Tray Mats
Anti-skid tray mats are placed inside your serving trays to ensure plates and cups resting on top of the tray don't slide around during transit. These thin rubber mats provide lots of friction, so even as the tray tilts slightly during use, glasses, plates, and other spillable bits stay put.
Nonslip & Paper Tray Liners: What You Need to Know
These inexpensive additions to your trays reduce spills and prevent wasted food or broken glasses from dismaying servers and irritating guests. Anti-skid tray mats don't require any adhesive, as their integrated friction ensures they grip serving trays tightly, while remaining removable when the trays must be cleaned. Most rubber tray mats can't be cleaned in a high-temperature dishwasher, so they should be cleaned separately. Decorative paper tray liners can elevate the presentation of your meal trays as well.
Common Questions About Tray Mats
Who needs rubber tray mats?
These mats are inexpensive additions to any service process that helps prevent costly, irritating spills. In a busy kitchen or bar, serving trays will get wet with condensation from sweating glasses, a bit of soup splashing over the edge of a bowl, or water remaining on servingware after a dishwashing cycle. Whatever existing traction the tray provided will be decreased when it's wet, and servingware will begin to slide around. Non-slip tray mats provide extra grip when the surface of the tray is not enough to keep everything stable during serving, becoming a great addition to bars and sit-down restaurants, as servers can move quicker and with fewer accidents. Any establishment having problems with items sliding around on trays needs something like these mats to stabilize their food and drinks during service.
What colors do non-slip tray mats come in?
Because these mats sit beneath the tray rim, your guests will hardly see them – thus, the mats usually aren't brightly colored or decorated. Most of them come in subdued colors, such as black and brown, to maintain the normal look of the trays. Choose a color that matches your existing trays, and the additional protection will only be noticeable to servers, preserving your existing look.
What are these mats made of?
The vast majority of mats are made of rubber because of its inherent friction. Usually, these mats are made in some sort of mesh pattern, enabling spilled liquid to run through and beneath the mat instead of pooling on top and degrading the nonslip function. This mesh is knitted close enough that drinks and plates will sit flat; the texture of the mat provides extra friction for stability.
Can I wash anti-skid tray mats in my dishwasher?
Most of the tray mats KaTom carries won't withstand the heat of a commercial dishwasher. Instead, they must be cleaned by hand, but the nature of the product ensures cleaning isn't too difficult. Depending on your local regulations, the mats may not need complete sanitization, as they never will directly contact food or drink being served to customers. Paper tray liners generally aren't reusable and should be recycled or disposed of after their use.