- RESTAURANTS, TAKE-OUT, AND DELIVERY! Cutlery is a necessity for any restaurant, or event. This item offers a full meal kit in an individual package. This item is ideal for fast service restaurants, or where take-out and delivery are offered.
- INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED: Each kit is wrapped in a plastic package. This is more sanitary than having bulk packaging. Customers and staff are able to grab what they need without touching the cutlery directly.
- CONVENIENT: This item is designed to be a one-time use item. Using disposable products saves time that would be spent washing stainless steel cutlery. Using a fresh set of cutlery for each person is sanitary.
- TAKE-OUT, DELIVERY, FAST FOOD: This product is perfect for fast food restaurants, and restaurants offering take out and delivery. Convenient and sanitary, this product is also great for school and hospital cafeterias.
- CONTAINS: Each kit contains a black heavy weight fork and knife, a 2-ply 12″ x 13″ napkin, and salt and pepper packets. The cutlery is made from heavy weight polypropylene
Product Description
AmerCare cutlery kits are a great option for schools, hospitals, nursing homes, fast service or take-out restaurants, office break rooms, and more.
AmerCare offers a wide variety of cutlery and cutlery kits. Having so many options can be great, but might make the choosing between varieties more difficult. By outlining the differences between our cutlery kit options, we hope to make your decision easier.
The main factors most people consider when purchasing disposable cutlery kits are: the contents of the kit, the weight/durability of the cutlery, the material type, and the color. Ranking the priority of each of these factors and narrowing the options down based on the remaining options is the easiest way to find out which cutlery kit is best for your needs. Most often, the order of priority is: package contents (what is included in the kit), then the weight of the cutlery (medium, medium-heavy, or heavy weight), what the cutlery is made from (material type), and then color (colors affect appearance only, not the quality of the kit).
We look at each factor below in hopes of answering some commonly asked questions.
Durability and strength
AmerCare cutlery comes in a range of weights, including medium weight, medium-heavy weight, and heavy weight. Forks, knives, and spoons are available in each weight. The heavier the weight, the more durable the product.
Medium weight cutlery is best for soft foods that do not require much effort to pierce or cut through. Medium weight cutlery is often more economical and is an easy way to save on cost.
Medium-heavy weight cutlery offers a mid-grade strength. Medium-heavy weight items offer a compromise between cost savings and durability.
Heavy weight cutlery is the most durable, and is the best option for tougher foods. It can handle foods that medium weight cutlery does not. This is the best option for most meats or heavier foods.
Kit contents
AmerCare meal kits come wrapped in individual plastic packets. Wrapped kits offer an easy way to organize the items your customers need with each meal, and make it easy for staff to pack take-out orders quickly and efficiently. Plastic wrapped kits offer a more sanitary dining experience without fear of contamination.
AmerCare meal kits come in many different combinations, and are available in two to six piece kits. The items found in AmerCare meal kits can include: knives, forks, soup spoons, teaspoons, sporks, straws, napkins, and salt and pepper packets.
Material options
Disposble cutlery is often made from polypropylene or polystyrene. AmerCare offers both options for their cutlery. AmerCare polypropylene cuterly is available in medium, medium-heavy, and heavy weights. AmerCare polystyrene cutlery is available in medium-heavy and heavy weights. The material of each utensil or kit is indicated in the bullet points above.
Polypropylene and polystyrene are both thermoplastic polymers. They can both be dyed different colors, and are both often referred to as just “plastic” by consumers.
The two materials share similarities, but there are some differences:
Polypropylene:
- is rugged and does not break easily
- softer and more flexible than polystyrene, less likely to break
- great for general purpose
Polystyrene:
- harder, denser and more brittle than polypropylene
- has a melting point of 212 degrees Fahrenheit
- often more economical
- not as flexible as polypropylene
- forks and knives made from polystyrene have finer and sharper points, making it easier to pierce foods
