7 solutions to improve storage and save money
When you open the door to your walk-in cooler or dry-storage room, don’t you want to see order? Restaurant kitchens just like residential kitchens can become a magnet for clutter and disorganization. When you’re storing a large quantity of food and supplies, that's the last thing you need. Clutter and disorganization can wreak havoc in your kitchen: promoting improper food rotation, which leads to food waste, wasted space and create unnecessary chaos for your staff. Here are a few smart tools to help keep things organized, even when “in the weeds”. 1. Divider Bars: Divider bars can create a customized storage unit that will accommodate a variety of supplies in a single shelving unit. Used with insert pans, food boxes, or ware-washing racks these can be used to keep supplies such as utensils, kitchen tools, condiments and other items organized. 2. Wall Shelves: Convert unused wall space into valuable storage area. Try storing every day supplies above the work surface, to help free clutter from work areas. Wall shelves are ideal for warewashing areas or to add storage space in restaurant back offices. 3. Drying Racks: Dry and store all in one. This functional drying system securely holds trays, cutting boards, lids, baking sheet pans and plates during the drying process while providing convenient, sanitary storage and maximizing holding space and easy access. 4. Tray Slide Rack: If you find yourself or your staff playing Tetris with your baking pan racks you could free up space by simply mounting Tray Slide Racks onto your shelving unit. These hold six 18” x 26” sheet pans and are also safe for use in coolers and freezers. 5. Under-shelving Storage: Cambro shelving makes it easy to remove traverses in order to accommodate storage of ingredient bins below. This keeps all of your food items in one central area without taking up additional space. 6. Shelving ID Tags: What better way to make sure everything has a home than by labeling your shelves. This ensures that your staff and any new hires place items back where they belong, every time. 7. Shelving Dividers: Not to be confused with Divider Bars. These NEW Shelf Dividers help support stacked or narrow items such as vacuum sealed produce packages and squeeze bottles so that they don’t topple over. Shelf Dividers are also ideal for use with linens, towels and janitorial supplies. An organized kitchen with plenty of storage is a dream to work in. All the necessary tools need to be visible to your staff and within easy reach and ultimately, having everything in its proper place makes prepping, cooking and cleaning easier. A place for everything…and everything in its place. Yes, that is possible even in the busiest of commercial kitchens. Cambro Shelving + Shelving Accessories makes this easy in any storage area, no matter the application.
