Movember - John the Slicer

We are delighted to introduce John the Slicer - the newest member of our Mid West Movember team. He joins Charlie the Chargrill and Harry the Bratt Pan, who have already taken on the challenge.

John the Slicer enjoys slicing fine French cheese and deli products, so naturally he chose to go for a French-style moustache. A rather suave and debonair chap, John the Slicer is also highly experienced in slicing a variety of meats and breads. He takes great pride in his work and likes to boast about his fancy manual and automatic settings, as well as showing off the speed in which he can slice foods into precise portions. 

All this snooty behaviour has made him quite unpopular amongst the other equipment items, who find him to be rather obsessed with efficiency and accuracy and not so keen on making casual conversation. 

John the Slicer is hoping that by participating in Movember, he can show the other equipment that he's just "one of the guys" and no more outstanding than any of the other items. He's still convinced that his moustache is the best though.

If you'd like to support John the Slicer and our staff team on their Movember mission, visit their team webpage here to make a donation.

Don't forget to pop over to the website and visit our Movember Gallery to see pictures of all our equipment taking part in Movember!

Movember - Harry the Bratt Pan

Spurred on by Charlie the Chargrill's efforts, Harry the Bratt Pan is the latest item of Mid West equipment to embrace Movember in support of our office team of Mo Bros.

With his professional expertise lying in boiling, frying, braising, poaching and stewing, we are not surprised that this multi-talented piece of equipment has so successfully turned his hand to the fine art of "moustachery".

Sporting a Tom Selleck-inspired number, Harry is a bratt pan who is clearly not afraid of a challenge. We really do think he's done himself proud with this magnificant display of moustache-growing prowess, and deserves your wholehearted support.

If you'd like to support Harry and our staff team, visit their team webpage here to donate.

Visit our Movember Gallery to see all our equipment taking part in Movember.

Movember madness begins!

A huge team of our staff are taking part in Movember this year, growing moustaches throughout November to raise awareness and money for men's health charities. To show solidarity, a number of our items of catering equipment will be sporting moustaches for Movember too. Stay tuned here on the blog and on Twitter throughout the month to see them all! We'll also be putting a Movember Gallery up on the website soon.

Charlie the Chargrill was the first item of equipment to stand up and be counted. Keen to show off his rather impressive 'tache-growing skills, he has launched himself wholeheartedly into the spirit of Movember.

Charlie is a heavy duty chargrill, and has a heavy duty 'tache to match. In between cooking up delicious burgers, chops, and steaks, Charlie the Chargrill carefully grooms his moustache and spends a great deal of time cultivating it into the perfect bushy specimen you see before you. 

If, like Charlie the Chargrill, you'd like to join us in supporting our Movember team, you can visit their team webpage and make a donation here.

Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble!

OK, so it's not quite a cauldron, but this 250lt boiling pan is entering into the Halloween 'spirit' here at Mid West Towers.

Perfect for boiling up substantial quantities of potion, this is an absolute must-have item for any busy witch. With fast heat-up and evenly distributed heating, this boiling pan is much more reliable than your average fire-heated cauldron, and is far less likely to result in those pesky burnt bits of frog at the bottom. The boiling pan is gentle enough to cook even the most delicate eye of newt to perfection, and the lockable casters mean that it can easily be wheeled from cave to cave with the minimum of fuss. 

The boiling pan is made from hygienic stainless steel, enabling fine ingredients such as warts and toenails to be kept in a clean cooking environment so as not to contaminate them with any unwanted germs. Additionally, the large tap at the front of the boiling pan enables the easy transferral of potion into bottles, negating the need for cumbersome ladles.

To see more items of second-hand catering equipment which may be of use to the discerning witch, please feel free to visit our website or give us a call on 0845 266 8848 to arrange an appointment to view items at our cave.

Check out our warehouse!

Thought you might like to see some pictures of our massive warehouse, which is bursting at the seams with fab items of second hand catering equipment for sale! Everyone likes a good "before" and "after" photo, so here's how the warehouse has changed in the last couple of months, as hundreds of items of equipment have come back from major summer events (and other such exotic hire locations) and into our sales centre...

We hope you're suitably impressed! ;)

Before - empty, but with an atmosphere of hope and expectation!

After - it's like Santa's been early!

Lots of lovely kit!

Moody hot cupboard and servery shot...

You are very welcome to make an appointment to pop along to our giant warehouse and fill your boots with this beautiful equipment - just give us a ring or drop us an email to book. You can also get a sneak preview of the types of items we have available by heading over to our website, which will also give you an indication of stock levels per item type. Items are selling incredibly fast, so you'd best hurry if you don't want to miss out.

Rome wasn't built in a day (so my nan likes to tell me), so we're still feverishly adding items to the website as they arrive in stock. If there's a particular item you're after and you don't see it on the website, get in touch and we'll be able to check if we've got anything suitable.

See you soon!

Some Poetry (oh dear!)

I decided it shouldn't be a crime

To write a whole blog post in rhyme.

It can't be that hard

To emulate The Bard,

But this seems to be taking some time...

Here are some items of kit,

That may be the most perfect fit

For your kitchen at work

And now here's the perk:

They're BARGAINS (oh I'm such a wit!).

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Check out our website,

I'm not a liar - 

Just £400

For this double basket fryer!

We like to name kit

After famous celebs,

But I fear that this next one is scraping the dregs,

For we have bestowed the name "Tina Turner"

To none other than this, a lovely six burner.

 How about this,

It's a real looker,

A bargain price too -

This fab pasta cooker!
 

Big News!

Hello all - sorry we've been quiet for a couple of months! Hopefully all will be forgiven when you hear about what we've been up to..! Over the next few months, we will be getting in hundreds (yes, you heard me right!) of additional items of equipment into stock. Some will be standard refurbished equipment, and some - drumroll please - will be nearly-new items, bought new in 2012 and only used at one event! Exciting times and fantastic bargains are to be had, so stay tuned. If you'd like to be the first to see the lists of expected items, pop over to our website and sign up to our newsletter.

Items have already started arriving at our lovely new warehouse, so here's a quick overview of a couple of our latest additions...

10 Rack Combi Oven - £950

This is one of those really versatile items of equipment that all kitchens need. Poaching, braising, roasting, baking - you name it, this combi can do it. Well, it probably draws the line at tap dancing, but I bet it would give it a good shot if you asked!

Upright Fridge 610 litre - £750

Bought new in 2012, these sought-after fridges have only been used at one event and are pretty sparkly if I do say so myself. We've got 4 in stock at the moment, with more expected over the next couple of months, so no fighting please. If you're after an almost-new fridge at a bargain price, then this is clearly the item for you. 

If these ones are bit over your budget and you don't mind a slightly older fridge, then you'll be pleased to know that we've also got several refurbished upright fridges in stock too.

Check out the website for all our current stock - items are being added as soon as the info reaches us, so keep an eye out on the website, blog and Twitter for regular updates!