Paragon Food Equipment's Buying Guide to Commercial Refrigeration, Ice & Beverage Equipment

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Slushy/Frozen Beverage Dispensers

These dispensers come in two styles: a barrel

freezer option and a hopper/bowl type option.

These two options are for non-carbonated drink

mixes. These are great for fruit smoothies, infused

slush for cocktails and ice coffees.

The MP1 produces higher throughput than the

FM2; however both are capable of keeping product

frozen and ready to serve. Decisions made in this

category will be made based on your volume and

throughput. Your local RED Dealer will be able to

guide you in the right direction.

Juicers

While there is certainly a place for the manual lever action juicers in commercial foodservice, these are

mainly used for citrus for behind the bar. For our purposes, we will focus on the electric commercial

juicers. This category breaks down into three different types of juicers: Centrifugal juicers, Citrus

Juicers and Masticating Juicers.

Vollrath has an excellent option for manual juicing for lower volume needs such as crafted cocktails or

infusions in a dessert.

Centrifugal Juicers are juicers that use speed to

breakdown or shred fruits and vegetables using

centrifugal force to separate the solid pulp and the

liquid juice. These are ideal for high volume needs

and ease of operation/cleanability.

Masticating Juicers, also known as cold juicers,

use pressure created by an auger to force the juice

from the fruit/vegetable. These units are often the

best option for quality of the product when a variety

of items are juiced on a regular basis.

Citrus Juicers are specifically for juicing citrus fruits

such as oranges, grapefruit and other citrus fruits.