Best commercial worktables & workstations according to redditors

> You have obviously never tried to buy commercial kitchen equipment. Or tried to build a commercial kitchen.

You can buy small used equipment used affordably. Not a single person is requiring you to have expensive, brand new, commercial-grade equipment. What you are required to have is equipment that can be cleaned to health code standards, which in this case does not cost significantly more than equipment you'd use in your own home. In fact, many appliances sold for home use meet NSF certification standards. How about we make a kitchen?

All of these refrigerators qualify. I'll let you splurge and we'll spend $2,000 on a fridge/freezer, which will be perfect for the small batches we're making.

Here, let's spend another $2,000 on a brand new oven

$300 for your sink

$630 for a mixer

$146 for a counter

I'll let you splurge and spend $500 on miscellaneous utensils, all brand new. We'll use another $1,000 to get miscellaneous hardware and do all the installation, because why not?

So let's see, that gives you a commercial-grade kitchen for under $7,000. Provided you're using a room that isn't filled with garbage, vermin, or poison and which has floors and walls that can be easily cleaned, I'm really struggling to see where you get your $50,000 from. Surely you're not suggesting that people should be selling food they made in rat and roach infested kitchens that can't be cleaned?

If $7,000 is too much for you, this equipment can be had much cheaper used. If you go used, you're getting awfully close to the $5,000 amount under which you can sell food without a license. It should not at all be hard to fund a commercial-grade kitchen in a year or two if your products sell well enough to warrant getting one.

>Stop trying to argue about things you don't know anything about.

I suggest you take your own advice. We'd all love to see the source for your $50,000 claim that you seem so intent on sticking with.

I got some pretty good baking swag this year.

First up was a Kopykake. I will be making disgusting amounts of cookies over the next year putting this thing to the test.

A KitchenAid Architect was shocked to see it was the full set as these are stupid expensive.

Possibly my favorite gift for kitchen stuff this year was DrawerDecor which has finally made my drawers a non clusterfuck.

Steel prep table similar to this but not this model. Got it before Christmas but was told it was an early xmas gift.

Wire Shelving similar to this, but again not this model. Its 4' wide and each shelf can take 600. It freed up SO much room for me. I highly recommend more shelving for any of you guys/gals who have the room for it.

18" Magnetic Knife Strip, again more stuff out of shelves, off of counter tops etc.

Glass mixing bowls

Last but certainly not least, I finally got this cookie sheet from chicago metallic. Such a nice piece.


Now I think it is worth noting that I bake for a living, and that most people don't actually want a prep table or a 3' tall projector in their kitchen but damnit I love it! :)

The main theme for this xmas seems to be helping me get my kitchen to the OCD level needed in a professional kitchen. Not sure the missus loves the strict flow of kitchen as much as I do but man, it feels good and looks great.

I copped mine on sale but here: Seville Classics Commercial-Grade NSF Top Work Table, 49" W x 24" D x 35.5" H, Stainless Steel https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007LQH86/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IZPxDb1PXXH52

A little pricey, but easily one of my favorite brewing purchases. Very sturdy, comes with casters, and it's easy to clean.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007LQH86/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

God those models are so gorgeous. So expensive, so gorgeous. We just got one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/John-Boos-JNS09-Galvanized-Adjustable/dp/B00XJP0AM6/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1457047896&sr=8-9&keywords=john+boos

I use a 48" x 30" stainless steel prep table on casters, like what one might find in a restaurant kitchen or science lab. It was about $130 on Amazon (IIRC). I don't regret the expense one bit. I love it, and I almost wish I had gone with a 5' table rather than the 4'. Whatever you choose, be sure to give yourself plenty of room to set down things like your pizza peels, serving trays, tongs, gloves, etc.

More on why the prep table is awesome: The stainless wipes clean easily and looks nice with the Ooni Pro, which is also stainless. It has a shelf that hovers several inches above the ground and holds a plastic tote full of grilling tools, plus two types of charcoal and two bags of wood. As the table complies with NSF standards, there are many extra shelves and hooks available to customize the storage space, though I haven't availed myself of those yet. Casters allow me to roll the whole setup inside during the winter to prevent rust, but I can just as easily roll it outside to light up the oven anytime I want.

In short, the ease of use and attractive appearance of the stainless prep table option might keep you from ever getting out your bricks and mortar. Enjoy your oven!

Edit: added links in first paragraph.

It's not terrible. If you had a HEAVY butcher block table adjacent to it and parallel to that back wall, you could pop a couple screws through the cabinet and into the block. Something like [this] (https://www.amazon.com/BoosBlock-Professional-Table-Butcher-Block/dp/B000I031U8/ref=br_lf_m_3qvdon3pb3sy3wn_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&s=furniture)

I just ordered one of these from Amazon, same one that Babish uses.

Large Butcher blocks can raise the working surfaces a few inches.

You can also get a bucther block/table that higher than the one you're working on.

How tall is your work surface?

Something like this?

No. It actually a Boos food prep table that I trimmed the legs down. Here is a link to it. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003JN1MRU/ref=twister_B00XJP2AP6?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

This is the table I ordered according to my Amazon history. Like I said tho, the one i got was a scratch and dent return so i got a huge discount. Any stainless food prep table would work.

BK Resources VTT-4830 18 Gauge Stainless Steel Flat Top Table with Galvanized Undershelf and Legs, 48" x 30", 34.75" Height, 30" Width, 48" Length https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0040YZI3Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_2-QgDb3VW0K2W

If I wanted to have that sink operational, I would buy this table, or one like it. I actually have this exact table in my backyard, and screwed on top of it a butcher block table top for a work bench with a vise. It’s exceptionally sturdy and strong and rot proof. It would make a great base for your sink. You would just need to cut a hole in the stainless top for your drain. And also bolt something like 2 pieces of wood on to the table top, over which the sink would rest, to prevent it from moving about. That thing must weigh at least 100 pounds. Good luck.

Have the 36" long version of this metal table:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016CIGRE6/

What about two semi circle tables put together?

Here's some:

https://smithsystem.com/furniture/half-moon-activity-table-2/

https://www.amazon.com/Wood-Designs-HPL2264HCRC29-Pressure-Laminate/dp/B01GKG3OAK

http://www.nationwideindustrialsupply.com/departments/tables-6689/vircoreg-primary-collectiontrade-horseshoe-shaped-activity-table/

https://www.amazon.com/Wood-Designs-HPL2264HCRCA1829-Pressure-Adjustable/dp/B01GKG3XAQ/

https://www.worthingtondirect.com/tables/mg2270-activity-table-w-color-band-60-x-66-horeshoe.htm

http://virco.com/collaborative-1?page=1

http://www.hertzfurniture.com/Classroom-Tables--Edu-Edge-Horseshoe-Activity-Table-with-Ball-Glides--9298--mo.html