Cafeteria Tray & Drying Racks

Cafeteria Tray & Drying Racks from Channel Manufacturing

Running a busy foodservice business can stress the limits of your foodservice team.

One critical component of any high-volume foodservice business relates to getting dishes, trays and other foodservice equipment clean and dry quickly to make room for new guests and their experience at your establishment.

That’s where cafeteria tray and drying racks, which tend to get overlooked and underestimated, play a critical role for foodservice teams as one of the most important pieces of equipment in a commercial kitchen, particularly in settings such as schools, hospitals, cafeterias and other high-demand applications.

Cafeteria tray and drying racks provide mobile and fixed applications to help busy kitchens quickly and easily dry common foodservice items including cafeteria trays, plates, bowls, utensils, and other essential equipment.

As a foodservice operator, it is important to understand the different types of cafeteria tray and drying racks available to your foodservice business to better capitalize on the benefits of these important foodservice tools.

Types of Cafeteria Tray & Drying Racks available from Channel Manufacturing

At Channel Manufacturing we design and manufacture durable and functional drying racks that help foodservice operators maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of their busy kitchen environments.

Our cafeteria tray and drying racks are designed in various styles and functions that are custom-built to target your unique foodservice location’s specific and demanding needs.

Some of the drying racks we design &manufacture include:

Wall-mounted Drying Racks: Our wall-mounted drying racks provide foodservice operators with an easy solution for stationary-mounted racks that provide quick access in a wall-mounted solution. These racks make it easy for your team to effectively dry a variety of high-demand kitchen materials in a convenient, out of the way location, away from the high-traffic demands of other parts of your kitchen. Additionally, these wall-mounted drying racks help free up valuable, and most times, busy and crowded floor space.

Mobile Cafeteria Racks: Whether you are using them in the front of house for easy guest access, or in the back for internal team usage, having mobile drying racks puts the power in your hands to easily move and relocate important pieces of your kitchen’s equipment throughout your establishment. Our mobile racks are built with durable construction and designed to make the job of a foodservice operator a breeze, even in high-demand kitchen environments.

Half & Full Sized Racks: Commercial Kitchens require different setups depending on your industry and usage objectives. At Channel Manufacturing, we manufacture both half and full-size drying racks that cater to your unique commercial kitchen requirements.

Display Racks: Need a solution to display your products? Our team designs and manufactures top-of-the-line mobile drying racks that provide a simple solution to display your hot out-of-the-oven croissants, cakes, muffins, cookies, breads, and other baked goods.

Heavy Duty Racks: Need a heavy-duty solution for your high-demand foodservice environment? Whether you are in the corrections industry, institutional industry, B&I, casinos, stadiums, or other high-demand environments, our heavy-duty racks are built with a lifetime tough certification to provide quality service for foodservice operators in even the harshest foodservice environments.

Cafeteria Tray & Drying Rack Usage in Foodservice Applications

Tray & Drying Racks serve a variety of purposes in a foodservice setting.

Essential for maintaining hygiene and sanitation standards, these products help air-dry common commercial kitchen products like cafeteria trays, dishes and other kitchen items after they are cleaned and washed.

These racks help to speed up the drying time and also ensure that items dry thoroughly, thus preventing the growth of mold and other bacteria that are the nemesis of any professional commercial kitchen.

Some of the primary uses of drying racks in a commercial kitchen include:

Hygiene and Sanitation: Drying racks provide proper circulation to allow items to effectively air dry in a thorough manner. This air-drying process cuts down on the existence of bacteria, mold and mildew which helps to make the clean equipment safe and ready for use. Proper drying cuts down not just on the existence of harmful bacteria, but also reduces water spots and residual food build-up, contributing to a longer life for high-demand kitchen products that are critical to run a high-demand commercial kitchen.

Efficiency: A busy kitchen demands efficiency to run in a seamless manner. Drying racks help foodservice operators keep washed items easily and functionally ordered and accessible, which helps to enhance the overall workflow efficiency in a busy kitchen. Additionally, the vertical storage space that drying racks create helps to free up valuable counter space in a busy kitchen, helping to encourage better organization and workflow for your team members to create a high-quality experience for your guests.

Equipment longevity: Aside from keeping things clean and organized, the use of drying racks can also help to protect and maintain your commercial kitchen equipment over the long run. Proper drying of your equipment lessens unintended water damage, and keeps your kitchen products, dishes and other items in a better state longer, keeping replacement costs down in high-demand kitchens.

