Choosing Your Equipment


Buying Custom Restaurant Furniture for Your Dining Room Icon
Buying Custom Restaurant Furniture for Your Dining Room

Want to add memorable style to your dining room or patio? KaTom explains the basics of custom restaurant furniture and introduces the brands that offer it.

Toilet Paper Dispensers: Is Your Restroom Well-Equipped? Icon
Toilet Paper Dispensers: Is Your Restroom Well-Equipped?

The right toilet paper dispenser in your business's bathroom can help keep it neat and clean. This guide will help you find the best one.

Find the Best Chef Base for Your Commercial Kitchen Icon
Find the Best Chef Base for Your Commercial Kitchen

Chef bases combine a refrigerated base that keeps ingredients chilled with a worktop counter to hold equipment like griddles, fryers, and more.

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Hotel Pan Sizes Chart & Infographic

Need to learn about hotel pan sizes? Discover the different hotel pan measurements, configurations, and accessories.

Door-type Dishwasher Buyers' Guide Icon
Door-type Dishwasher Buyers' Guide

Door-type dishwashers are space-saving, warewashing machines for commercial kitchens. Choose the right one with KaTom's guide.

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Choosing Between Doser & Doserless Grinders

For the freshest possible cup of coffee, grind your beans at home. This guide will help you choose between doser and doserless coffee grinders.

Undercounter Dishwasher Buyers' Guide Icon
Undercounter Dishwasher Buyers' Guide

Select the right undercounter dishwasher for your foodservice operation with KaTom's guide. Learn about sanitation, operation, and efficiency here.

Comparing High-Temp & Low-Temp Commercial Dishwashers Icon
Comparing High-Temp & Low-Temp Commercial Dishwashers

High-temp and low-temp commercial dishwashers each have their advantages. Learn which one is best for your business here.

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Finding the Right Commercial Freezer

Find the right type of freezer to help your foodservice operation optimize workflow and reduce operating costs.

3 Hidden Costs of Your Outdated Commercial Freezer Icon
3 Hidden Costs of Your Outdated Commercial Freezer

Just because your old commercial freezer keeps food cold doesn't mean it shouldn't be replaced. Learn the hidden costs of outdated equipment.

Pizza Ovens Built for Speed and Versatility Icon
Pizza Ovens Built for Speed and Versatility

With the ability to produce perfectly-cooked pizza and other menu items rapidly, a pizza oven may just be the right restaurant oven for your kitchen.

Restaurant Booth Buyers' Guide Icon
Restaurant Booth Buyers' Guide

Booths are likely your customers' favorite seating option. With the endless options available, customize the seating in your dining room.

Commercial Slicers Buyers' Guide Icon
Commercial Slicers Buyers' Guide

Looking for a commercial slicer for your restaurant, deli, or cafe? Explore blade sizes, motor power, and more to help you select the perfect deli slicer.

Shopping for a Commercial Mixer by Capacity Icon
Shopping for a Commercial Mixer by Capacity

Ensure you buy the right size commercial mixer for your operation. Learn the tips and tricks for buying the properly sized mixer with KaTom's helpful guide.

8 Reasons You Need a Commercial Microwave in Your Restaurant Kitchen Icon
8 Reasons You Need a Commercial Microwave in Your Restaurant Kitchen

Microwaves are a useful tool, even in high-end operations. Check out KaTom's guide to find the best uses for microwaves in commercial settings.

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Paper Towels vs. Hand Dryers

Paper towels are often a customer-preferred method for drying hands. Here are some of the benefits of paper towels and paper towel dispensers.

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Hand Dryers vs. Paper Towels

A comparison of the cost, environmental, and sanitary applications of hand dryers vs. paper towels indicates that hand dryers are an ideal solution.

Pourover vs. Automatic Coffee Makers Icon
Pourover vs. Automatic Coffee Makers

Select the right decanter coffee maker for your establishment by consulting this buyers' guide by KaTom. We'll help you find the best unit here.

Commercial Coffee Accessories Buyers' Guide Icon
Commercial Coffee Accessories Buyers' Guide

Looking to start or expand a coffee operation? Find the best commercial coffee accessories for your business with KaTom's guide.

5 Signs it May be Time to Replace Your Coffee Machine Icon
5 Signs it May be Time to Replace Your Coffee Machine

Look for these five signs that your commercial coffee machine may be on its last leg and find out how to prevent the most common causes of machine failure.

Coffee Urns & Percolators Buyers' Guide Icon
Coffee Urns & Percolators Buyers' Guide

Finding the right percolator doesn't have to be a grind. Use KaTom's tips to help guide you to the best percolator for your business.

Pair Your Hoshizaki Ice Machine with the Right Bin Icon
Pair Your Hoshizaki Ice Machine with the Right Bin

Find the right adapter to pair a Hoshizaki ice machine and bin with this easy-to-use table. Trust KaTom for the right ice maker for your establishment.

How to Pair Your Follett Ice Machine with an Ice Bin or Dispenser Icon
How to Pair Your Follett Ice Machine with an Ice Bin or Dispenser

Find the right adapter kit for your Follett ice machine and drink dispenser at KaTom. Use our easy chart to make a good pairing.

Find the Right Adapter Kit to Pair your Scotsman Head Unit & Ice Bin Icon
Find the Right Adapter Kit to Pair your Scotsman Head Unit & Ice Bin

Find the right Scotsman ice maker head and bin combo at KaTom. Use this chart to determine if you’ll need a top kit adapter.