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 There are very few people that enjoy washing the dishes. As for the remainder, washing the dishes is not a favourite pass time. They would rather dispose of the dishes. These are the ones that appreciate the fact that modern technology has created the dishwasher.

The dishwasher is certainly the easy way to wash the dishes. It makes light work of this tedious task in both the domestic setting and in the commercial kitchen. At a restaurant it can take all day to wash all the cutlery and crockery. So a dishwasher is especially useful for restaurants and cafes that have loads of plates, cups, saucers and glasses. There is a constant stack of dishes that makes its way through the kitchen. A dishwasher such as the DIHR range with its numerous racks and large space is beneficial for the commercial kitchen. The DIHR range is made for the commercial setting and has been manufactured to endure the daily use as the demand arises.

 Due to the high volume of cutlery that is washed every day a lot of breakages occur as well. This can be avoided with the use of a commercial dishwasher. There is less physical handling of the cutlery and glasses so the possibility of it knocking against each other when it is placed in the dishwasher is much lower. The spacing in the racks allows you to place each dish and glass in a slot thus protecting it from touching each other. This neat organisation within this catering equipment prevents a lot of cutlery and glasses from breaking. In addition, the dishes can be stored on the racks until there is time to pack it away. While it is stored and waiting to be packed away during the busy period, handling is minimised so there is less rush and thus less breakages. For restaurants this is a good thing because replacing cutlery and glasses could end up being a costly expense if breakages used to happen often.

The advantage of having a dishwasher is that you save water too. It may sound crazy but consider the manual alternative. To wash the same batch of dishes you would need to fill the sink with clean water perhaps two or three times. If you fill the dishwasher with as many dishes as it can take, it only fills up with one load of water and uses that water to wash all of the dishes at the same time. It also saves the effort of manual labour and we all know how exhausting washing and drying dishes can be. This also allows you to allocate a different catering task to your kitchen staff so their skills are put to better use. This is an efficient way to manage your kitchen staff.

A dishwasher can make your life or rather the lives of your kitchen staff much easier which gives you better control of how your restaurant is managed. When it comes to the restaurant industry good food, efficiency, and customer service is very important.

CaterWeb stocks a full range of commercial kitchen products and we even offer free demonstrations as well as hands on training if necessary. Visit our website to access our online store or alternatively we welcome you to visit our new showroom. Please call us on 011-334-4227 or e-mail your inquiry to sales@caterweb.co.za so we may assist with your catering equipment requirements!