Why a commercial food processor is the perfect choice for your small food business.

In any business, efficiency is everything. In a post COVID food business, efficiency may just be the peg that survival hangs upon. Keeping those costs down is crucial. Freeing up your time is not a compromise. A commercial food processor could be the answer.

Why would I want to use a machine?

The only tools that you need are your hands, right? Wrong. We get it, we really do. People have been using their hands to create food for centuries. And yes, your hands are a valuable and tactile tool. Your knife may indeed be an extension of your arm.

Machines though, were invented for a reason.

Food preparation is hard work

Food preparation can be pretty hard graft. A labour of love, yes, but the making involves way more effort than the eating. And time. Which of course equals money. You may (most of the time) enjoy it, but you certainly are not doing it for fun.

Efficiency is key here. Put your heart and soul where it counts. Not into dicing veg. Every minute you save is a minute spent paying attention to detail elsewhere.

Vegetable preparation is really boring

Veg prep sucks. Sometimes it can be a welcome respite. A soothing activity to rest your overworked brain. An avoidance tactic or a quiet place to hide. Mostly it just takes up precious time that you DO NOT have. Which is why you need a veg prep machine to do the mundane tasks.

Professional kitchen equipment is not just for the big boys

Professional kitchen equipment has a somewhat corporate image. One of men in tall white hats commanding large industrial kitchens. Of food without soul. Product websites are full of stock images involving pristine white uniforms and glistening stainless steel. But professional kitchen equipment is just that. Equipment for a professional kitchen. Your professional kitchen. Even if you are smoking salmon in the shed.

You are not alone. 44% of new businesses in COVID era Britain were home-based food businesses. And why not? There is nothing quite as rewarding as making your living from food.

Factors to consider when selecting kitchen equipment

Function, space, cost. Probably in that order. Having the right tool to do the job as efficiently as possible is the number one goal here. Whether you save space and get value for your money stems from those first decisions. A professional food processor does not necessarily mean an industrial food processor. It simply means a machine that is worthy of the job it is required to do. You won’t need to worry about the smell of burning motor or hold it down to prevent it jumping off the bench like a kamikaze lemming.

What is a food processor?

A professional food processor is known as a bowl cutter, or a cutter mixer. A blade spins inside the bowl to chop, knead, grind, or mix. Chances are we all know what a food processor IS. The trick lies in understanding just how much it can DO. The other element of a commercial food processor is the vegetable preparation function. Incorporating a side chute and a wide range of cutting discs this handles your veg prep with precision and ease.

Both vegetable cutting machines and cutter mixing machines are available as standalone machines, in a vast range of sizes. Of particular interest to the smaller kitchen however is the combined machine such as the R402 Going back to that factor of space and cost, it has you covered. Which leaves us with function.

Food processor vs mixer

Many of the things you can do with a stand mixer you can do in a food processor. You can make dough. You can mix batter. You can make sauces and emulsions.

Food processor vs blender

The same goes for a blender. Sometimes the decision lies purely in the volume and range of your output. You can blend a smooth velvety soup in seconds, but if your sole output is soup and lots of it then you would be better looking at a stick blender.

With the juice extractor kit you can turn your processor into a citrus juicer, and use it to juice and pulp fruit and vegetables for sauces, smoothies, ice creams, and anything else you would use a blender or juicer for. Again though, if all you do is press vast quantities of juice then you would want to consider a standalone juice extractor.

A commercial food processor has so many other functions. It will evenly and finely chop herbs without destroying them. It will grind the nuts for your butter and the spice paste for your pakora. Grind your own cuts of meat for those premium burgers or stay in control of your sausages.

When space is at a premium, time is a conspiracy, and you need another pair of hands NOW, then maybe it is time to think about a little extra help.

So why not explore our range of space saving professional food processors? We are here to offer help and advice if you need us.