Black Friday kitchen equipment: a buying checklist for your venue

Choose Black Friday equipment by the job it must do, the space and services it needs, and the complete delivered cost. Compare the saving after those requirements pass. A larger discount does not make the wrong fridge, ice machine or oven a better fit for your venue.

Hospitality Connect's Black Friday campaign runs 1 to 30 November 2026, with up to 32% off selected commercial kitchen equipment. The promotion covers three brands (Thermaster, Blizzard and Tecnodom) across seven categories. "Up to" is the maximum advertised saving, not a promise that every product receives 32% off. Use the Black Friday promotion page to see the participating products and offer details, and treat the model lists below as a guide to the range, not a price list.

How to use this guide

• Read the checklist first, then jump to the category that matches your bottleneck.
• Each category lists models from the promotion by brand. They are "models to look at", chosen to show the spread of each range. They are not rankings, and we have not ranked them by sales.
• Model names are shown as they appear in the promotion list. Confirm the exact variant, size, capacity and connections on the current technical sheet before you order.
• The lists are a selection. The larger categories have more participating products than are shown here.

Start with the bottleneck in your kitchen

Buy for the task that is limiting service. Write down what happens in your busiest period before comparing model numbers: how much prepared food needs chilled storage, how many portions must be cooked together, or how much ice is taken from the bin before the next quiet period.

Separate replacement needs from expansion. Replacing a failed unit means matching its actual working role and site connections. Increasing capacity means checking what else must change around the new appliance. A bigger fridge is not useful if its doors cannot open on the service aisle, and a larger oven does not solve a tray-handling bottleneck.

The three brands in the promotion

Each brand sits in different parts of the promotion. Knowing where each one is strongest helps you narrow the search before you compare models.

Thermaster

Thermaster has the widest spread in the promotion. It covers most of the refrigeration, food display and food preparation lists, plus the wine coolers, the cold rooms and two ice machines. Look here for bar fridges, upright drink fridges, supermarket-style fridges and freezers, chest freezers, workbench fridges, sandwich and pizza benches, and gelato and deli displays.

Blizzard

Blizzard is the ice machine brand in this promotion. Its models run from underbench units to larger air-cooled machines, and include granular, nugget (chewblet), crescent and crystal ice formats, plus countertop nugget and water dispensers.

Tecnodom

Tecnodom covers the combi and convection oven range, blast chillers in the refrigeration category, and open chillers, deli displays and self-serve displays in the food display category. Its oven names mention tray formats such as GN 1/1 and 600x400, which is a useful detail to match against your trays.

About the saving. The current HC promotion advertises up to 23.5% off selected Thermaster equipment, up to 27.75% off selected Blizzard equipment and up to 32% off selected Tecnodom equipment. The saving varies by model. Other offers cannot be combined with this promotion; promotional items must be fully paid during the promotion period. Prices may change for conversions or modifications. Check the exact model and complete quote before ordering.

Use this five-point check before ordering

Treat an unknown answer as a gap to close before placing the order.

1. Eligible model and saving. Pass: the current campaign listing or written quote identifies the exact participating model, saving basis and applicable terms. Gap: request the model-specific offer rather than applying the headline percentage to a broader category.
2. Working capacity. Pass: your stock layout, peak ice requirement or representative cooking batch has been matched to documented product capabilities. Gap: send the operating requirement and ask for a suitable comparison.
3. Installed fit. Pass: the layout includes the delivery route, door openings, required clearances and access for cleaning and servicing. Gap: measure the route and reconcile the layout with the exact technical sheet.
4. Site services and included kit. Pass: the exact variant's requirements and compatible accessories are identified, with site suitability assessed and every inclusion priced. Gap: obtain the missing specification or itemised scope.
5. Total and timing. Pass: the written quote states GST treatment, freight, delivery, installation exclusions and the promotion deadline. Gap: request a complete quote and confirmed availability. A campaign image is not a stock or delivery promise.

Refrigeration: compare usable space, not just litres

Choose refrigeration around the containers and stock you actually use. Two cabinets with similar stated capacity can organise that stock differently. Make a short loading plan: container dimensions, shelf positions, tall items, and the stock that staff need to reach most often.

The promotion's refrigeration category is the largest, with Thermaster bar fridges, upright and supermarket-style fridges and freezers, chest freezers and gastronorm counters, plus Tecnodom blast chillers. Several listings are tropicalised (named as such in the list). If your kitchen runs hot, ask for the exact model's documented operating conditions rather than assuming any model suits it. Use the exact model's technical sheet for external size, ventilation clearances and door swing. The appliance footprint alone is not the installed space it needs.

Models to look at in refrigeration:

Browse the commercial refrigeration range for comparison, then return to the promotion page to check which models participate. Blast chillers and the dry aging cabinet suit specific jobs, so confirm the use case before comparing them with storage fridges.

Food display: show the product, protect the product

A display case, a preparation bench and a storage fridge have different jobs. Consider how staff load and clean a display and how customers see the product. Check the specified requirements for the food you will display, including whether it is chilled, frozen or hot, and whether it is served from the front or self-served.

