| Many people have asked me for tips on buying a | | | | Griddle is used for cooking bacon, eggs, sausages, |
| mobile catering trailer | | | | burgers, onions, toast and nearly anything else you |
| So I have compiled a few things to look for, including | | | | want. This is by far the most important piece of |
| which basic equipment you will need to start your | | | | equipment and probably the most used. |
| business | | | | Baine Marie is used for keeping cooked food hot (and |
| Basics First Impressions | | | | at the right temperature) this is mainly used when you |
| The most important thing that I have to stress is when | | | | are cooking for many people. You can use this piece |
| buying a mobile catering trailer is to make sure that the | | | | of equipment to keep many different types of food |
| unit is clean and presentable. This will promote your | | | | hot, including eggs, bacon, sausages, burgers,onions, |
| business instantly and send a strong message out to | | | | beans etc. |
| your customers telling them that you're a professional | | | | Fridge/Freezer is vital to store your food prior to |
| that is clean and tidy and your food is safe to eat. | | | | cooking and a good fridge/freezer will hold its |
| Long gone are the days when people will eat out of a | | | | temperature all day. You also need an outside |
| unclean looking trailer, don't get me wrong there are still | | | | temperature gauge that tells you the fridge |
| plenty about, but how many of them loose business | | | | temperature at all times. This is vital for making sure |
| automatically through people not stopping to eat, or | | | | that your fridge is operating at the right temperature |
| who keep on walking after having a closer look at the | | | | and that chilled food stays chilled |
| trailer | | | | Important Things Your Trailer Should Haveo a gas |
| Personal Experience | | | | safety valve to cut of the gas in case of a gas leako |
| Having the experience of using both an old catering | | | | adequate air vents around your trailer,o fire |
| trailer and a new one, there was a definite advantage | | | | extinguisher,o fire blanketo Clamp (stop someone |
| (the financial kind) of using a cleaner, newer looking | | | | stealing it)o Hot food probe (check food temperatures) |
| catering trailer. | | | | Important Things Your Trailer Must Haveo a gas |
| You also have the advantage of getting more work in | | | | safety certificate (lpg)o a electrical certificate if electric |
| different locations when your trailer looks the part. | | | | is installed |
| Don't forget it's not only the trailer that needs to look | | | | If your trailer does not come with these certificates |
| clean and tidy your appearance is also vital, clean | | | | don't buy it, until the test has been completed and you |
| uniform, hands, nails etc. | | | | have a certificate. A properly qualified lpg gas/electric |
| What Equipment Do I Need on My Catering Trailer? | | | | engineer will test all equipment to make sure that it is |
| The basic cooking equipment that every catering trailer | | | | operating properly and not a hazard to you or your |
| should have to get started is a tea earn, griddle, baine | | | | customers. |
| marie and a fridge, freezer | | | | Well this is the basics you should look for when buying |
| Tea earn is used to boil water for your teas, coffees | | | | a mobile catering trailer. |
| and other hot drinks. | | | | |