
Northern Powerhouse Kitchen Bookings: What Can the Test Kitchen Be Used For?
Our Northern Powerhouse Kitchen is available for all our catering and foodservice colleagues! This kitchen contains high-quality catering equipment from well-known brands like Rational and Blue Seal. It works like a kitchen you find in restaurants, hotels, schools, and cafes. We took the time to create a developmental kitchen that feels like a home from home for many chefs and kitchen managers.
Our development kitchen features a totally interchangeable setup. We can swap out many appliances at a moment’s notice and install the ones you, the client, need. The only permanent fixture is the ventilation, provided by Inox Fabrications. Currently, our kitchen setup includes a Vario cooking centre with pressure facility and an scc101e combination oven from Rational. It also features an Evolution chargrill, griddle, 6-burner range, and salamander from Blue Seal. Furthermore, there is a 3-door preparation fridge and chef base meat drawer from Fosters, another 3-door prep fridge from Prodis, an Inowash hood type dishwasher, our very own hot cupboard, and a portable walk-in chiller/freezer.
Why Create the Northern Powerhouse Kitchen?
At NWCE Foodservice Equipment, we have long considered creating a kitchen. Our aim was to establish something for community members. As catering and foodservice engineers, what better way than to offer a high-spec kitchen and conference centre at our head office? Our own engineers created and fitted the entire kitchen, allowing you to see our work first-hand.
We don’t want this seen as ‘our’ kitchen; it is your kitchen, for whatever you need. If you work in a restaurant and want to avoid closing your kitchen for menu development, or if you’re a manufacturer needing space for independent training, then this is for you! The conference and meeting rooms on the mezzanine floor serve as both a workspace and a place to relax and let ideas flow.
Additionally, the Northern Powerhouse Kitchen has future plans to host charitable events. Keep your eyes peeled for more information about that. Book your time in the Northern Powerhouse Kitchen today and experience all it has to offer.