This category has a lot of range, from compact countertop beverage displays and sushi showcases to gelato displays, deli counters, open chillers, supermarket panorama and multideck displays, grab-and-go cabinets and bain marie displays. Tecnodom's list is mostly deli, open chiller and self-serve formats. Thermaster covers upright display fridges, countertop displays, gelato and sushi cases.

Models to look at in food display:

Some Tecnodom displays (the Stromboli listings) are named "remote", which suggests they depend on a remote refrigeration arrangement. Ask what is needed on site before you compare them with self-contained units. Browse food display in the Black Friday promotion

Food preparation: size the bench to the work

For a preparation bench, sketch the work surface and pan arrangement as well as the storage below. Identify which pans are included, and whether you need extras such as a splashback or sneeze guard. Some accessories appear as separate items in the promotion list, so check whether the bench you want includes them.

The food preparation list is Thermaster throughout: workbench fridges and freezers in several widths, sandwich bars, pizza prep benches, flexdrawer counters, salad stations and saladettes.

Models to look at in food preparation:

Model names that include "GN" refer to gastronorm pan formats, so match the pan size to the containers you already use. Browse food preparation in the Black Friday promotion

Ice machines: separate production from storage

Compare an ice machine's production rating and bin storage separately. A quantity stated per 24 hours describes production under the stated test conditions. It is not the amount of ice available in the bin at the start of a busy interval. Bin capacity describes storage, not replenishment speed.

As a planning example, suppose a venue measures 30 kg of ice use during its busiest two hours. That is a service requirement, not a machine recommendation. Record the ice already available at the start, the replenishment expected under the proposed operating conditions, and any other ice taken for food display or preparation during the same interval. A daily production figure alone does not answer that question.

Choose the ice shape for its actual use and establish whether the offer includes the bin, filtration and any required accessories. Ask for the exact model's requirements for ambient conditions, water, drainage and cleaning access. The category is mostly Blizzard, with Thermaster models also listed.

Models to look at in ice machines:

The freestanding ice machine range is a comparison starting point, not a list of confirmed Black Friday participants. Numbers in model names or titles are as listed. Confirm production, storage and ice format on the technical sheet.

Combi ovens and cooking: match trays and cooking modes

Choose an oven by the batches and cooking methods your menu needs. Tray count is only useful when the tray format, usable spacing and intended load are clear. A stated number of trays does not establish how many portions of your particular food can be cooked together.

Write a representative batch for the supplier: food, tray dimensions, number of trays, load per tray, desired result and required completion time. Ask which cooking modes and accessories the proposal includes. Use the exact Australian model's installation requirements to establish the necessary electricity, water, drainage, ventilation or extraction, and support stand. Have the site assessed by the appropriate qualified trades before ordering. This guide is not an installation specification.

This category is all Tecnodom in the promotion list. Here is a selection of cooking models currently on the promotion page:

Explore the combi oven range, then check the eligible models on the campaign page. Names that include "Digital" or "Grill" describe the version listed, so compare those variants against the controls and functions you need.

Wine coolers: single zone, dual zone and dispensers

Decide how many bottles you need to hold, whether you serve one style or several, and whether the cooler will be visible to guests. Single-zone models hold one temperature, while dual-zone models are listed to hold two. Confirm bottle capacity on the technical sheet rather than inferring it from the model number. The following Thermaster wine models are listed on the current promotion page.

Browse wine coolers in the Black Friday promotion

Cold rooms: mini cool rooms for bulk storage

Cold rooms are the smallest category in the promotion, with four Thermaster mini cool rooms. Two are single access and two are pass-through, and all are described as trolley friendly. Check the floor space, door access, the pass-through route if relevant, and the electrical and drainage requirements with the appropriate trades before you order.

Browse cold rooms in the Black Friday promotion

Compare the complete cost on the same basis

Compare like-for-like written quotes, including the exact model and everything needed to make it usable at your site. Keep GST treatment consistent: an ex-GST amount and a GST-inclusive amount are not directly comparable.

For each shortlisted unit, record the equipment price, included accessories, freight, delivery access requirements, installation or site work, commissioning and any optional items. Do not assume these are included in the advertised equipment saving. Ask for the saving to be stated against the price you are being quoted.

Where two listings or documents disagree about a model's dimensions, output or connection, stop the comparison and request a reconciled technical sheet for the exact supplied variant. Do not treat a model number as a capacity rating.

Send a shortlist with your venue requirements

Start at the Black Friday offers page and shortlist the eligible equipment that matches your task. Then contact Hospitality Connect for a model-specific quote with your proposed units, required capacity, site measurements, delivery postcode and preferred timing.

We are comparing these models for our venue. Our peak requirement is [stock, ice use or cooking batch]. The available space and delivery route are [dimensions], and our site services are [details]. Please confirm the exact variant, offer eligibility, supplied accessories, availability and complete delivered cost, with GST and installation exclusions stated.

The Black Friday campaign runs from 1 to 30 November 2026. Offers apply to selected products only, and availability is confirmed when you order.

Model selection checked against the HC promotion page on 6 November 2026. The campaign artwork is illustrative; use each product page and exact-model technical sheet for product details and installation requirements.