Drying Rack Manufacturing Materials

Here at Channel Manufacturing, we offer drying racks in two styles of material construction. The options we offer include aluminum and stainless steel construction, with aluminum being our normal or default construction material. We offer stainless steel variants in a lesser number of drying rack models, so be sure to check our product spec sheets for additional information.

With respect to our currently offered construction materials, please note the following:

Aluminum Construction: Resistant to rust and lightweight, while providing a high tensile strength, our most popular drying rack material.

Stainless Steel Construction: Built for heavier-duty applications, stainless steel provides a higher level of durability and resistance to everyday corrosion, nicks and abuse in a commercial kitchen environment. More expensive than aluminum construction materials.

Construction Features of our Drying Racks

At Channel Manufacturing, we design & build a variety of standard sizes and models, while offering the unique ability to offer custom-built drying racks, all of which are available with a number of optional features that help foodservice operators maximize the overall efficiency of their busy commercial kitchen.

Some optional features that we offer in conjunction with our quality drying racks include:

Durable Casters: For our mobile racks, we offer strong and reliable casters in both locking and non-locking varieties. Our strong casters help provide smooth and effective transport of your drying racks, with our heavy-duty options providing heavy-duty usage in even the most demanding kitchen environments.

Standardized and custom sizing: Take advantage of our standardized sizing, or have us create racks that fit your unique kitchen sizing to maximize your unique workflow. We offer single, double, adjustable and other configurations to help you match the unique demands of your commercial kitchen setup.

Varying Tray Usage: We offer a variety of drying racks that are specifically created to address different unique products within commercial kitchen setups that include racks for standard cafeteria trays, trapezoidal trays, fry basket racks, cutting boards, full and half-size sheet pans, display trays, and more.

Maintenance of your Drying Racks

Keeping your drying racks in their best condition will help extend their lifetime in your busy foodservice application. At Channel Manufacturing we recommend the following steps on a regular basis to ensure that your foodservice equipment is in the best shape for years to come.

Regular Cleaning: Use material-safe-specific cleaners to clean and sanitize your drying racks regularly to prevent food and residue build-up on your equipment.

Inspect: Regularly inspect your racks for signs of over-usage and stress, including looking for any signs of wear or damage from specific usage patterns.

Proper Storage: Find a clean, dry place to store your racks that encourage full drying of your equipment and the racks themselves. Try to avoid overcrowding racks in one space, providing proper air circulation and efficiency in the drying process for both your equipment and the racks themselves.

Channel Manufacturing’s Most Popular Drying Rack Models

At Channel Manufacturing, we design and build a variety of drying racks that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of your foodservice business.

Some of our most popular models include:

Delivery Racks: Our Cafeteria Delivery Racks are mobile multi-purpose racks designed for holding, storing and transporting of 14″ X 18″ or 15″ X 20″ plastic trays and insulated containers.

Double Section Racks: Our double section cafeteria tray rack is a multi-purpose rack for holding and storing 18″ x 26″ pans. Designed for both cooler and freezer applications.

Single Section Racks: Our cafeteria tray racks are mobile multi-purpose racks designed for holding, storing and transporting of various foodservice trays and containers.

Trapezoidal Racks: Our trapezoidal cafeteria tray racks are mobile multi-purpose racks for holding, storing and transporting of 14″ x 18″ and 15″ x 20″ trapezoidal trays.

Display Racks: Multi-purpose display racks for holding and storing a variety of trays, pans, tote boxes and lugs for spot merchandising.

Display Stands: Multi-purpose merchandising display stands and racks for holding, storing and displaying trays, pans, tote boxes and retail goods. Visually distinctive bright nickel, chrome-plated, heavy finish makes these merchandisers ideal for any retail environment.

Adjustable & Mobile Drying Racks: Our drying & storage racks are designed for storage and drying of various foodservice trays.

Economic Mobile Racks: Our mobile storage racks are designed for the storage and drying of foodservice trays and plate covers.

 

We hope that this overview of cafeteria tray & drying racks helps to provide a little more insight into how these versatile and effective racks can help make your foodservice business more effective.

Drying racks from Channel Manufacturing are designed to help improve your kitchen’s overall workflow, making your team more efficient, especially during high-demand times.

Choosing racks that best fit your business’ unique demands and application can be challenging. That’s why we are here to help foodservice operators with personalized customer service that is designed to help you maximize your equipment tailored to your unique needs.

If you have questions about our drying racks, our team is here to help with quality foodservice products that are built to last.

Contact a member of our team today and we’ll help your team get started with top-of-the-line foodservice equipment!