06/09/2026
Good equipment should earn its place in the kitchen.
When Iâm deciding whether something is worth buying, I look at three things: how long the task takes now, how long the equipment can reduce it to, and what that saving is worth across the week.
Take this biltong slicer.
If one piece takes around 3 minutes to slice by hand and this does it in about 20 seconds, youâre saving 2 minutes 40 every time.
Multiply that across every batch, then compare the labour saving against the cost of the machine.
Thatâs how you decide whether equipment is an investment or just another expense.