Commercial Kitchen Design and Planning services, and commercial catering equipment for restaurants and bars – with expert advice from industry trained catering equipment specialists.

Having gained more than 25 years experience as a leading supplier of commercial catering equipment means that understand exactly how a catering kitchen works.

Nelson Catering Equipment’s philosophy is to provide the same attentive level of service to all customers, no matter how small or great their needs.

Being a ‘supplier’ of commercial catering equipment however, is merely the tip of the iceberg. The full extent of the services Nelson Catering Equipment offers begins with the sale of a single piece of catering equipment to the local high street cafe and ends with the complete kitchen design, sale, project management and installation of commercial kitchens and bars in many of the UK’s most prestigious catering operations.

You can make delicious ice cream at home, as good as any premium store brand, if you choose a good ice cream maker and follow a few tips. Ice cream makers can range in price from under $100 to over $500. The more expensive models contain built in freezing compressors. The less expensive models are perfectly suited for use in the home and come in two basic types. There is the type that uses rock salt and ice to cool the ice cream mixture and the type that has a canister that is placed in the freezer. Each of these is equipped with an electric crank or a manual crank. Your particular needs will determine which is right for you.

If you want to make a large quantity of ice cream, you will need to purchase a model that uses rock salt and ice. The canister models will only make up to 1.5 quarts at a time. If you would like to turn ice cream making into a family activity, you can choose the hand-crank model, which will also use rock salt and ice. The crank must be turned manually for a fairly long period of time, thus allowing each family member a turn. An electric crank is quite a bit easier than the manual crank models. You will also get more consistent results due to the bowl turning at a constant speed. Most electric crank ice cream makers will have an automatic cut off feature that will stop the motor when the ice cream reaches the desired consistency. The consistency is judged by the amount of resistance while the bowl is turning.