Kitchen Carts
What Is a Kitchen Utility Cart?
A kitchen utility cart is used to transport items, usually tabletop items, around food-service establishments, as well as food products, usually packaged, around the food-prep and cooking area. Kitchen utility carts are some of the most versatile kitchen equipment because they can be used to transport foodstuffs, beverages, and ingredients from a delivery vehicle into storage areas and can also be used to transport the heavy ingredients for a recipe to the food-prep/cooking area of the kitchen.
In addition, a utility kitchen cart can also be used as a bussing cart for restaurants. They can be used to transport dishware and glassware as well as pots and pans. It is important to remember that a bus cart needs to be throughly cleaned after each use to avoid contamination.
Advantages of Using a Commercial Utility Cart
Because a lot of restaurants have to lug around heavy loads from one place to another, it is very convenient to use a commercial utility cart. One obvious advantage of using a commercial utility cart is that your food-service staff will not need to cart around heavy loads and thus make their jobs easier. Kitchen utility carts with wheels also usually feature multiple shelves, so moving a lot is very easy and convenient.
A restaurant cart can either be made of stainless steel, plastic, or both. A Cambro utility cart or an InterMetro commercial kitchen cart is a great choice if you want an all-plastic cart. On the other hand, if you want both stainless steel and plastic, a Carlisle bussing cart is the way to go.
Depending on what type of material you want in your kitchen serving carts, there are several pros and cons. The benefits of a stainless steel kitchen cart is that it is stain resistant. However, one disadvantage is that it easily gets scratched. A plastic restaurant cart is scratch resistant but will never be as durable as a stainless steel kitchen cart.