The 3 Best High Speed Mixers For Any Bar Or Restaurant

The size of the mixer is important when deciding which to buy because everyone has a certain limit to their counter space. Buying huge mixers may mean you can only have one or two, and will cause longer customer wait times. Getting one that is too small, however, may mean it is not big enough or powerful enough to get the job done quickly and consistently. It’s best to find high speed mixers which are large and powerful enough to make drinks quickly, but small enough to fit three or more on a counter.

Cost, of course, is important to any buyer. You want to keep your overall costs down, but don’t be too cheap to purchase quality equipment. Lower quality, cheap products will generally break more quickly then quality mixers, and cost you more in the long run!

Be sure to think about how the mixer will be used on a regular basis. Does it need to be able to crush ice and make thick frozen drinks, or simply blend up juices? The power needed for thicker drinks is higher than that needed for strictly liquid drinks.

While balancing these aspects, it is easier to narrow your choices. In fact, there are only a dozen or so high speed mixers on the market which balance all factors perfectly. Here is a list of the 3 best mixers for any bar or restaurant.

Vita Mix 1005 Vita-Prep 3
Vita mix is a well known brand in most commercial and household kitchens. This particular blender is powerful enough to mix very thick drinks into ultra smooth mixes all day without any overheating, and is fairly quiet while it does so. It is slightly bigger than some of its competitors, so those with very limited space may have trouble fitting more than three on their counter tops.

Hamilton Beach Model HMD400
This machine has a wonderful triple spindle design, so you can mix three drinks at once on the same machine. Three different speeds let you decide how you want the drinks mixed, and it operates much like the old fashioned malt/milkshake mixing machines. The size is quite large, but most kitchens wont have need of more than one or two of these machines.

SaniServ Cyclone
This tiny machine is a great space saver! This is perfect for making malts, shakes, ans smoothie type drinks, and most would have no problem fitting four or more on a counter. The drink size, however, may be a problem for some menus. The average drink size possible with this machine is 16-30 oz.

These high speed mixers may be able to increase profits, and make your buying decision much easier. Even better, each company has replacement parts and accessories, in case anything gets lost or broken. Prices generally range from $550-$1000, with some opportunities for discounts to bulk buyers.