Why this upright fridge earns its place
The Williams Crystal Double Door Upright Bakery Retarder RC2T FW688 is a full-height bakery cabinet for dough-led production, built to hold retarded bakery stock in one large, shelf-led space. Williams describes its retarders as controlling humidity to help prevent dough skinning, so this is not just a general upright fridge with a bakery badge; it is aimed at the timing and consistency problems that matter in dough work.
The scale is the point. The listed capacity is 1680 litres, with 40 shelves for organised batch loading, labelled trays and separated production runs. Its operating range is -5 to +3 °C, with air cooling and R290 refrigerant with GWP 3, giving a modern low-GWP refrigeration package for a serious bakery storage footprint.
Check the footprint carefully before ordering: the cabinet is listed at 1400 mm wide, 941 mm deep and 2140 mm high, with internal dimensions of 1550 × 1250 × 800 mm and a 200 kg gross weight. The build is stainless steel and aluminium, with a 240V supply and a plug notice listed, so access, positioning and service clearance need to be planned as part of the bakery layout.
