Are you a dab-hand at doughnuts or wow your friends with your crusty creations? There's a chance you'll be able to turn your talents into a fully-fledged bakery business, made even easier with the iCombi Pro .
The bakery market represents a huge sector of the food industry (worth £4.4 BILLION), growing annually in the UK. 11 million loaves are sold daily. Whether you are looking to set up an independent bakery or want to introduce in-house baked goods into a commercial kitchen, both require careful planning. From figuring out your space to deciding what equipment you'll need, check out our quick guide to jumpstart your baking journey.
Understand Your Location and Space.
Do you want a space where customers can come and relax, or do you envisage a counter-only service? The size you give to your customers will take away from potential kitchen space, so plan carefully. Also, when choosing your location, factor in overheads, including renting vs purchasing and the cost of utilities. If you already have a commercial kitchen, you need bakery ovens and equipment alongside your other cooking appliances. Space-saving multifunctional cooking systems will help downsize your equipment footprint.
Build Your Team.
In addition to yourself, how many employees does your business need, and how many can you afford? A professional bakery kitchen typically has one or two skilled employees who supervise the baking process and assistants. It is worth considering multifunction bakery equipment that is easy to use and can help small teams achieve more by enhancing the kitchen’s productivity, creativity, flexibility and efficiency, whilst saving on utility resources!
Bakery Startup Equipment.
To get your bakery kitchen up and running, you need the right equipment to maximise productivity, such as workstations, proofing cabinets, dough prep tools, and bakery ovens. How do you choose the best oven for professional baking? Below are our recommendations for what equipment you could buy, saving you space and labour costs in your kitchen, so you can spend more time building your business.
The iCombi Pro.
This bakery equipment staple, can control the humidity, airspeed, and temperature and inject steam with intelligent assistant functions to easily change baking requirements. The iCombi Pro can bake both sweet pastries and savoury, producing high-quality and consistent results without the need for additional bakery ovens alongside the iCombi Pro’s range of accessories .
RATIONAL Roasting and baking tray.
The perfect baking tray for bread rolls, croissants, Danish pastries and much more with uniform browning, crispy crusts and fluffy interior. The punched tray is ideal for convenience products, with 4 size options.
RATIONAL Muffin and timbale mould.
Made from highly flexible material and has the optimal non-stick properties for preparing muffins, bread pudding and desserts with a 100ml filling volume.
Ready to roll up your sleeves? The above gives you a basic outline of what you need to consider when opening a bakery or adding bakery equipment into your commercial kitchen space. Contact the RATIONAL team today to learn more about what combi-steamer will work best for you.