I bet most people aren’t aware of the wide range and variety of gadgets and supplies you can stock your kitchen with. There are so many different types of foodservice equipment that are available to make cooking/baking easier. Here a few examples of uncommon kitchen supplies: Pancake dispenser, patty molder, onion bloomer or a restaurant quality lettuce chopper/shredder. Now don’t worry I will give detailed descriptions to match these fascinating and uncommon kitchen supplies and explain how each one works and how beneficial they can be in your kitchen.

            I’ll start with the pancake dispenser. Here at Serv-U we carry one with 2 options; you can get one made of aluminum or stainless steel. Now, how to use: pour your pancake batter into the dispenser and choose from 1 of 8 different portion control options to dispense a round ideally shaped pancake onto your griddle. The portion controls range from ½ oz to 3 oz, more popularly known as dollar to king size. This piece of foodservice equipment makes serving pancakes at breakfast a whiz and a lot less of a mess!

            On to our next kitchen supply item; the adjustable patty molder … Anyone who has cooked and prepped burgers before knows that it is a chore to make the perfect patty. The adjustable patty molder is chrome plated, easy to clean, 4 ½ inches in diameter, and can be adjusted to your desired thickness. All you have to do is load the molder with the appropriate amount of beef, adjust to your preferred thickness, and press! Burgers cook evenly throughout because they are a consistent thickness.

            Serv-U actually offers two versions of a lettuce chopper/shredder so you can choose which of these kitchen supplies fits your business best. The first is a product by Redco. This lettuce chopper/shredder shreds lettuce into 3” strips without bruising the lettuce. These strips are great for sandwiches, salad and Mexican food. This also cuts your prep-time in half! The other shredder also made by Redco, the Lettuce King IV chops the lettuce into 1” squares without bruising the lettuce as well. This item is also NSF certified. It also comes with an optional container for catching the cut lettuce for immediate storage.

            Ever wondered how your favorite chain restaurant makes that fantastically breaded and deep fried onion blossom? Well the batter and fry part… that’s easy. It’s making the onion “bloom” shape that seems impossible. The truth is that part is pretty easy too with the use of the Insta-Bloom also made by Redco. It is a device that cuts one whole onion into a perfect flower blossom with one push! It is made of heavy-duty cast aluminum and designed for easy cleaning. See… you do learn something new everyday!

            It’s amazing all of the different kinds kitchen supplies designed to make operating your kitchen easier. There are many more types of  foodservice equipment. I just wanted to feature some of the less common kitchen supplies to broaden your kitchen’s horizon.