The complete guide to ice types for your venue
Whether it's creating cocktails, displaying seafood, or blanching vegetables, ice plays a vital part in foodservice venues everyday.
To understand what type of ice is suited to your industry and what machine is suited to your needs simply follow these handy ice guides:
Venue
| Restaurants | 500g per person |
| Cocktails | 1.5kg per person |
| Accommodation | 2.5kg per guest |
| Seafood display cases | 48kg per cubic metre |
| Cold plate systems | Add 50% per day holding capacity |
| QSR | 40% of cup capacity |
Ice Cube Capacity
| Small Gourmet | 8g, Dia. 21mm x H 25mm |
| Medium Gourmet | 20g, Dia. 30mm x H 34mm |
| Large Gourmet | 39g, Dia. 38mm H 41mm |
| Half Dice | 6g, 10mm x 22mm x 22mm |
| Full Dice | 10g, 22mm x 22mm x 22mm |
| Large Dice | 17g, 29mm x 24mm x 29mm |
| Gourmet | Dice | Nugget & Cube | Flake | Scale |
Ice Usage Guide
| Half diced ice cube | QSR Soft Drinks, general purpose, high volume |
| Full diced ice cube | alcohol, bagging, hot areas, high volume |
| Large, diced ice cube | Alcohol, high volume, restaurants, bagging |
| Gourmet cubes | Boutique Bars, high end bars and restaurants |
| Nugget ice cube | Hospitals, clinics, display, blended drinks |
| Flake ice | Display cabinets, fast cooling, bakeries etc. |
| Cubelet ice | QSR drinks, restaurants, display |
Have you got the right machine for the job?
Scotsman Ice Machines
With over 60 years of history, Scotsman Ice Systems are best known for their reliability and affordability, with a wide range to suit any industry.
Scotsman ice machines feature the all-natural sanitation system. Resulting in protection from viruses and bacterium, preventing formation of slime, mould and yeast, operating behind the scenes 24/7 365 days to keep equipment clean and safe.
Scotsman is engaged in an important project to develop a new range of icemakers using only natural refrigerants, which are fully compliant with the F Gas Regulation and have almost ZERO Ozone Depletion Potential and Global Warming Potential.
Contact us for more information on the Scotsman range of Ice Machines to suit your needs. www.moffat.com.au/brands/scotsman or free call 1300 268 798
16th January 2024
