If you own and operate a restaurant, think about improving your bottom line with the right kitchen electrics accessories. Your chefs/sous chefs will thank you for helping improve their efficiency and effectiveness in the kitchen. Kitchen electrics accessories also give them resources to try new techniques not possible previously. The right accessories will enhance the quality of food and service your customers receive, encouraging repeat business and word-of-mouth recommendations.

Consider kitchen electronics accessories related to coffee makers, mixers and food processors or stand-alone specialty kitchen accessories. During your search, keep the following in mind:

1. Look for companies that will match competitors' prices for the same kitchen electrics accessories.

2. If you're in the market to purchase several costly kitchen electrics accessories and appliances, check for companies offering free shipping.

3. Make sure you're comfortable with a company's return policy before you purchase kitchen electrics accessories – some charge costly restocking fees.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Locate a kitchen electrics accessories provider for your coffee needs

Electric coffee makers by themselves can make great coffee, but the right accessories can make great coffee even better.

I recommend: Always have enough hot coffee with the KitchenAid Pro Line Series replacement carafe with warming plate from Kitchen Universe. The carafe comes with two removable snap-on lids, one black for regular and the other orange for decaffeinated coffee. Brew only the freshest coffee all day every day when you use the Saeco Titan Burr coffee grinder from Ira Wood & Sons. Perfect for any kitchen, this grinder includes anti-static properties, a removable ground coffee container, 12 grind settings and a 0-60 second timer.

Find kitchen electrics accessories for your mixers and food processors

Your electric appliances can accomplish even more than they already do with the right accessories.

I recommend: If you own a KitchenAid mixer, expand its capabilities with mixer attachments from Williams-Sonoma. Choose from the ice cream maker, pasta roller, ravioli maker, rotor slicer, food grinder, sausage stuffer and fruit/vegetable strainer. If you're dissatisfied with any purchase, simply return it for an exchange or merchandise credit. Improve your food processor performance with extra discs from CutleryAndMore.com. For use with your Cuisinart 8 Series, 10 Series and Classic and Custom 11 Food Processors, the 3-piece specialty disc set may be just what you need; it comes with a julienne disc, fine grating disc and thick slicing disc.

Order specialty kitchen electrics accessories for your restaurant or catering business

The specialty kitchen electrics accessories list of possibilities for your restaurant can be lengthy, but consider useful accessories that let you sanitize food, sharpen knives and grow herbs.

I recommend: Sanitize your fresh foods with the Lotus Food Sanitizing Preservation System from CHEFS. This powerful system, named one of the best inventions of 2006 by Time magazine, turns ordinary tap water into a natural sanitizer without using any chemicals. The system includes the base unit, multipurpose bowl/lid, trigger spray bottle, two microfiber cloths, a booster cartridge and instruction booklet. You'll always chop, cut and slice foods right the first time when you keep your knives sharp with the Chef's Choice Commercial Diamond Hone #2000 electric knife sharpener from the Kitchen Shoppe. The two-stage commercial-grade unit sharpens serrated, filet and butcher knives in seconds using 100% diamond abrasives first and then ultra-fine honing disks to ensure razor-sharp blades. Keep fresh herbs at your fingertips with the AeroGarden Space Saver 6 Elite from Sur La Table. This growing system comes with high-efficiency lighting, a low-maintenance growing chamber, a gourmet herb kit and two grow bulbs.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  While sifting through all the kitchen electrics accessories information and dreaming of all you can do with accessories you purchase for electric equipment/appliances, ensure you have ample storage space to handle the accessories when you're not using them. Accessories often come in odd shapes and sizes and don't fit neatly in drawers and cabinets.