Avantco CBE-36-HC 36" 2 Drawer Refrigerated Chef Base

STAY FAR AWAY !!! Worse than a piece of trash. Was delivered Dead on Arrival. Was referred to the "warranty department" who was supposed to get someone to come work on it. They never returned my call, and when I called them back, they finally got someone to come out. After having a non-working, yet NEW piece of equipment sitting in the middle of my floor for 4 days, the tech came out and said yep, we need to order a part for it, and that will probably take about 2 weeks. So, 2 weeks and 4 days to get a NEW piece of equipment to be able to work, and that's assuming it will work then. Webstaurant says to contact the warranty department, the warranty department says "we didn't sell the equipment to you", it's not their fault that the warranty is ONLY repair, not replace and doesn't care. We have purchased from Webstaurant for YEARS, but this is probably going to end this relationship.

Purchased this 2.5 years ago...The temperature control wire burned. They will not tell me what the replacement wire specs are....not even for me to replace on my own. What a joke.

I have used this unit since April of 2021. The unit hit 175 degrees inside about 1 year and one month after the warranty period. Thankfully they said someone screwed up it ended up being covered. One week later they had to come back and replace the control board. Less than 5 months later my unit no longer works anymore so 1.8 months is the useable life of these. I guess this is why this item is listed as one of the units with only a one year parts and labor warranty. STAY AWAY FROM THIS PEICE OF GARBAGE. I now have to purchase another unit after less than 2 years,,,

Avantco Brand is great! This chef base has helped our operation. Remember to keep the temp there are a few things you need to remember. If you do not have every space occupied, then it is best to have an empty 1/3 in there to help keep the cold in. Also, if you are using the base to place a grill or griddle on top of it, you must have a barrier (ceramic tiles work great) to allow the heat to absorb into that instead of spewing heat onto the refrigerated chef base. this is our third purchase of this, and will buy more when expanding.

STAY AWAY FROM THIS PRODUCT COMPRESSOR WONT EVEN LAST 2 years. At 6 months mark controller burned, now compressor out. Thi is worst than a toy

Pans don't fit, it didn't come with the pans, but it also didn't say what size we needed. So I bought a 4 in as it said... but it dont fit

I’d like to leave zero stars. This base is the most unreliable piece of equipment I’ve ever purchased. After 2 + years of using, maybe 26 hours a week we need to replace the cooling coil. This replacement will cost as much as the original purchase. You get what you pay for…do NOT BUY.

Almost blew up our kitchen! We ordered this unit 2 years ago (at twice the current price) and last week it blew up. The refrigerant (propane) leaked out of the unit and exploded. Not a good idea to put a unit that uses R290 under a grill where open flames are present.

Total junk. We've had nothing but problems with this unit over the last 4 years that we've had it. All under very normal restaurant usage. Pans don't fit correctly in the drawers. Drawers don't stay closed. Temperature probe fell apart. Gaskets have to replaced way too often. Doesn't hold temperature throughout the whole unit.

this chef base is always a good deal when it comes to needing a place to put your griddle or flat top on. Easy access with the ability to put 4 full size pans in it and 6" pans. Make sure to buy the 4" deep pans only or it won't close

Drawer broke after one week of use, it’s not the best build quality.

Leaks water EVERYWHERE ALLDAY! It has kept temp but I'm sure it won't last long.

It dies the job but the shelves do break and it’s like a lot a side to fix ..

Good quality, as described on the image, helpful customer service and fast shipping. Will buy again merchandise from here. Thank you much for your service.

excellent addition to our kitchen it is wide enough to hold 72 total inches of equipment. Keeps all our food supplies cold and fresh.. only issue is getting the right 1/3 pans to fit the drawers.

This is a great refrigeration unit because i can easily place equipment on top of it . I have my range and griddle right above it . Very useful when you have limited space for your kitchen !

Love this refrigeration unit!! We keep only meat in it and it works so well!! We have our roaster and friers on either side and a very small kitchen. It keeps temperature well and is so convenient that all the meats we use regularly are kept right under where they are cooked! We have had it over a year now and we are not sure how we lived without it!

used to sit a 36" griddle, the chef base allows for cooks to access their proteins easier, can be used in a food truck and works with any piece of equipment.

This Avantco drawer works perfectly so far! Ive had it for going on two months and shows no sign of failure. I bought a larger one to fit a 36" Vulcan griddle and still have room on the sides for my spices and oil station. Highly recommend this drawer cooler.

I really don't know how we managed without one of these for so long. Having everything you need so close at hand is great. Works perfectly.

Have had it in used for about 2 weeks. No issues. Holds temp. Only thing is the drawers get stuck sometimes. Other than that its been good.

Works Now. We ordered this arrived in good condition had a problem within the first 3 months, we contacted warranty and they sent a tech and fixed it quickly. As with all Avantco equipment its not the top of the line brand so get the extended warranty!

Horrible product. And when i reached out to webstaruant they want me to go through a warranty process with another company. Not happy with this purchase. And wish they would take responsibility for the products they sell.

We had this unloaded and in place in 20 minutes. Set our flat top on it and didn't miss a beat.

Great quality and price

I just bought it and it works excellent for me

We had poor communication with the company delivering the item. I called them a number of times. They had my phone number. They still did not call and let me know the delivery time. The unit was unloaded in our parking lot. I didn't know it was there. Better communication with third party freight companies would be something I hope you can work on.

I purchased this unit for our brewpub 5/21 both drawers are falling apart. Not sure what to do about this one but will consider other brands in the future.

It looks nice, but the drawers are about as strong as aluminum foil. Very flimsy. All 4 drawers had to be welded and screwed back together after about 6 months. Its just very very cheap and fragile.

Great item. Exactly as described.

Good

Surprisingly good results with the avantco refrigeration units. Not complains here.

I do like this product. The flat top sits on top and everything you need for burgers is right under. However to move the flat top to clean under is a little difficult being so heavy.

This refrigerated drawer is very nice product and very useful too. It can stores many items. We are definitely going to buy this item again.

What an amazing chef base able to put tons and tons of stuff in the two drawers and able to keep it at Tampa and separated enough for me cheddar we have such a wide variety that goes in our chef face that allows our cooks be able just to lean down open up the drawer and be able to get a steak right onto the flat top

This thing is an absolute unit. I put the avantco 36 in griddle on top and it handles the weight without a problem. There is plenty of space for hotel pans of all sizes