Feature to consider when purchasing a commercial ice machine

An ice machine is one of the most important investments in any food and drinks business. An ice machine is essential for preservation of fresh foods such as fresh fish and use in beverages.

To help you choose the ideal ice machine several factors have to borne in mind. The first factor to determine is the intended type of ice cubes you intend to produce. Generally, there is the cube ice type, the nugget ice type and the flake ice type. if you wish to make flake ice, you will go for a flake ice machine while if you intend to have nugget ice, you will select a nugget ice machine. Nugget ice is ideal for smoothies and cold beverages because it is able to retain color and flavor. Flake ice on the other is ideal for display of your seafood and in keeping salad fixings cold and safe to eat.

Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency is yet another important feature of a commercial ice machine.To save up on energy, you might consider shopping an ice machine with a large storage capacity. This is because it takes up more energy to produce ice than to store the ice. Further, with an ice machine you can be able to store up more ice for busy days such as the weekend. A small ice storage machine means that you have to produce ice each time ice is needed. To help you save up more on energy consumption, look out for an ice machine with the mark of Energy Star seal. This mark is the government’s ways of ensuring products are energy efficient.

Compressor

Among the four main components of an ice machine is the compressor. In this regard, there is an air- cooled, a water-cooled and a remote cooled compressor. An air- cooled compressor has the advantage of using less water and therefore saves up on water consumption. The air-cooled ice machines on the other hand are more energy savers. Air- cooled ice machines however, produce are noisy and produce exhaust. This makes the room very hot. If you choose an air- cooled ice machine, ensure you have an air conditioning system to avoid extreme warm temperatures that makes the kitchen uncomfortable to work in.

In addition, the ideal icemaker depends on your ice production demand. If it were a large restaurant or a large bar, you would consider getting an ice machine that has a large production capacity such as 45.5 kg of ice cubes daily. When ice demands are not so high you might consider having an icemaker with a daily production capacity of 23 kg such as the Exquisite Ice Machines-IME50 model.

Ice Machines Water filter

Finally, getting a water filter for you ice machine is of great importance. To start with, water filters block away contaminants such as minerals in water from reaching the system.such contaminants are a perfect recipe for altering the flavor of your beverages and foods. Further, an effective water filter will help save up on energy because the machine is able to function properly. Presence of mineral build- up in an ice machine has the capacity to slow down its performance.

Petra equipment provides a wide range of ice machines in this regard. Our ice machines are from the very reputable of brands in the market. These brands include the Hoshizaki, Icematic, Brema, Polar, Exquisite and IME brands. Whether, you need a medium ice production ice machine such as the Icematic JET25M – Medium Ice Cube Jet Line Ice Machine or high production ice machines, we got you covered.

Some of our ice machines for high ice making is the Icematic JET45M – Medium Ice Cube Jet Line Ice Machine that has the capacity to make 45.5 kilograms of ice cubes in a day. Further, the storage bin capacity is 22 kg. Other icematic icemakers in this regard have a storage bin capacity of up to 129 kg. Since purchase of ice machines is a big investment, the ice machines come with a warranty of one year. The ice machines can be ordered online via our website, https://www.petraequipment.com.au/ice-machines.

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