Buying Guides & Advice


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.

How to Qualify for Current KitchenAid Rebate Offers Icon
How to Qualify for Current KitchenAid Rebate Offers

Find out what KitchenAid rebate offers are in season now. Check out every KitchenAid mixer on sale at KaTom to find the right one for your home.

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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.

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Spark Ignition, an Efficient Alternative to the Standing Pilot

Without a standing pilot, an efficient commercial range can lower gas usage and costs. KaTom explains how spark ignition can help you save.

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.

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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.

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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.

A Guide to the Home Ice Maker, from Nugget Ice to Gourmet Ice Icon
A Guide to the Home Ice Maker, from Nugget Ice to Gourmet Ice

Finding the right home ice maker for entertaining or everyday use is easy with our guide from nugget ice makers to gourmet ice makers.

Get ‘Sonic Ice’ at Home: Nugget Ice Makers Icon
Get ‘Sonic Ice’ at Home: Nugget Ice Makers

What is sonic ice, and how can you make the same chewy, crunchy nugget ice at home? Discover the secrets to making Sonic ice with a nugget ice maker.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Boost Your Bottom Line with a Juicer

Using a manual or automatic juicer to provide freshly squeezed drinks can boost profits in bars, concession stands, restaurants, and even gyms.

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Bring Libbey Home with Glass Drinkware and Serveware

The Libbey home collection at KaTom includes fun and functional glassware that will help you serve drinks, desserts, and appetizers for any occasion.

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The Benefits of New Restaurant Equipment

Here are eight reasons why buying new restaurant equipment yields long-term savings over used restaurant equipment.