Cambro Food Storage

Cambro Food Storage Containers: What You Need to Know

Our Cambro food storage category contains everything from restaurant pans to ingredient bins, all made with the same quality and attention to detail that defines Cambro products. Appropriate Cambro food storage containers can help you maximize the profit you get out of every ingredient in your kitchen. Whether you need cold storage to safely refrigerate the chicken you didn't use or you need proper serving containers for your salad bar, you'll find them here.

Choosing the right style of Cambro food storage can be tricky, as they're all made of similar materials and all hold food, but KaTom is here to help.

Common Questions About Cambro Food Storage

Why choose Cambro plastic containers?

As one of the foremost brands in the foodservice industry, Cambro has built this trust by making good products at a reasonable price. Cambro containers can answer nearly every need an operator could have in this category. They're all made with durable plastics to ensure operators get value out of their investment – but not all the plastics are the same. Cambro plastic containers include polyethylene, polypropylene, and polycarbonate options, each of which provide different benefits to the end user. You can find hot and cold serving pans, sous vide cooking options, and affordable non-cooking storage all in the same place.

What type of Cambro food containers do I need?

Cambro storage is trusted around the industry because of the quality of the products, but depending on the intended use of your food containers, they most likely aren't interchangeable. The first thing you need to consider is the temperature to which they'll be exposed, since each type of Cambro container can withstand different applications.

• Ingredient storage bins shouldn't be exposed to high heat, as the plastic will degrade or even melt under high temperatures. Ingredient bins give operators convenient access to dry ingredients without needing liners, which can be great for establishments such as bakeries needing frequent access to flour and sugar.
• Cambro food pans are typically designed to withstand the heat of a steam table, enabling you to keep food at safe temperatures in, for example, a buffet line. Food pans made of amber-colored plastic are generally resistant to high temperatures.
• Cambro crocks are intended for self-serve customers, such as on a salad bar, and aren't usually going to be heat resistant. These crocks are more decorative than the restaurant pans and ingredient bins and are best utilized somewhere your customers will get to see them; otherwise, the less decorative options may serve the same purpose for less cost.

Why do I need special containers to store food?

The main reason you should invest in dedicated food storage containers over using, for example, plastic wrap, is these containers are specially designed to keep your food safe. Consider how much money a single incidence of foodborne illness at your establishment might cost you in lost business and other damages, and compare that number to the cost of utilizing Cambro food containers. Cambro food storage can reduce the risk of your stored food coming into contact with unsafe environments much more than improvised storage solutions might.