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Elevate Your Catering Game: Essential Equipment for a Successful Summer Season
Your calendar is packed with events, and the pressure is on to deliver the season's best flavors — and memories — to your clients. However, the secret to a spectacular event is not just fresh ingredients and a creative menu. The right catering equipment can make or break your success this summer.
June 10, 2024
With Memorial Day in our rearview mirror, the season of weddings, graduation parties, and family reunions is upon us. As a catering professional, that means it's officially game time. Your calendar is packed with events, and the pressure is on to deliver the season's best flavors — and memories — to your clients. However, the secret to a spectacular event is not just fresh ingredients and a creative menu. The right catering equipment can make or break your success this summer.
One of our favorite American commercial food service brands, Vollrath, knows all about the right equipment — they've been developing iconic kitchen tools for over 150 years. We've rounded up the best Vollrath food service products to help your summer events go off without a hitch. From professional prep to perfect temps, these solutions from Vollrath are an essential part of your game-day strategy.
The Best Events Start with Better Prep
As a professional caterer, you know the key to a successful service is preparation. We curated three of our favorite Vollrath catering prep tools, designed to streamline your work and make getting ready for off-site events less stressful.
Tater King Potato Scooper
If steak fries, twice-baked potatoes, or potato skins are on the menu (and they definitely should be), the Vollrath Tater King Potato Scooper will be this season’s MVP. Scoop, skin, and wedge four partially baked potatoes in under a minute! With the easily adjustable blade and anti-fatigue bright red handle, this scooper is designed to save you hours of prep time while making your potato skins picture-perfect.
1 5/8 oz Antimicrobial Yellow Disher No. 20
If memories of running out of rice keep you up at night, add a few of the Vollrath Antimicrobial Dishers to your prep station. These dishers, with cheerful color-coded handles, are the go-to tool for serving up precise and consistent portions. Each disher promises consistent scooping, which is perfect for soft foods like rice, potatoes, and cookie dough.
4 oz Antimicrobial Spoodle® Solid Portion Spoon
For even more precision in your prep work, consider a Vollrath Spoodle or two. This genius product combines a spoon's design with a ladle's functionality for perfectly portioning sauces, pasta, and grains. The Grip' N Serv handle even features a thumb notch for comfort and a stopper to prevent your Spoodle from disappearing into the pasta pot. The Spoodle is available in perforated and solid styles, oval and round bowls, and various sizes that correspond with their color-coded handles.
Perfect Temp Essentials
Food Carrier Plug-In Heating Pad
Ready to win the battle against cold chowder or lukewarm lasagna? With these professional catering warming tools on your team, victory is within reach. The Vollrath Food Carrier Plug-In Heating Pad is a lifesaver for keeping foods hot during transport. (Pro tip — preheat the bag for even better results!)
For events where you'll be cooking on-site, the Vollrath Mirage Cadet Induction Range is unmatched in portability and efficiency. Check out this video to see how the Mirage Cadet Induction Range can elevate your warming set-up.
Universal Electric Chafer Heater
When you need to maintain food temperature during all-day events, the Vollrath Universal Electric Chafer Heater is the perfect solution. Unlike traditional chafing fuels, the electric heater eliminates the need for an open flame, making it safer and less hassle.
Ready to elevate your catering game? Browse the full line of Vollrath products.
For more Vollrath solutions, check out this post on how to cut food waste costs through storage and portion control.
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TundraFMP helps foodservice operators do what they do best – by providing fast, flexible and complete kitchen solutions. We offer the most complete selection of restaurant equipment, apparel, smallwares, parts, and accessories in the industry.
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