Between holiday parties, corporate functions and family engagements, there’s tonnes for catering businesses to do in the summer. However, after just a couple of minutes running around trying to prepare for the big event, even the most qualified caterers start to break a sweat.
You can always take a quick break in nearby air conditioning, but your catering equipment can’t – and the last thing you need is for your gear to have a meltdown in the heat. Here’s what elements caterers are up against in Australian summer, as well as the best summer catering equipment to help them get the job done!
It can be hard to pull of the perfect event without the right catering equipment.When you’re a caterer in Australia, you know that there are quite a few elements of the business that are quite challenging – especially in outdoor engagements. The biggest factor, is of course Mother Nature.
Your meat needs to be cooked at 71 degrees Celsius, poultry 74 degrees and 65 degrees, reports Food Authority. Once cooked, it needs to be kept above 60 degrees, which can be an issue when battling brutal outdoor temperatures. Naturally, you have to worry about cold foods melting or spoiling in the same heat.
Next, you have to worry about things that aren’t the guests you’re catering getting into the food – that’s right, we’re talking about those famous Australian pests. Having bugs buzzing around your food station or serving platters will be extremely unappealing to your crowd. And if the insects end up crawling around in your food, well that’s even worse.
But the summer catering season presses on despite these challenges, so you need a solution.
The best catering equipment in Australia should provide a full-range of catering solutions with a high standard of quality and safety.
Introducing: Rieber catering equipment
The best catering equipment in Australia should provide a full-range of catering solutions with a high standard of quality and safety – all while being economically efficient, of course. And that is exactly what Rieber’s range of products are made to do.
Take our Gastronorm food containers and lids for example. This multi-purpose system comes with transparent, stainless steel or perforated containers, trays and lids at various sizes that not only cook and store food to perfection, but can be customised to give you the aesthetic to fit the party you’re catering.
Our Thermoports have similar innovative insulation technology (meeting HACCP requirements) that makes travelling with food worry-free – you can go the distance knowing your cargo will stay at the right temperature. Both our mobile units and mobile cooking units will get the job done even under the pressure of the Australian heat.
For more information on how you can make your summer catering season a breeze with Rieber catering equipment, contact our team today.
