Undercounter Fridges

Undercounter Fridges

Commercial undercounter fridges provide convenient chilled storage while making efficient use of valuable kitchen space. Designed to fit beneath counters, worktops or service areas, they are particularly useful where frequently used ingredients, drinks or other chilled products need to remain close to hand without taking up the space required by a full-height refrigerator.

Our range of commercial undercounter fridges includes solid door and glass door models in a variety of capacities and configurations. With options including single, double and multi-door cabinets, drawer models and worktop or chef-base configurations, there are solutions for professional kitchens, restaurants, cafés, bars and other foodservice environments.

What Is an Undercounter Fridge?

An undercounter fridge is a commercial refrigerator designed to provide chilled storage beneath a counter, worktop or service area. Its lower profile makes it useful in kitchens and other professional foodservice environments where available space is limited or where refrigerated storage needs to be positioned close to a preparation or service area.

Undercounter refrigeration can also be used as supplementary storage alongside larger refrigeration equipment, providing convenient access to ingredients and other chilled products without requiring staff to move away from their workstation during food preparation or service.

Why Choose an Undercounter Fridge?

One of the main advantages of an undercounter fridge is its ability to provide refrigerated storage without requiring the vertical space of an upright refrigerator. This makes it a practical option beneath existing counters and work surfaces, particularly in smaller commercial kitchens, bars and service areas.

Positioning refrigeration close to where food or drinks are prepared and served can also make frequently used chilled products easier to access. Depending on the model, an undercounter fridge can provide additional storage at a preparation station, behind a bar or within a front-of-house service area while keeping the available workspace accessible.

Solid Door or Glass Door Undercounter Fridge?

Our range includes both solid door and glass door undercounter fridges, allowing you to choose a configuration based on how the refrigerated storage will be used.

Solid Door Under Counter Fridges provide enclosed refrigerated storage and are well suited to storing ingredients, prepared food and other chilled products in commercial kitchens and food preparation areas.

Glass Door Undercounter Fridges allow stored products to be viewed through the door, making them particularly useful where visibility and quick identification of chilled products are important, including bars, cafés and service areas.

Choosing the Right Undercounter Fridge

When choosing an undercounter fridge, consider the amount of chilled storage you require, the available width, depth and height, and how the refrigerator will be positioned within your kitchen or service area. Door configuration can also affect access and available storage, with models available in single, double and larger multi-door configurations.

Some undercounter fridges use drawers rather than conventional doors, which can provide convenient access to stored products from a preparation station. Worktop and chef-base configurations are also available, combining refrigerated storage with a surface or equipment position above the cabinet. Always check the individual model's dimensions, capacity and configuration to ensure it is suitable for your available space and intended use.

Before installation, check the manufacturer's requirements for electrical supply, ventilation, clearance and positioning. It is also important to consider the access route into the kitchen and the space required to open doors or drawers fully.

Where Can You Use an Undercounter Fridge?

Commercial undercounter fridges are suitable for a wide range of professional foodservice environments. They can be used beneath preparation counters in commercial kitchens, behind bars, in cafés and restaurants, or at service stations where convenient access to chilled ingredients, drinks and other products is required.

They can also provide useful additional refrigeration where a larger upright cabinet is not practical or where separate chilled storage is needed close to a particular workstation. The right capacity and configuration will depend on the volume of food or drinks being stored and the available space within the business.

Undercounter Fridges Compared With Other Commercial Refrigeration

Undercounter fridges are designed to sit beneath a counter or work surface, whereas commercial upright fridges provide greater vertical storage capacity where more chilled storage is required. An undercounter model can therefore be particularly useful for point-of-use storage, while an upright refrigerator may be more suitable for larger-volume storage.

Undercounter refrigeration is also different from countertop refrigeration, which is designed to sit on top of a work surface rather than beneath it. Consider the available space, required capacity and position of the refrigeration within your kitchen when deciding which format is most suitable.

Browse our range of commercial undercounter fridges to compare solid and glass door models, capacities and configurations from leading catering equipment manufacturers and find a refrigeration solution suited to your professional kitchen or foodservice operation.