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All About Used Restaurant Equipment

Why would anyone want to buy used restaurant equipment? For a restauranteur contemplating the opening of a new restaurant, used restaurant equipment could represent the difference between success and failure.

Since 90% of new restaurants fail in their first year, often partially due to high startup costs, there is an ample supply of barely used restaurant equipment available for purchase. And since this used restaurant equipment costs a fraction of what new equipment would, buying used can add up to significant savings.

While one might want to be cautious about some used restaurant equipment, such as flatware and china, which may be cracked, shipped, or bent, other high-ticket items are generally safe bets. Racks and shelving are made to last for many years. Ovens, stoves, and grills generally have long lives, and any minor repairs that become necessary for used restaurant equipment will almost certainly cost far less than the price of a new unit.

Used restaurant equipment also has the advantage of having already proven itself, unlike the newest trendy equipment. If the dish machine functioned flawlessly at its previous location, it is unlikely to become a lemon after a new owner purchases it. And a prospective buyer can sometimes get a better idea of how to set up their own kitchen space after speaking to previous owners, or even viewing the used restaurant equipment in its current setting.

Purchasing used restaurant equipment could easily amount to thousands of dollars in savings. This keeps the startup investment within manageable levels. This consideration is especially important in the risky restaurant industry, where success could hinge upon very small decisions. Today's decision to buy preowned items for kitchen or front-of-house operations could easily spare a budding entrepreneur from selling used restaurant equipment themselves, a year from now.