What would you do without essential commercial kitchen equipment if you plan to start a small cafe or large restaurant business?

High-quality restaurant kitchen equipment helps prepare food quickly, reduces labour costs, and improves efficiency. Choose a reliable kitchen equipment supplier in Malaysia that stocks a wide range of restaurant kitchen equipment.

Check out the top 10 must-have commercial kitchen equipment for restaurant startups.

Importance of Stainless Steel Kitchen Equipment

High-quality food preparation starts with a clean kitchen space. A clean restaurant kitchen prevents food contamination and maintains high kitchen safety standards for your staff. 

Stainless steel kitchen tools are popular in commercial food and beverage preparation for their robust and sterile qualities. We highly encourage using stainless steel kitchen equipment as it is durable, easy to clean, and corrosion-resistant.

The Ministry of Health in Malaysia recommends using safe cookware that does not peel, chip, crack, dissolve, or harbour bacteria. The stainless steel fabrication process ensures it does not tarnish or rust. Steel kitchen equipment ensures hygiene and complies with Malaysia’s health regulations.

Here is our recommended stainless steel kitchen equipment list.

1. Cooking Kitchen Equipment

You can’t run a food business without quality cooking equipment. Restaurants have high turnaround times and must quickly fulfill orders in the kitchen.

Traditional stoves cannot keep up with the high demands of commercial kitchens. Commercial burner stoves and multipurpose cookers are necessary for high-volume cooking. Improve your food service and ensure orders are delivered to customers without delay. 

1. Burner Stoves

Stainless steel burner stoves allow the adaption of various cooking styles and intensities. "For instance, a shallow stir-fry requires high and even heat distribution. High, focused heat is suitable for fast boiling, while low heat is best for simmering.

The multipurpose burner stoves come in 1, 2, 3, and 4 cooking ranges. The stoves are mobile and have taps, hose outlets, and casters. Select a suitable size to accommodate your kitchen requirements. Adjust the burner intensity to distribute heat evenly across your pots and pans or concentrate heat on a central area for fast cooking.

2. Multipurpose Cookers

Multipurpose cookers combine several functions into one handy piece of equipment. Their utilities and flexibility make them essential in any commercial kitchen. 

The electrical cookers are convenient and portable, ideal for bulk cooking.

3. Steam Table or Tabletop Steamboat Chiller Display

Use steam tables or our tabletop steamboat and chiller display to keep your food at the optimal temperature. Steam tables keep food warm on display, while the steamboat chiller displays keep your raw steamboat ingredients fresh.

2. Compartment Sink 

A kitchen compartment sink is one of the most essential pieces of equipment for washing tools, utensils, and food. Stainless steel kitchen sinks are the industry standard for ensuring food safety. These are the benefits of compartment sinks:

Large Space
Compartment sinks provide space to wash large volumes of dishes. Stack dishes inside or beside the sink. 

Separate Cookware
Separate different utensils and cookware using the sink compartments. You can separate clean and used dishes or dishes used to store raw and cooked food.

Simultaneous Washing
Save time by simultaneously washing different types of dishes and utensils in the sink compartments. 

3. Fryer

A heavy-duty commercial fryer offers high flexibility in frying options and preserves superior flavour in food. You can cook many types of food in a commercial fryer. It is perfect for fulfilling a variety of orders in commercial restaurant kitchens. Commercial fryers also have faster frying times and can handle high-volume cooking to complete customer orders quickly.

Our products include tank gas, deep, and electric fryers with different volumes. Select tabletop or floor fryers depending on the scale of your business and kitchen size.

The tank gas fryers require a fixed position. Electric fryers are mobile, you may easily unplug them and shift them around the kitchen. The deep fryers are excellent for fast, high-intensity frying.

4. Ice Cube Maker

Ice is essential for fresh food prep, raw ingredient storage, iced drinks, and cold food in your restaurant. Invest in a heavy-duty, commercial-grade ice cube maker for your establishment. Providing fresh ice when required, proving to be cost-effective in the long run.

Air-powered ice cube makers can handle small, medium, and large ice production volumes in different capacities. Make your selection based on your restaurant's capacity and scale.

5. Food Prep Tables

Use stainless steel food prep tables to prepare raw ingredients or assemble dishes for serving.

Steel work tables function as designated and clean workspaces for chopping, mixing, and preparing ingredients. They have several tiers for storing extra cookware and ingredients. 

Stainless steel ensures hygiene. It is easy to maintain and clean. Wipe the table with a wet cloth and detergent, efficient and easy. These are a must-have for any busy restaurant kitchen.

6. Blenders

Commercial blenders help mix and blend all types of food and drinks. You can use them for smoothies, milkshakes, iced cocktails, soup, and gravy. A heavy-duty commercial blender is robust - it can handle high volumes of thick liquid and solid food pieces.

We offer commercial tabletop blenders for small restaurant kitchens and floor stainless steel multipurpose and heavy-duty blenders to handle large volumes of liquid.

7. Food Storage and Display

A proper food storage system is crucial to keep your raw ingredients and prepared food fresh. It maintains high food safety standards and ensures food is ready for consumption. A high-quality warmer or chiller with a robust temperature control system helps your pre-cooked and fresh food from spoiling. Storage displays also invite your customers to try the fresh products on display.

We offer a wide range of refrigerators, chillers, freezers, and warmers for all your storage and display needs.

Refrigerators: 2, 4, and 6-door chiller-freezers with piping or blower systems.

Chillers: 1, 2, and 3-door variations. 

Freezers: Upright, counter, or chest designs with piping or blower systems. 

 -Upright freezers are available in 2, 4, and 6-doors

- Counter freezers are available in sliding or double doors

Warmers: Multi-tiered display warmers for tabletop or floor display.

8. Food Processors

Manually processing raw ingredients and preparing food from scratch is tiring. Automated food processors help speed up food production, saving time and labour costs for your business. 

We offer different kinds of high-quality, stainless steel food processing equipment to handle everything from meat slicing to noodle production. 

• Chilli, coconut, sugarcane, soya bean, vegetable, and coconut processing machines.
• Dough sheeter, noodle maker, and automatic pau processing machine.
• Meat slicing, mincing, chopping, and bone sawing machines.

9. Grinding Machine

Grinding machines are suited for dry food preparation. They help grind seeds, grains, and beans into fine particles for easier cooking. Central motors power the blades for fast and uniform chopping. 

Our power grinding machines are heavy-duty (750W to 2200W) and can withstand long durations of usage.

10. Baking Equipment

Ultimately, you’ll need reliable, heavy-duty baking equipment to prepare pastries and cakes. We offer a full range of baking equipment for all restaurant startups. The display warmer and cake showcase is important so you can display all your delectable sweet and savoury treats!

• Electric ovens
• Dough dividers, rounders, and sheeters
• Universal mixers and tabletop stand mixers
• Bread-slicing and proofing machines
• Ovens

Conclusion: Choose Reliable Equipment Suppliers in Malaysia

This blog recommends 10 types of kitchen equipment so you can launch your food business successfully. Start your fast food restaurant or cafe with cookware from reliable kitchen equipment suppliers in Malaysia.

OTN Machinery Sdn Bhd is a comprehensive kitchen equipment and machinery supplier based in Malaysia. We have many years of experience providing kitchen equipment and facilities for all types of businesses.

Invest in high-quality cooking kitchen equipment to maximise your kitchen’s functional efficiency. Deliver the best food and service to your customers!