What is your kitchen equipment worth?

48 seconds  ·  published July 25, 2026  ·  Jared Lukes, CMEA

Three things decide what commercial kitchen equipment is worth: the purpose of the appraisal, whether it is valued installed or removed, and condition verified on site rather than from a list.

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Financing or selling a commercial kitchen? Three things decide what the equipment is worth.

One. The purpose sets the number. A loan, a sale, and an insurance claim each use a different definition of value.

Two. Installed is not removed. Hoods, walk-ins, and ovens can lose half their value leaving the building.

Three. Condition must be verified on site, not from an equipment list.

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