How to choose the right ice maker?

Today, every restaurant, bar or cafe offers its visitors a variety of chilled drinks or iced cocktails. This is true not only in the summer season, but also in the cold season. Ice is also widely used in commerce, for example, for displaying food products to maintain storage temperatures. This is why ice machines have always attracted the attention of sales representatives and catering establishments, as well as the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.

How to choose a professional ice maker?

What to look for when choosing an ice maker? The BHS.LV team will help highlight some key parameters:

1. Ice shape:

• type of cube

• finger type

• type scaly

• type granular

You must select the appropriate ice shape for your establishment as the ice maker can only produce one ice shape.

2. Performance

Before choosing an ice maker, you need to estimate the ice consumption at your facility. It is important to understand correctly how many kilograms of ice you need at one time.

3. Tank capacity

This parameter is inextricably linked with the corresponding performance rating.

4. Method for cooling the refrigerating condenser.

• Water cooling

• air cooling

5. Type of water supply.

• water supply and sewerage required

• No water supply or sewerage required.

What shape of ice is best for your business?

The cube type is a classic type of ice that is used to serve cold drinks. The cube is ideal for tall glasses and different shapes. Thanks to its large area, it quickly cools the drink to the required temperature. The standard shapes are squares, spheres and cylinders, most often with a depression on one of the flat edges.

Finger type - looks like a sphere with a hole inside. This type is most often used for cocktails in tall glasses. It is more brittle than classic ice and is easy to grind in a blender.

Flake Type - Used in shops for storing seafood, meat and food, and for transporting fresh, chilled food over long distances. High heat capacity of ice allows keeping freshness and safe storage temperature for a long time. This ice is also used to knead dough to keep the temperature low.

The granular type is ice crumbs ranging in size from 1 to several millimeters. Ice of this structure can be easily obtained from any type of ice described above, for this you need to use a blender. If you plan on making a lot of cold drinks, it's best to think of a granular ice maker right away.

The ice maker can only produce one shape of ice. Therefore, if you need several types of ice, you need to purchase separate equipment for each type. After evaluating the possibilities of placing your equipment, our specialist BHS.LV will select the most suitable model and type of cooling for you.