Refrigerated Counters & Positive Refrigerated Bases: The Heart of Your Professional Kitchen
In the hustle and bustle of service, optimizing space and ensuring smooth movement are paramount. The positive refrigerated counter (often called a refrigerated base) is the ultimate HORECA equipment: it combines a robust worktop with efficient refrigerated storage space, directly within reach.
What is a Professional Refrigerated Counter?
It is crucial not to confuse this precision equipment with a simple stainless steel trolley. A refrigerated counter is a true active refrigeration unit. It maintains your preparations, meats, dairy products, and vegetables at a positive temperature (generally between +2°C and +8°C), while offering an optimal preparation surface. It is an indispensable ally for restaurateurs, caterers, and snack bars to maintain the cold chain without numerous trips to the cold room.
Refrigerated Counter or Refrigerated Base: How to Target Your Needs?
Although the terms are often used interchangeably in restaurant jargon, here's how to refine your choice according to your business:
| Equipment Type | Usage & Target Business | Interior Format |
|---|---|---|
| Positive Refrigerated Counter | Versatile. Ideal for classic restaurants, brasseries, and fast food. | Standardized to accommodate your GN 1/1 grids and trays. |
| Pastry Base (or Refrigerated Base) | Specifically designed for bakers and pastry chefs. Worktop often in marble or smooth stainless steel. | Greater depth to accept Euronorm (400x600 mm) trays. |
Technical Criteria for Reliable Equipment
As refrigeration experts, we select our equipment according to strict criteria to guarantee your kitchen's productivity:
- Ventilated Refrigeration: The essential standard for ensuring homogeneous temperature distribution across all doors of the counter, even during busy periods where openings are constant.
- Stainless Steel (Inox): Our counters are made of high-quality stainless steel (inside and out) for impeccable hygiene, quick cleaning, and corrosion resistance.
- Heat Resistance: For kitchens where the temperature rises quickly, our built-in units are dimensioned (tropicalized motors) to handle the load and maintain cold without excessive consumption.
Design without backsplash: maximum flexibility
All our refrigerated counters are offered with a smooth worktop (without a rear backsplash). This format is ideal for creating a central preparation island or for perfectly sliding the equipment under your existing worktops, thus offering you total freedom in your kitchen layout.