Professional slush machine: selection guide

Buying a professional slush machine is important. It is especially so for bars and restaurant businesses that need equipment that lasts over time and withstands summer temperatures without damaging the product.

First of all, it is good to know how a slush machine works and how to prepare slush quickly. These are fundamentals for buying the right equipment. In fact, it must be of quality and guarantee a healthy product made quickly.

How does a slush machine work?

To prepare a tasty and fresh granita it will be enough to mix juice or fruit juice, water and sugar. The quantities may vary according to the product to be obtained. For a granita with an intense and full-bodied flavor it is in fact advisable to use more fruit juice, for a more granular product it is better to dose a greater amount of water. That's why slush equipment is indispensable.

A machine for making slushes is composed of:

-a transparent tank in which the ingredients are inserted, which is used to allow the user to check the preparation of the granita and the customer to see the product

-rotating elements which are used to mix the product. The speed must not be too high to avoid the generation of heat that would affect the final product.

-dispensing nozzle

The ingredients inside the slush machines are subjected to very low temperatures and will generate the slush, with a dense and not too grainy consistency, in a few minutes.

How to choose the equipment for making slushes?

A machine for making granita, as we have seen, must have one or more transparent tanks and a dispensing spout. The external structure can vary and can also be customizable.

La ideal tray it must be designed to keep the temperature under control and isolate the product from the summer heat. There are also machines for slushes with multiple trays, so as to allow you to organize your work.

Plus his crafts it must be designed to facilitate the mixing of the product. In fact it is good that the internal corners are rounded so as to avoid the accumulation of ingredients.

It is also good to make sure that the equipment technologies prevent the formation of ice on the external side of the tank, which in addition to an unpleasant appearance, could melt and damage the machine or the surrounding appliances and cables.

Further aspects to be evaluated are the tray drip tray, which when sliding facilitates cleaning, and the control panel, which if touch-screen facilitates its use. It is also good that the elements in contact with the final product are in plastic or stainless steel and removable, so as to facilitate cleaning of the instrument, which can be carried out in the dishwasher.

A more technical aspect concerns the power of the slush machine: to ensure a fresh product, the voltage should be around 220-240 V and the power around 0,45 Kw and 1,4 Kw (based on the quantity of trays).

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Machines for slushes, sorbets and soft ice cream

There is also a viable alternative for catering businesses that want to purchase versatile equipment.

In fact, it can be used for various productions. This is the slush machine that also allows you to dispense sorbets, creams, frozen yogurt and soft ice cream. In this case it is good that the trays are more than one and it is necessary to make sure that it works with water-based preparations (such as those for slushes) and milk-based (such as those for soft ice cream).

The professional sorbet machines that also dispense granitas and soft ice cream solve in smaller places the line dedicated to desserts with little effort and a limited investment.

There are also specific machines on the market for intolerances (lactose or for celiac people) which ensure that the products placed inside the tub do not come into contact with other ingredients, such as this machine for professional slush and cold creams.