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It’s always nice to have some extra piece of mind when buying equipment for your restaurant. This is certainly one advantage of buying new restaurant equipment. It generally comes with a warranty from the manufacturer, providing coverage in case it has problems. Most manufacturers offer limited warranties over a certain period of time. Then, extended...

Foodservice industry experts will typically say that a well-maintained piece of commercial restaurant equipment should last 10 years or more. The real numbers may vary based on the type and size of the equipment. How the owner uses and maintains the equipment will also factor into its overall lifespan.

If you are looking to open a new restaurant, congratulations on your exciting business venture. One of the most important steps you will need to take is buying the necessary equipment. Some equipment will be essential to every restaurant. Other items may be specialized based on your restaurant size, location and menu. 

There are many pieces of used restaurant equipment available. From commercial appliances and large furniture pieces to smaller serving and dining items, you can find just about everything you need in used or refurbished condition. Used restaurant equipment could save you a lot of money in the short-term. However, which items can provide the best...

Used restaurant equipment can provide excellent cost savings. You may be able to find exactly what you need at a fraction of the cost compared to new restaurant appliances, furniture, serving items, cookware, safety equipment, cleaning equipment, etc. However, buying used restaurant equipment can also come with some risks. It’s important to understand what you...

So far, Proxibid has been a great service we’ve been using at Kohn-Megibow company to continue our used restaurant equipment auctions in a safe, legal and effective manner. We cannot safely conduct live auctions at our warehouse for the time being. Online virtual auctions are the next-best thing, and we’re amazed at how well they’ve...

Everyone is adapting to doing new ways of doing business in 2020. Unfortunately, it’s hard to say when we’ll ever get back to doing live used restaurant equipment auctions at the Kohn-Megibow warehouse. We hope it’s sooner rather than later, but it will likely be a while before we can safely resume our normal auction...

Cleaning supplies and safety equipment have always been extremely important in the restaurant business. You have health codes to meet. You want to keep your customers and your staff as safe as possible.

Many of Kohn-Megibow’s buyers are beginning to love our new virtual online auctions that we started during the COVID-19 shutdown. We don’t know exactly when we’ll be able to do live auctions at our Anaheim headquarters. However, we suspect these online auctions to continue in some fashion even when we do get back to “business...

Even we were a little skeptical about the online virtual auction process as first, but it really has been a great experience for us so far. It has allowed Kohn-Megibow to continue buying and selling quality used restaurant equipment during these times when live auctions just aren’t as safe or practical to conduct. Our buyers...