Commercial Blenders
Do you want to make fresh smoothies, juice, soups and sauces in no time? Then you should invest in a commercial, heavy-duty blender from Maxima. Industrial blenders are powerful and quiet, so they're ideal to use in busy hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes.
Buying a commercial blender
Investing in a heavy-duty blender for your professional kitchen can save you a lot of time and manual labour. Commercial blenders are designed with powerful motors that can handle almost any ingredient you need to chop or blend. Restaurants and hotels find them useful to puree ingredients, either for use as a soup or to add to other dishes. Bakeries and cafes can use industrial blenders to help mix batter or blend fruit into jams. Even butcheries and fish shops can blend meat products into pates and soups, ready for customers to try or even take home.
What can you use a commercial blender for?
A blender is one of the most frequently used appliances in the hospitality industry. This is not surprising due to both the appliance’s size and versatility. Both in the kitchen and behind the bar, a blender is regularly put to use. Whether you are looking for a bar blender, a smoothie blender or a catering blender for general use, almost anyone can benefit from having a blender on hand.
Typical jobs for a powerful commercial blender include chopping up nuts or frozen fruit, crushing ice cubes, dicing vegetables and mixing batter. A blender is also often used for blending sauces, milkshakes, cocktails and pureeing soups and smoothies. It is also sometimes called a soup or smoothie maker. Soups, for example, can be made very easily, especially if the blender also has a heating function.
What should I look for when purchasing a commercial blender?
The most important thing to consider when you buy a blender to use in your professional kitchen is how easy it is to use and how much noise it makes. The quality of the blades is another factor to think about because better-quality blades will last longer. Here are two more things to consider before investing in a commercial blender:
Power
Working with a blender every day requires different power levels. The power is usually indicated in Watts. A higher wattage means a stronger motor, which is important when working with hard ingredients like ice cubes or frozen ingredients. Bars and restaurants probably need a high-power appliance. If you will only be working with fresh fruit or cooked vegetables, then you could choose a lower wattage, which may be cheaper. This is fine for cafes or food trucks who want to make fresh smoothies or soups. Make sure you chose the right power level, as a motor that is too weak could overheat more easily.
Capacity
The capacity of the jug is often a big thing to consider when looking to buy a blender. If this is a key appliance in your kitchen, then you may want to consider opting for a larger version, so you always have enough of your food on hand. A sports bar may only need to crush ice for cocktails occasionally, but a smoothie bar will need a much larger capacity. Think carefully about how you will use the machine, and try to estimate how many guests you'll need to serve at a time.
What is the best commercial blender?
Maxima's range of commercial blenders has been designed with the food and hotel industry in mind. There are different sizes with different speeds, but they all have some features that make them ideal to use in restaurants, cafes, hotels, bars and other food businesses. The features include:
- Easy to clean
- Variable speeds
- Lid with refill opening
- Strong, stainless steel blades
- Equipped with pulse function
- Protected against overheating
- Heat-resistant jug (100% BPA free)
Maxima also offers a range of , also known as handheld blenders, that can be useful when making large batches of soups, sauces and other liquids.
How do I clean a blender?
If you don't know how to clean a blender, it's very simple. Usually, only the jug is in contact with the food. So this is the part that needs cleaning thoroughly. The motor base can be wiped with a cloth.
The jug and any detachable parts of a commercial blender can be put in the dishwasher. However, to keep the blades as sharp as possible, it is better to clean these by hand with soap and water.
You can also fill your commercial blender three-quarters full of warm water and a little washing-up liquid. Turn it on for a short while and the blender will do the cleaning for you. Rinse it with warm water and dry the blades well with a dry cloth. Let the jug dry upside down so that all the water runs out.
What other bar equipment does Maxima have?
After you have created the perfect smoothie or cocktail with your blender, you also want to serve it and present it in the right way. Put the finishing touches on it using some of our other handy bar equipment, such as a or .
Maxima's refurbished equipment
Even though all our machines are priced competitively, we also offer refurbished items for sale at a reduced price. These professional machines may have been demo models or returns, which are usually sent back as a precaution when the packaging has been slightly damaged during transport. You can get a second-hand, heavy-duty commercial blender that has been thoroughly tested by our technical department at an even lower price. Browse our to find your new second-hand commercial blender today.