Want to upgrade your buffet without the hassle of disassembling your existing infrastructure or learning a complex new system? In this article, we’ll share an easy way to give your buffet a much-needed visual and functional refresh.
Why You Need a Buffet Refresh, From a Consumer Perspective
In the age of fast fashion, tech trends, and ever-evolving streaming platforms, our cultural desire for newness is at an all-time high. Even subtle changes stimulate dopamine release, positively impacting customer perception and incentivizing them to check back often.
In the same way, a buffet upgrade communicates several things about a foodservice business to its customers. In terms of progress and innovation, a refresh implies that the business is forward-thinking, adaptable, and committed to improvement, which helps it stay relevant in a competitive market where complacency can be fatal. Even minor upgrades create a sense of progress and improvement, which often leaves customers feeling valued.
How a Buffet Refresh Enhances a Business, From a Functional Perspective
Buffet equipment problems are numerous if your setup is outdated, too complex, or requires too much manual labor. Challenges that make work harder than it has to be take a toll on employee morale, triggering a ripple effect that extends to the financial health of the business.
Some common problems we’ve found with underperforming or inconvenient buffet setups include the following:
- Sanitation Issues: Cleaning and sanitizing heating equipment with hard-to-reach areas is time consuming and difficult. Far too often, those hard-to-reach areas are ignored, leading to the degradation of the equipment coupled with bacterial growth.
- Burn Hazards: Flames and hot water pose a risk to staff and customers.
- Space Constraints: Bulky heating equipment takes up valuable presentation, transportation, and storage space.
- Induction Woes: We love induction cooktops. However, not all products labeled “induction ready” are compatible with every induction cooking surface, a problem our industry is working hard to mitigate.
- Complex Operation: Complicated controls and settings create a learning curve for staff, which slows down the process and increases training costs.
Luckily, there is a solution for businesses adding a buffet program or refreshing their existing style.
Refresh Your Buffet with a Simple Solution
For a refresh, or starter set, the BuffetBoost collection provides solutions for operations including, but not limited to:
- Catering Events
- Banquet Halls
- Business & Industry Accounts
- Colleges & Universities
- Airport Lounges
- Sports & Entertainment Venues
- Healthcare & Senior Living Facilities
BuffetBoost Warming Blocks
The BuffetBoost Warming Block tackles all of the issues listed above. Visually, its sleek and elegant appearance fits into any existing buffet setup, big or small. Its modern design leaves a small footprint in your kitchen or vehicle, with a shape that is easy to store. The warming block maintains hot food at a safe temperature for hours at a time using an AC adaptor or battery, eliminating the need for flames or hot water which are both dangerous and create waste. And with no hard to reach parts, clean-up is simple.
The cornerstone of this design is the versatility it brings to the table. The warming block works with any heat-conductive vessel, and its simple shape allows multiple blocks to be used in tandem to support larger vessels and provide even heat.
To summarize:
- The BuffetBoost Warming Block works through surface-to-surface contact.
- Can be used with an AC adapter for continuous heat or with the BuffetBoost Lithium-Ion Battery for portable heat.
- Aluminum surface heats up to 190°F in just seven minutes.
- Works with any flat-bottomed, heat-conductive vessel.
- Use a lidded vessel for best results.
Modern & Versatile Crates
While the warming block carries an on-trend minimalist appearance on its own, it also pairs with aesthetically pleasing crates for an elevated look. The smaller crate fits one warming block, while the bigger crate fits two. Of course, these crates are useful for a wide variety of secondary functions like organizing fruit, exhibiting baked goods, serving as presentation risers, or storing supplies.
They also come in different finishes or “moods”: rustic Acacia crates, mango wood crates in a deep, rich Espresso, and modern Black Twilight stainless steel crates.
Ignite Your Buffet, Without the Fire
The BuffetBoost Collection is a simple, versatile, and stylish solution to common buffet challenges. This collection eliminates the need for flames, hot water, and complex controls, thus improving safety, reducing operational costs, and elevating the dining experience. Its sleek design and compatibility with various vessels make it an ideal choice for businesses looking to refresh their buffet setup and enhance their culinary presentation.
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American Metalcraft products elevate food service in every form—restaurants, grocery stores, hotels and catered events alike. To see the difference that incredible presentation can make, look to the little things. Whether we’re making barware or buffetware, we find opportunities to incorporate unique details, exceptional functionality, and on-trend designs. Our goal is always to make your culinary creations the best possible versions of themselves.
Over 75 years ago, we broke into the industry by turning hubcaps into deep-dish pizza pans and custom plate covers. We’ve since grown our product line into an expansive, eclectic collection of food presentation solutions. In these pages, you’ll discover creative tabletop accessories, innovative kitchen supplies and every other tool you need to craft an incredible dining experience. It all boils down to this: great food deserves great presentation.
