The right format follows the rhythm of your service, not the kind of food you make. A bakery and a cocktail bar can land on the same tank for completely different reasons, and two restaurants on the same street often should not.
Here is roughly how it shakes out.
Restaurants
Steady service, long week, usually one or two dispensers working the pass. Volume is predictable enough that a 2kg tank gets emptied while the gas is still fresh, which is the condition that makes the economics work — about a third the cost per portion of a 640g cylinder. Usual answer: 2000g / 3.3L.
Cafés
Whipped toppings all day, every day, but rarely at restaurant volume. This is the case where a 2kg tank can genuinely sit too long, and where the 1364g / 2.2L format earns its place. Usual answer: 1364g / 2.2L.
Bakeries
Concentrated use — fillings, mousses, finishing across a production run, then quiet until the next one. Large format is the obvious call on cost, and consistent pressure matters more here than almost anywhere, because texture is the product. Usual answer: 2000g / 3.3L, often several at once.
Catering and events
Spiky by nature. Nothing for a fortnight, then a weekend that goes through more gas than a restaurant uses in a month. Knowing exactly how much you have left matters more than cost per serving, and an unopened spare in the van beats a part-used tank you cannot gauge. Usual answer: 640g cylinders, or 2kg once contracts get big enough to plan around.
Not sure?
The size comparison has the real cost-per-serving figures, and 640g vs 2kg covers the decision most people actually arrive with. Or tell us your weekly volume on WhatsApp and we will give you a straight answer, including when the cheaper option is the right one.
Applies either way
- $250 minimum; free delivery across the provinces over $350.
- Canada only, Canadian dollars, territories $39.95.
- Interac e-Transfer or cash on delivery, arranged after you order.
Everything here is food-grade nitrous oxide, sold for culinary use and nothing else. Store tanks upright, below 50 °C, out of direct sun and out of reach of children. You need to be the age of majority in your province to buy.