen, it is first best to consider what type of food will be being cooked. For an oriental restaurant, a good set of oriental cookware pans is essential, such as bamboo steamers and woks. Establishments that serve a lot of fried foods will want to make sure they have high quality non-stick frying pans to cook with, and cafes or eateries that may serve a wide range of dishes may choose to go for a set of multipurpose pans to ensure they can cooks all their menu dishes with ease.

Many people choose to buy a general set of catering saucepans even if they have a genre-specific restaurant; they can be picked up at very reasonable prices and are invaluable in the kitchen even if they are not used as the main items of cookware. Popular manufacturers include Bourgeat and Vogue; both good quality and well known names in the catering world and come highly recommended by chefs and catering equipment suppliers alike. Bourgeat sell a wide range of catering saucepans as well as other types of cookware including aluminium baking trays, clearing trolleys and sterilising cabinets. Vogue likewise produce various types of catering equipment alongside their saucepan range; tongs, baking pans and apple peeling machines are just three of the wide range of products available.

In addition to the general range of catering saucepans available to buy, other types of pots and pans should also be considered. Spaghetti boilers and fish kettles are two types of pan that may not be needed in all kitchens, but definitely useful if there is the chance spaghetti and fish will need to be cooked at any point. It is also useful to consider what types of accessories are available to accompany a set of catering saucepans – a steamer may be a good purchase, or a colander. Again, it really depends on what type of food is being served in the restaurant and what items are definitely going to be necessary.

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