Hestan

Hestan Commercial Cookware and Appliances

Hestan is an award-winning brand that manufactures kitchen equipment and tools for professional and residential chefs. Founded by culinary experts Helen and Stanley Cheng, Hestan collaborates with industry experts and cooks to understand their needs and develop solutions beyond the available products in the market. The result is a truly customizable commercial kitchen experience. The country's renowned restaurants equip their kitchens with powerful, versatile, and innovative Hestan products from its headquarters in Anaheim, California.

Hestan Product Line

Hestan offers professional-grade culinary equipment, including cookware, cooking suites, serving lines, ranges, countertop appliances, bases, and specialty equipment. These products, equipped with superior durability, innovative technology, and timeless aesthetics, become more functional with Hestan accessories. Their modular design enables seamless integration into your kitchen’s vision.

Hestan Cookware

Hestan pans, pots, skillets, and others are made in Italy from premium materials like layered titanium, tri-ply clad stainless steel, or copper. The lineup includes 6 collections, from the handcrafted Ruffoni to the cold-forged ProBond. NanoBond, CopperBond, and other collections boast exceptional heat distribution and durability. Meyer is the commercial cookware, with 7-in (17.78 cm) to 14-in (35.56 cm) non-stick open skillets, 3.5-qt (3.31 L) to 7.5-qt (7.10 L)sauté pans, 3-qt (2.84 L) to 7-qt (6.62 L) saucepans, and up to 60-qt (56.78 L) stockpots. Hestan cookware promises value, performance, and aesthetics for professional chefs and home cooks.

Hestan Cooking Suites

Hestan’s modular cooking suites are truly customizable. Individual appliances, such as freestanding ranges, rangetops, ovens, fryers, griddles, charbroilers, and more, integrate into a single, personalized unit. They come in single or double-depth (back-to-back) configurations to fit your kitchen layout and workflow. The final one-piece construction can stand on 6-in (15.24 cm) adjustable legs, casters, or a curb base. Features like the patented sealed burners, high-output griddles, and advanced oven technology provide the power and precision chefs desire.

Hestan Custom Lineups

Hestan custom lineups allow professional chefs to personalize their kitchen design with exceptional flexibility. They can create their dream workspace by combining modular cooking surfaces with storage, refrigeration, or oven bases. Adding a fryer or pasta cooker on the base opens limitless menu possibilities. Range-mount cheesemelters and salamanders improve cooking versatility and capacity. A flue riser with shelves provides safety and extra space for utensils and cookware.

Hestan Ranges

Hestan ranges are available in 4 sizes, from 36 in (91.44) to 72 in (182.88 cm). They offer various cooktop and base configuration options. The rangetop options are sealed burners, charbroilers, griddles, and open burners. The CircuFlame™ sealed burners generate up to 30000 BTUs and allow gentle flame control down to 7000 BTUs. The base options include cabinet bases, refrigerated bases, and standard and convection ovens. The power type is customizable and can be all-gas or dual-fuel (gas cooktop with electric oven).

Hestan Countertop Equipment

Hestan provides a versatile line of modular countertop equipment to enhance your kitchen’s functionality and space use. Available offerings are sealed-burner or open-burner rangetops, thermostatic or manual griddles, charbroilers, planchas, French tops, step-up burners, and split tops. These units can easily be installed on your existing countertop or cooking station. Hestan also offers counter-height units to give you greater installation flexibility. The same countertop cooking equipment comes on standard 28-in (71.12 cm) high modular legs.

Hestan Bases

Bases are modular complements of Hestan countertop equipment and cooktops. They are available in different widths to match your appliances and add functionality beyond support. You can buy cabinet bases that offer storage space with doors, shelves, and drawers. Choose convection or standard ovens that give you 150ºF to 650ºF (65.56ºC to 343.33ºC) temperature range for your baking needs. The world’s first pass-through is another great base alternative. A refrigerated or freezer base is also a facilitative option to complete your cooking surface.

Hestan Specialty Equipment

In addition to the core culinary staples, Hestan offers a range of equipment designed to cook specialty recipes and enhance any kitchen’s workflow. These products allow you to personalize your menu offerings with more specific cooking styles or ethnic cuisines.

• Hestan Fryers: Hestan offers three width options for its fryers: 12 in (30.48 cm), 18 in (45.72 cm), and 24 in (60.96 cm). They come with heavy-duty fryer baskets and removable basket hangers. The fully welded stainless steel tank holds up to 60 lb (27.22 l) of oil.
• Pasta Cookers: Hestan pasta cookers have 45,000 or 80,000 BTU gas burners, a top-mounted faucet, and stainless steel perforated baskets. The heavy-gauge welded tank offers a 12-gal (45.42 l) cooking capacity.
• Hestan Cheesemelters: Hestan Cheesemelters let you brown or melt food items or keep cooked dishes warm through consistent infrared heat. Buy from countertop, range-mount, and wall-mount models.
• Hestan Salamanders: Like Cheesemelters, Hestan salamanders come in countertop, range-mount, and wall-mount styles. Their gas-powered infrared burners perfectly generate up to 30,000 BTU to sear, broil, or brown ingredients.
• Hestan Convection Ovens: The 38-in (96.52 cm) wide Hestan upright convection ovens are available single- or double-stacked with single or double glass doors. Their 11-position rack supports improve flexibility when placing the 5 chrome-plated oven racks.
• Hestan Wine Column: Hestan’s 24-in (60.96 cm) wide columns hold up to 72 bottles in independently controlled dual-temperature zones within 39°F – 65°F (3.89°C – 18.33°C) range.

Hestan Accessories

Hestan accessories include risers and shelves that mount to all Hestan rangetop models. They are available in 4 heights: island trim, low riser, mid riser, and high riser, with single or double shelves. Riser widths are from 12 in (30.48 cm) to 108 in (274.32 cm). Hestan also manufactures 12 in (30.48 cm) to 48 in (121.92 cm) wall-mount shelves.

Which Industries Can Benefit From Hestan Products?

Hestan products benefit schools, foodservice chains, healthcare, resorts, casinos, and corporations. Their durability, functionality, and modularity also benefit hotels, high-end restaurants, caterers, ethnic restaurants, and culinary schools.

FAQs About Hestan

Here are our answers to a few common questions about Hestan and its products.

What is Hestan NanoBond?

Hestan NanoBond is a revolutionary cookware technology that uses multi-layered construction with a stainless steel core, a molecular titanium layer, and final ceramic protection. Thus, the strength and heat conductivity of stainless steel blend with non-stick properties and improved durability of titanium and ceramic.

Is Hestan NanoBond Healthy?

Yes, Hestan NanoBond cookware is safe for everyday frequent use and 100% toxin-free. The titanium’s strength makes it nonreactive even in high-heat cooking conditions – up to 1050°F (565.56°C).

Is Hestan a Good Brand?

Yes, Hestan is a good brand that offers high-quality, professional equipment with modular designs and many customizable features.

Are Hestan Products Worth to Invest?

Yes, Hestan products are worth to invest for professional chefs and home enthusiasts who prioritize durability, functionality, modularity, and aesthetics.