Commercial Kitchen Scrap Metal Singapore

When a restaurant closes, a hotel F&B outlet refreshes, or a central kitchen relocates, the commercial equipment left behind is almost entirely stainless steel — 304 and 316 grade, the cleanest and most valuable grades we buy. Molten Steel dismantles and collects commercial kitchen equipment islandwide: prep tables, sinks, exhaust hoods, walk-in coolers, combi ovens, fryers. Same-day quote, typically next-day pickup, buyback paid on collection.

What We Collect from Commercial Kitchens

The bulk of a commercial kitchen is stainless steel, but there is also copper, aluminium, and brass mixed in. Here is what we take and grade:

• 304 and 316 stainless steel scrap — prep tables, benches, sinks, splashbacks, shelving, wall cladding, exhaust hoods, canopies
• Walk-in coolers and freezers — stainless panels, compressors, condensers, evaporator coils
• copper scrap — refrigeration copper lines, chiller piping, gas supply copper
• Commercial cooking equipment — combi ovens, range tops, griddles, fryers, tilting kettles, bratt pans, pressure fryers
• aluminium scrap — dough trays, pans, serving trolleys, some hood sections
• brass scrap — gas valves, fittings, some older equipment
• Dishwashing lines — conveyor dishwashers, flight-type units, pot washers
• Refrigeration — reach-ins, under-counter units, ice machines, blast chillers

Stainless — particularly 316 marine-grade used in hoods and seaside-facing installations — commands a premium. See our current scrap metal prices page for live reference rates.

How Our Commercial Kitchen Service Works

1. Inventory list or site visit — send us a list (or photos of each corner of the kitchen) and we return a buyback quote within hours.
2. Dismantling plan — hoods, walk-ins, and hard-plumbed equipment need disconnection. We can work alongside your gas/electrical contractor or bring ours.
3. Cold chain drain-down — refrigeration units are depressurised and refrigerant-recovered by a licensed technician before dismantling.
4. Pickup and weighbridge — everything goes on the truck, to our yard, across the weighbridge. Graded receipts issued same day.
5. Payment on collection or on weigh-out — straightforward spot buyback; no monthly wait for kitchen jobs.

Scheduled Pickup vs. One-Off Clearance

One-off closure / refresh (most jobs)

The typical commercial kitchen job is a one-shot clearance — a restaurant closing, a hotel renovating an outlet, a cloud kitchen operator consolidating. Fixed-price quote, turnkey dismantling and removal, paid on collection.

Scheduled pickup (hotel groups, F&B chains, central kitchens)

For hotel groups and F&B chains with regular equipment turnover across multiple outlets, we set up scheduled pickup — call-off service across your properties, single invoice, single point of contact. This sits within our broader industrial scrap metal services offering.

Compliance & Documentation

Closing or refreshing an F&B outlet triggers a handful of regulatory touchpoints. We handle the scrap side cleanly.

• NEA-licensed dealer for all metal streams — see our licensing and credentials page
• Refrigerant recovery coordinated through licensed technicians before compressor removal
• Disposal certificates for hotel ESG reporting, F&B group sustainability audits, and landlord reinstatement handovers
• Asset disposal paper trail for equipment financed under hire-purchase or operating lease

Who Works With Us

We work with restaurant groups closing or refreshing outlets, hotels reconfiguring banquet and outlet kitchens, central and cloud kitchen operators consolidating sites, catering companies retiring equipment, F&B landlords dealing with abandoned fit-outs, and kitchen equipment dealers clearing trade-ins. Islandwide coverage including Orchard, CBD, Marina Bay, Sentosa, Changi Airport precinct, and suburban mall outlets. Service specs on metal scrap collection and scrap metal recycling.

Why 316 Stainless Pays More Than 304

Most commercial kitchen stainless is 304 — the standard food-grade stainless used for prep tables, sinks, benches, and shelving. 316 stainless, with added molybdenum, shows up in marine and coastal installations, some exhaust hood interiors, and higher-spec equipment. 316 prices higher per kilogram than 304, and mixing them into a single load gets the whole lot priced at the 304 rate. If your kitchen has known 316 components — sea-facing hood, specialist steamers, certain salt-exposure equipment — flag it in the inventory list and we’ll weigh and price it separately.

Restaurant and F&B Closure — The Full Workflow

1. Day 0 — inquiry: send us a photo walk-through or equipment list. We return an indicative buyback within hours.
2. Day 1 — site survey (optional): for larger kitchens or ones with heavy dismantling, we visit to confirm scope and finalise a fixed price.
3. Pre-removal — refrigerant recovery: your refrigeration technician recovers refrigerant from all cold equipment. We coordinate one if you don’t have coverage.
4. Day X — dismantling and removal: our crew dismantles hoods, disconnects hard-plumbed equipment, loads the truck. Typical small kitchen: half-day. Hotel outlet: 1–2 days.
5. Weighbridge and settlement: everything goes to our yard, across the weighbridge, graded, and paid out same day to the invoicing entity.

Typical Client Types We Serve

• Independent restaurants closing or relocating — full kitchen clearance
• Hotel groups refurbishing outlets — banquet kitchens, outlet kitchens, central prep
• Cloud kitchen operators consolidating or exiting sites
• Catering companies retiring older equipment during upgrades
• Shopping mall landlords clearing abandoned or handed-back F&B units
• Kitchen equipment dealers clearing trade-in stock and end-of-life units
• Institutional kitchens — schools, hospitals, dormitories — at refurbishment

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you take non-stainless kitchen items too?

Yes. The stainless is the headline value but we also grade out copper (refrigeration lines, some older piping), aluminium (trolleys, trays, some hood sections), brass (gas valves, fittings), and ferrous (racks, frames, some shelving). Everything on the truck, graded at the yard. See scrap metal recycling.

Can you work to a tight landlord reinstatement deadline?

Yes — mall handover deadlines are a common driver of our kitchen jobs. Once scope is confirmed we can typically be on site within 2–3 working days and complete a single-outlet clearance in one day. For chain or multi-outlet clearances we schedule across the portfolio.

What if equipment still has resale value?

We scrap by default — scrap buyback is our model, not used-equipment resale. If you have specific items with strong secondary-market value (recent combi ovens, specialist equipment), your equipment dealer will typically pay more than scrap. We’ll flag obvious cases when we survey so you can split the load appropriately.