Commercial Tea Equipment & Supplies

Commercial Tea Equipment: What You Need to Know

A professional tea brewer expands the list of hot beverages your establishment can offer considerably. Tea comes in more varieties and more gradations of caffeine than coffee, which can be a significant benefit when trying to cater to large numbers of guests at different times of day. Those who want a significant hit of caffeine to start their day may not feel the same when the sun is setting, and having a commercial tea machine enables you to offer strong black tea in the morning and soothing lavender or chamomile at night.

Tea is the most popular drink in the world, with as many as six billion cups consumed daily. Adding commercial tea service to your business can seem daunting at first, especially for operators who are not avid tea drinkers themselves, but our collection of commercial tea equipment contains everything you'll need to start serving. We even have a tea brewer buyers' guide to help you find the exact pieces you need.

Common Questions About Commercial Tea Service

What do I need for commercial tea service?

True tea comes from the Camellia sinensis plant, but we use the word to describe a variety of true teas and herbal tisanes. All different types of tea require different steeping times and ingredients, but with a good restaurant tea maker, you can prepare almost any type for your guests. For some uses, a hot water dispenser is the best option. For example, a business waiting room or a hotel lobby can offer hot water and a selection of bagged teas for customers to prepare themselves since it would be impractical to have a worker sporadically make the tea for each customer. On the other hand, commercial tea brewers can provide high volumes of sweet or unsweet black tea or enable you to create your own special blends of tea to entice your customers' tastebuds. Tea dispensers enable you to store and insulate already-made tea to be dispensed to customers later. This is particularly helpful for establishments wanting to make one big batch of tea and dispense it slowly over time or for an establishment with a commercial tea brewer that needs to access tea at multiple points across their space.

Depending on whether you're doing self-serve tea or creating intricate home brews, you'll need different accessories. Sugar bowls, pourers, and stirrers are necessary if customers will serve themselves. You'll also need a tea box if you're going to let customers choose their own tea bags. If you're going to be steeping and serving artisanal tea from the kitchen, you'll want to consider tea pots, infusers, and presses.

Should I provide commercial tea service at my restaurant?

Not every establishment will benefit from adding a commercial tea service, but given that tea is the most commonly consumed beverage in the world, it is at least worth considering. A simple set of tea brewing equipment can be inexpensive and easy to store, so you can experiment with offering tea and see how your customers react before you invest in a full-size restaurant tea maker. A commercial tea machine can improve the efficiency of your tea process only if you find yourself needing commercial quantities.