Choosing Your Equipment


Find an Adapter Kit to Pair Your Koolaire Ice Machine with the Right Bin Icon
Find an Adapter Kit to Pair Your Koolaire Ice Machine with the Right Bin

Find the right adapter kit for your Koolaire ice maker head and bin. Trust KaTom to help you make the perfect match.

Choosing the Right Bin Adapter for your Manitowoc Ice Machine Icon
Choosing the Right Bin Adapter for your Manitowoc Ice Machine

Use this table to find the right adapter to pair your Manitowoc head unit and ice bin. Let KaTom help you make the match.

Pair your Ice-O-Matic Ice Maker with the Right Bin Icon
Pair your Ice-O-Matic Ice Maker with the Right Bin

Choose the right adapter kit for your Ice-O-Matic head unit and ice bin. Trust KaTom to help you find the perfect match.

Comparing Commercial Range Configurations Icon
Comparing Commercial Range Configurations

With options from the cooktop to the base, shopping commercial ranges can be daunting. Use our guide to get the best commercial range for your kitchen.

Choosing the Right Base for Your Commercial Range Icon
Choosing the Right Base for Your Commercial Range

A good base completes a commercial range top. Learn more about common configurations, including refrigerated and heated bases and bases for storage at KaTom.

Commercial Kitchen? Reasons to Buy Commercial Cooking Equipment Icon
Commercial Kitchen? Reasons to Buy Commercial Cooking Equipment

Lesser cooking equipment won’t offer the capacity or reliability of a commercial oven. Restaurant ovens, over residential ovens, are best in foodservice kitchens.

Opt for a Stand-Alone Restaurant Oven in Your Commercial Kitchen Icon
Opt for a Stand-Alone Restaurant Oven in Your Commercial Kitchen

Your range may come with a commercial oven below it, but see good reasons to supplement your cooking equipment with a stand-alone restaurant oven.

With BTU Measurements in Foodservice Cooking, More is More Icon
With BTU Measurements in Foodservice Cooking, More is More

Restaurant ovens offering more BTUs allow for faster cooking. From heat recovery to consistency, learn why the BTU is king in the commercial oven.

Bar Blenders Buyers' Guide Icon
Bar Blenders Buyers' Guide

Equip your bar with a powerful bar blender to churn out your customers' favorite drinks, from smoothies and frozen coffee to margaritas.

Find the Right Accessories for Your Kitchen's Cooler Icon
Find the Right Accessories for Your Kitchen's Cooler

Pick the right commercial refrigeration accessories and options to ensure your commercial freezer or refrigerator loads easily and maximizes kitchen space.

Choosing Between Top-mount and Bottom-mount Compressors Icon
Choosing Between Top-mount and Bottom-mount Compressors

KaTom explains the advantages and disadvantages to bottom-mount and top-mount refrigerator compressors for a restaurant kitchen.

Gas vs. Electric Commercial Ranges Icon
Gas vs. Electric Commercial Ranges

Compare gas vs. electric commercial ranges, including performance, installation requirements, energy use, and which option works best for different kitchens.

The Pros and Cons of Self-Contained & Remote Condensers Icon
The Pros and Cons of Self-Contained & Remote Condensers

A Commercial Refrigeration Comparison: Know whether remote or self-contained refrigeration will work best for your restaurant kitchen’s food storage.

Three Types of Ice Machine Condenser for Your Business Icon
Three Types of Ice Machine Condenser for Your Business

Does your facility need an air-cooled, remote, or water-cooled commercial ice maker? Read the pros, cons, & applications for each type of ice machine.

Types of Ice: A Guide to Ice Shapes & Ice Cube Names Icon
Types of Ice: A Guide to Ice Shapes & Ice Cube Names

Explore the different types of ice and their ideal uses with KaTom’s guide. Discover the benefits of nugget, cube, flake, and gourmet ice for all your needs.

What Size Ice Maker Do You Need? Icon
What Size Ice Maker Do You Need?

Follow these guidelines to determine how much ice will be needed in your restaurant, bar, cafeteria, or healthcare facility.

Correctly Sizing Your Commercial Fryer Icon
Correctly Sizing Your Commercial Fryer

Shopping for a new commercial fryer? Get help sorting through the different sizes of commercial fryers with this simple guide for food service operations.

Commercial Deep Fryers Buyers' Guide Icon
Commercial Deep Fryers Buyers' Guide

Whether you're frying breaded or battered products, we can help you find the right commercial deep fryer to fit the products and volume you need to fry.

A Guide to Hobart Mixers: From Countertop to Floor Models Icon
A Guide to Hobart Mixers: From Countertop to Floor Models

The revolutionary Hobart mixer is trusted worldwide. Whether you need a Hobart stand mixer or a giant dough mixer, we have the right Hobart mixer for you.

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Versatile Cooking with Steam

Cooking with a commercial food steamer can save time, cut fat, prevent product shrinkage, and provide a moister end product from your commercial kitchen.

Commercial Food Processors: A Buyers’ Guide Icon
Commercial Food Processors: A Buyers’ Guide

Find the best commercial food processor for your needs. Compare types, key features, and top brands like Electrolux & Hobart in KaTom's buying guide.

Which Hatco Booster Heater Do I Need? Icon
Which Hatco Booster Heater Do I Need?

Hot water is essential for washing and sanitizing dishes, whether you're using a machine or washing by hand. Find the right Hatco Booster heater here.

Selecting the Best Back Bar Cooler Icon
Selecting the Best Back Bar Cooler

Finding the right bar cooler for your foodservice operation can optimize the workflow and increase profits.

Experience the Benefits of Induction Cooking Icon
Experience the Benefits of Induction Cooking

An induction cooktop is among the safest, quickest, and most energy-efficient equipment around. Learn how it works and how to use it with this guide.