Commercial Kitchen Equipment Goes Beyond Your Grandma's Pots And Pans

In the popular K-Drama Wok Of Love, the protagonist Seo Poong (Lee Jun-ho), a young and popular chef, is possessive about his wok. When he leaves his job as a chef at a high-end hotel to run an independent Chinese restaurant, the only thing he carries along is his wok. Emotionally attached to the cooking utensil, he believes it is the most important part of his cooking process. Throughout the show, there are close-up shots of the wok and of Seo Poong's techniques to move it to make his favorite recipes.

A cooking utensil is a piece of important kitchen equipment. Perhaps, the most important. But in a commercial kitchen that is supposed to prepare multiple orders and ensure food safety protocols are properly followed, grandma-style pots and pans are passe.


In the last few years, the food service industry has focused on implementing automated technology in its cooking equipment. Thus, commercial cooking equipment manufacturers are creating new devices with features to control them through the Internet of Things (IoT) and other technologies. As a result, the food service industry is shifting its focus on equipment embedded with high-tech technology and automation. One of these popular innovative devices is the R2-D2 Refrigerator. With novel innovations like this, those working in the commercial equipment industry seem willing to make new mistakes by trying to tap into a market that has connected commercial equipment.