Almost any equipment can be divided into two categories - for domestic and for professional use. We use the first at home, and the second at various enterprises. For example, a professional dishwasher is a typical representative of equipment for a canteen or restaurant kitchen. She has a lot of differences from conventional household appliances, which will be discussed in this review.
We will also tell you:
- About the main varieties and features of professional dishwashers;
- On the principle of operation of professional PM (dishwashers);
- About the most popular models.
Having become acquainted with this class of equipment, you will be able to equip your cafe or canteen with high-quality productive equipment that can cope with heavy operational loads.
Types of professional dishwashers
Professional dishwashers are somewhat similar to their household counterparts, but obviously not in appearance. They have high performance and are focused on use in bars, restaurants, cafes, canteens and other catering establishments. (including canteens owned by some enterprises and factories). Why is such a technique needed?
In places where a huge number of people feed, there are always a lot of dirty dishes.For example, in restaurants and cafes people constantly have breakfast, lunch and dinner, dirtying plates, spoons, cups, forks and other kitchen utensils. The task of the public catering enterprise is to wash this dirty heap as soon as possible - other visitors can come to the place of people who have just dined. But what if 100 people just dined in the dining room at once?
Often, dishwashers are hired to wash huge mountains of dishes. Washing plates in food factories is a hell of a job, wild loads and constant contact with aggressive detergents. People often run away from such jobs, which leads to an additional burden on finding new employees. Meanwhile, this can be avoided by installing a professional dishwasher in the kitchen. What will it give?
- Quick washing of dirty dishes;
- No need for manual labor;
- The ability to provide guests with clean plates and forks without delay.
Machine washing allows you to wash mountains of kitchen utensils with minimal workload on staff.
There are three main types of commercial type dishwashers:
- dome;
- Front;
- Tunnel (conveyor).
Let's take a look at their features.
Dome Models
Dome professional machines are quite voluminous units with a large washing chamber, allowing you to wash a large number of kitchen utensils in a matter of minutes. Their design provides a place for a tray with dishes, which is covered with a dome on top. Inside the resulting chamber, after pressing the start button, the washing process is carried out. During this time, you can prepare the next tray of dishes or disassemble already washed cups / spoons.
Dome machine can wash up to 1.5-2 thousand dishes per hour, which is important for cafes and canteens with high traffic of people. By the way, the washing process here is much faster than in conventional dishwashers, and the high water pressure allows you to quickly get rid of all contaminants. In addition to the professional dome type models, additional showerheads are installed in the dishwashing area for manual processing of cups/plates.
Front devices
Frontal dishwashers can safely wave the handle to household models, as these are their closest relatives. These devices really look like ordinary household appliances, differing in large dimensions and much higher performance.There is a standard washing chamber with retractable trays where utensils are loaded. The washing process is carried out in the same way as in a household car.
Dishwashers of this type will become relevant for cafes, canteens and restaurants with a large number of seats. Thanks to the high performance, reaching 600-900 items per hour, they will be able to cope with impressive washing volumes and provide the catering establishment with clean cups/spoons.
tunnel machines
These professional dishwashers are often called conveyor dishwashers, as they are arranged on the principle of the most ordinary conveyor. Dirty dishes are loaded into special trays that travel along a conveyor belt, being first washed and then dried. The performance of the largest devices is up to several thousand items per hour.. Such impressive performance is required in large canteens, in cafes with a large number of halls, as well as in specialized catering establishments (they serve several food outlets at once).
Tunnel professional dishwashers are ready to cope with the largest flow of dirty dishes, replacing several dishwashers at once - excellent mechanization of hard work. The disadvantages of such productive units are their high cost and large dimensions - they have to give a solid area for their installation, but in some cases this is a production necessity.
Differences between industrial and household dishwashers
What is the difference between an industrial dishwasher for a cafe and those units that are used in everyday life? Many different:
- Dimensions - household machines require a minimum of space for their installation, while professional equipment often requires a separate room or a solid area in the common kitchen;
- Productivity - household machines wash up to 16-18 sets of dishes in one cycle, and professional kitchen equipment can wash up to 8 thousand items per hour;
- The speed of work - for professional machines it is much higher;
- Automation - household appliances that do not require user intervention have won here;
- Water temperature - in some models for large kitchens, it reaches up to +85 degrees, which is required for washing baking sheets, braziers, cast-iron pots and earthenware;
- The number of programs - professional machines cannot boast of dozens of programs and modes, since in a large kitchen there is no time to bother with such subtleties. Performance is required from such a technique;
- Price - the cost of individual tunnel (conveyor) and dome devices often amounts to several hundred thousand rubles.
As we can see, there are differences, and they are quite significant.
Popular models of industrial dishwashers
You cannot buy a professional industrial dishwasher in a regular store - you need to look for specialized suppliers that supply business equipment to the market. Let's see what can be ordered for a restaurant kitchen or an ordinary factory catering unit.
Smeg CW510
This is a real professional restaurant or cafe dishwasher from a well-known brand. It belongs to the frontal type and is characterized by unsurpassed washing quality. This miracle machine can wash up to 30 plate cassettes per hour, and each cassette has dimensions of 500x500 mm.There are three working programs here, and the maximum duration of one cycle is only 3 minutes - speed, power, vigorous performance for a professional kitchen.
By the way, the design provides for a water boiler, and accelerated water heating is achieved due to a powerful heating element - its power in the most productive models is 4.5 kW.Separately, we note the fact that this unit is assembled in Italy - in the homeland of the best goods in the world (in Italy they really know how to make many things, from shoes to cars).
Asko D5904S
This professional machine, similar to a conventional freestanding dishwasher, is the baby of the dishwasher world. She is designed for 14 sets of dishes and focused on use in small cafes, school canteens, kindergartens and other small kitchens designed to feed a limited number of people (average number of seats). The device is made in a standard front form factor and boasts an A +++ energy class.
Characteristics:
- There is a half load;
- Durable stainless steel case;
- There are specialized industrial programs with washing temperatures up to +85 degrees.
Thus, it is a perfectly balanced unit for small kitchens.
Smeg CWC520SD
This professional-type dishwasher belongs to the dome category, and its fundamental difference is the ability to quickly wash a huge amount of dirty dishes. It is able to wash up to 72 trays with plates and saucers per hour, such agility is enough for a multi-room cafe or a solid dining room with a large number of seats. Like other appliances for professional kitchens, this giant is endowed with a stainless steel body.
Fagor AD-125
If you need to quickly wash a large number of plates and other kitchen accessories, we invite you to get acquainted with the Fagor AD-125. it professional dome machine with water heating temperature up to +85 degrees. Device advantages:
- Highly efficient dishwashing;
- Small consumption of water resources;
- Automated work;
- Powerful pressure pump;
- Good drying quality
- Automatic performance adjustment;
- Independent distribution of detergents.
This is really a very powerful unit that can replace many auxiliary kitchen workers. Scope of application - large catering establishments, canteens with a large number of dispensing windows and seats, factory catering facilities and many other places. An excellent high-performance device for kitchens where it is impossible or unprofitable to involve heavy manual labor.
