Posts filed under 'Commercial Ice Cream Equipment'
What type of equipment do I need?
Depending on the location, type of store being built, and customer demands, equipment can range from a simple ice cream dipping cabinet, a couple of sinks, and dry storage, to elaborate water cooled refrigeration with manufacturing and backup systems, multiple soft serve machines and ice cream dipping cabinets, plus cooking equipment, computers and drive-thru windows. Be sure to check with your local health department for any special requirements, and to collect equipment specification sheets from your equipment supplier. A typical equipment (excluding small wares) list might include:
| Channel letter sign, backlit |
Electronic Scale |
| 4, 8, 12 or 16 hole/tray dipping cabinets |
Credit Card Machine |
| Cake display freezer |
Wire Storage racks |
| Self-serve Reach-in display freezer |
Stainless Steel prep tables |
| Batch Freezer |
5 quart mixer w/2 mixing bowls |
| 1, 2, or 3 door hardening cabinet, or walk in hardening cabinet |
Cake Image print system |
| Soda machine |
Reach-in / Walk-in cooler |
| Waffle Cone Iron(s) |
Reach-in / Walk-in storage freezer w/shelves |
| Commercial microwave |
Mop sink with faucet |
| 3 Head Shake Mixer w/4 shake cups |
Dishwashing sink with dbl wash boards (check w/health department for size) |
| Fudge Warmer 2 hole |
Hand wash sink |
| Cone Holder |
Inside Chairs |
| Sandwich / prep cooler |
Inside tables and bases |
| Soft Serve Machine(s) |
Replacement tabletops |
| Bar Blender(s) |
Outside chairs |
| Cold topping ice bin |
Outside tables |
| Cash Register(s) |
Store art |
| Fax Machine |
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September 14th, 2011
Industrial Ice Cream Machines
Home-made ice cream is a beloved piece of Americana. Most of us can recall sitting around a small hand-cranked ice cream maker as kids, helping our parents pour ice and rock salt into the machine, watching in fascination as the unlikely mixture of milk and sugar turned into our favorite frozen treat. Ice cream never seemed to taste as good as when it was home-made.
Many of today’s ice cream parlor owners want to duplicate that treasured home-made taste in the product they serve. However, it’s almost impossible to churn out large amounts of ice cream from scratch on a daily basis using traditional methods. The dilemma then becomes one of how to create that home-made flavor while using the industrial production methods necessary to make large batches of ice cream.
September 14th, 2011
Soft Serve Ice Cream Equipment
Nothing beats a sweet, soft serve ice cream cone on a hot summer day. Plenty of businesses know this and are getting in on the soft serve craze as a result. Lots of popular fast food chains like McDonald’s have soft serve machines now. These machines can even be found in unlikely places like convenience stores and hot dog stands. Smart business owners know that soft serve ice cream can significantly increase their profits.
Investing in soft serve ice cream equipment need not be an expensive proposition. In fact, soft serve ice cream equipment can be had for a bargain if you know where to look. Plus, the potential return on your investment is well-worth whatever small expense you may incur in getting your machine.
September 14th, 2011
Soft Serve Ice Cream Machines
Self-serve dessert stations are all the rage in today’s buffet restaurants. One of the highlights for many patrons of these establishments is the soft serve ice cream machine. There, customers can fix themselves a heaping dish of creamy soft serve ice cream or put it in a cone and select from a wide range of toppings available at the dessert bar.
Soft serve ice cream stations allow customers the convenience of choosing their preferred portion sizes and add-ons while freeing up restaurant staff to attend to other duties. In most restaurants with a dessert bar, the soft serve ice cream machines are among the most popular items. However, soft serve ice cream is beloved all over. Even in traditional ice cream parlors, soft serve ice cream is still a big seller.
September 14th, 2011
Gelato Ice Cream Equipment
Gelato is an increasingly popular product nowadays. Also known as Italian ice cream, gelato is a super-dense, semi-frozen concoction of milk and sugar, often with unique or exotic flavorings thrown in. In many areas, gelato is seen as trendier than ice cream and has consequently gained a following among the young and upwardly mobile.
Due to the increased demand for this product, adding gelato to your list of offerings at your restaurant or ice cream shop may benefit you. In order to do that, however, you will first need the proper equipment with which to make it. Gelato equipment is readily available from a number of sources. However, no other source but H&M will provide you with high caliber gelato equipment at a significant discount–and then teach you how to use it.
September 14th, 2011
Ice Cream Batch Freezers
Ice cream–who doesn’t love it? Those long lines you see in front of local ice cream shops on hot summer days are a pretty strong indicator that ice cream is big business. If you’re looking for a lucrative business opportunity, you may want to consider opening your own ice cream parlor.
Today’s ice cream shops come in many different forms. There are the traditional parlor-type establishments so often seen in the historic districts of small towns. There are ice cream stands on street corners where people line up at a window to get their cool treats. Kiosks and large family-style restaurants are other forms that an ice cream business can take.
September 14th, 2011
Hard Ice Cream Machines
In the ice cream shop world, there are two main kinds of ice cream: soft and hard. Soft ice cream, also known as soft serve, is the kind that gets squeezed out of a machine with the pull of a lever, usually going right into a cone or cup. Like its name implies, it has a soft texture and is easily consumed simply by licking it.
Hard ice cream is a different animal entirely. Hard ice cream is made in commercial ice cream making machines, then packed into containers to be scooped out later. It has a denser texture than soft ice cream, so that chunks of it can be bitten off of a cone or spoon, thus giving it its “hard” designation. Traditional ice cream parlors typically serve hard ice cream.
September 14th, 2011
Commercial Ice Cream Machines
Commercial ice cream machines are essential to running an ice cream business. Making and storing ice cream in large quantities is simply too labor-intensive and time-consuming to do the old-fashioned way. Even if your business only offers ice cream as a side item your customers can order, you’re still going to need at least a few basic commercial ice cream machines.
Even if you do not make your own ice cream, you will still need freezers to store the ice cream you stock and possibly a refrigerated display case (particularly if you will be offering more than one flavor). Commercial ice cream machines can be expensive–unless you know the right places to look for them. If you’re not careful, purchasing them can really eat into your company’s profits.
September 14th, 2011
Commercial Ice Cream Equipment
Ice cream is a top-selling convenience food and today’s ice cream shops are doing big business. Whether your shop is a small kiosk in the mall or a large stand-alone establishment with a full menu, the addition of ice cream to your offerings can significantly increase your baseline profit.
Home-made ice cream is particularly in demand. In order to produce ice cream on the large scale required to operate a specialty shop, you need commercial ice cream equipment. This equipment should include ice cream makers, freezers and containers at a minimum
September 14th, 2011
