Bakery Walk-In Cooler + Freezer Combo
The Bagel House is a bagel bakery in downtown Toronto. WFE built them a walk-in cooler and freezer combo in the back-of-house: two insulated rooms side by side, each with its own door, controller, and dial thermometer. Inside, a KeepRite twin-fan ceiling evaporator moves air down the aisle between the wire shelving.
The Bagel House
The Build
A bagel bakery runs on two temperatures: chilled for dough, cream cheese, eggs, and dairy, and frozen for anything held longer than a few days. The Bagel House needed both in the back-of-house without giving up the floor they use for the bake. WFE built a walk-in cooler and freezer combo, two rooms side by side on one front wall, each with its own door, controller, and thermometer.
On Site
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Scope of Work
A cooler and a freezer for a working bakery, from the panels to the thermometers.
Equipment on this job
A walk-in cooler and a walk-in freezer built side by side, with both doors on the same front wall. One cold-storage block in the back-of-house instead of two separate boxes, so the bakery gives up less floor to it.
White insulated panels on walls and ceiling, seams locked and sealed. A smooth, washable finish inside and out that holds up to a bakery's daily cleaning.
One swing door per room on heavy chrome hinges, each with a cam-lock latch and a diamond-plate kickplate at the base. The kickplates take the cart and boot contact a bakery door gets all shift.
A KeepRite twin-fan evaporator mounted to the ceiling, discharging down the aisle between the wire shelving. Each room runs its own evaporator, sized to its own temperature and load.
Two Dixell digital controllers, one per room, mounted on the panel between the doors. Staff check both rooms without opening either door.
A WFE-branded NSF dial thermometer beside each door. If a digital reading is ever in doubt, the analog gauge is right there for staff or an inspector.
Deep Dive
Two rooms built as one block share a wall and one install. The bakery gets a single front for staff to work from and one place to check both temperatures at the start of a shift. It also takes less floor than two freestanding walk-ins, each with its own clearances.
The controllers sit at eye level between the doors, not around the side of the box or up near the ceiling. The early bake starts with a glance at both readings before anyone opens a door. A dial thermometer by each door backs up the digital controls.
KeepRite twin-fan ceiling-mounted evaporator inside the walk-in, discharging down the centre aisle between the wire shelving. Each room has its own evaporator and its own Dixell digital controller, mounted outside on the panel between the doors. A WFE-branded NSF dial thermometer sits beside each door as an analog backup.
Outcome
The Bagel House runs its cooler and freezer as one back-of-house block: two doors, two controllers, one front wall. Both rooms are stocked and in daily service, and both temperatures can be read at a glance before a door opens.
Project FAQ
Two insulated rooms built as one unit: a walk-in cooler and a walk-in freezer side by side, each with its own door and its own refrigeration. The Bagel House combo puts both doors on one front wall, so staff work both rooms from the same spot. It is a common layout for bakeries, cafés, and restaurants that need chilled and frozen storage but are short on floor space.
Each room needs its own evaporator and its own controller, because a cooler and a freezer hold different temperatures and defrost differently. A cooler set at 2°C to 3°C keeps every shelf under Ontario's 4°C line; a freezer sits at -18°C or colder. WFE sizes the refrigeration for each room to its own load on the quote.
Dough retarding overnight, cream cheese, butter, eggs, and dairy, plus a lot of door openings during the early bake. That traffic is why the door hardware and kickplates matter as much as the box size. The freezer side holds anything kept longer than a few days.
A standard combo runs about two weeks from quote approval to commissioning. Larger rooms, a new floor, or a building that needs electrical upgrades take longer. WFE confirms the timeline after the site visit.
This Build Maps To
Walk-in cooler installs across Ontario, standalone or paired with a freezer.
Service detailWalk-in coolers and freezers for restaurants, cafés, and bakeries.
Market detailRestaurant and bakery walk-ins across the city, downtown access included.
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