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View All BrandsEasy Roasted Potatoes: Melissa’s Dutch Yellows Give Chefs a Blank Canvas for Exciting Recipes
Easy Roasted Potatoes: Melissa’s Dutch Yellows Give Chefs a Blank Canvas for Exciting Recipes Potatoes have become a staple ingredient in many different cultures’ cuisines. From popular snack treats to delicious complement sides that are easy...
A Brief History Of Fish Tacos In Southern California
A Brief History Of Fish Tacos In Southern California. Living in California means having access to so many great foods. Most of the time, these tastes originate from a particular ethnic group residing in a certain area (Vietnamese pho in Westminster, ...
What Sets Chefs’ Toys apart?
What sets Chefs’ Toys apart? How do you decide on where you get gas or bank? Convenience. Maybe a designated credit card. Customer service. We have all sorts of criteria to choose from, but the reasons that matter are the ones most important to you...
How Food Donations Feed The Hungry (Deliciously)
How Food Donations Feed The Hungry (Deliciously). Bill Bracken is the founder of Bracken’s Kitchen and former executive chef. His tenure includes time helming the kitchens at The Peninsula Beverly Hills and the Island Hotel in Newport Beach. Most r...
Chefs’ Toys Earns 2016 U.S. Top Dealer Achiever Award
Chefs’ Toys Earns 2016 U.S. Top Dealer Achiever Award. Foodservice Equipment and Supplies magazine recently selected Chefs’ Toys as Top Dealer Achiever for 2016. Chefs’ Toys, the leading restaurant equipment and supplies company in southern Cal...
Restaurant Supply Store: What to Look For
Restaurant Supply Store: What to Look For. Any experienced chef knows that every great restaurant starts with a quality kitchen. And a quality kitchen starts with three key components: 1) efficiency in its layout 2) all safety and health code require...
Commercial Bakery Supplies: Measuring Up Success
Commercial Bakery Supplies: Measuring Up Success. Let’s take a look at all the measuring tools a commercial bakery needs to make each recipe perfect. Measuring Cups – Available in plastic, aluminum and stainless steel construction, quality meas...
Traeger Grills BBQ Recipes
Traeger Grills BBQ Recipes. Living in Southern California means grilling is practically a year-round activity. One of the more respected brands in outdoor grills, Traeger not only represents a quality product, but they are super helpful when it comes...
How to Start a Food Truck
How to Start a Food Truck. Reasons to open a food truck vary: You’ve got a great concept. It’s less money than opening a brick-and-mortar. How hard can it be? Well, we’re here to give you the facts about starting one up. Whether you’re a food...
Food Photography – Tips from Professional Food Photographer, Anne Watson
Food Photography – Tips from Professional Food Photographer, Anne Watson. Food photography is sweeping across social media. Who doesn’t love great food photos?! As a professional food photographer, I love seeing all the fabulous cuisine and resta...
The Many Uses for a Commercial Waffle Maker
The Many Uses for a Commercial Waffle Maker. Waffles are popping up on menus across different restaurant concepts. From breakfast joints and hotel self-serve breakfast bars to full-service dinner spots, ice cream shops and pubs without full-kitchens,...
The Many Uses of the Panini Grill
The Many Uses of the Panini Grill. The word “panini” is actually a plural form of saying “panino”, which means “bread roll” in Italian. So in a literal translation, the panini grill is a grill for bread rolls. Which, is mostly right – b...
5 Signs Your Refrigerator Needs to be Replaced
5 Signs Your Refrigerator Needs to be Replaced. Refrigerators have a number of components that work in unison to ensure smooth operation and performance. But when one part goes bad, it can negatively affect how well everything else works, leading to ...
How to Choose Your First Chef’s Knife
How to Choose Your First Chef’s Knife. Just because you know how to use a chef’s knife, doesn’t mean you necessarily know how to buy one. Learning your knife skills is an important milestone in culinary development, but a question many nov...
What are BTU’s and How Do They Apply to Cooking?
What are BTU’s and How Do They Apply to Cooking? One of the major specifications to look for on gas-powered cooking equipment is BTUs. BTU stands for British Thermal Unit, and it represents the amount of energy needed to heat one pound of water...
Commercial BBQ Equipment: The Minimalist’s Guide to Smokin’ Profits
Commercial BBQ Equipment: The Minimalist’s Guide to Smokin’ Profits. Thinking about creating an outdoor barbecue area in your restaurant, but baffled about how to get started? Relax, the basics are easy and we’ve created a list of all t...
Reduce Restaurant Equipment Repairs by Maintaining Ball Bearings
Reduce Restaurant Equipment Repairs by Maintaining Ball Bearings. Restaurant equipment repairs typically get identified when you hear an odd sound or strange vibration. Your food equipment is the backbone of your kitchen. Meat slicers, standup mixe...
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
Starting with a passion for food, Chefs’ Toys began in 1988 with a genuine desire to help other Chefs. From humble beginnings to foodservice enterprise, Chefs’ Toys business philosophy has never wavered. Click the video play button to the right to see what drives us.













