The American company Viking Range Corporation was founded in 1984 by a famous architect Fred Carl, who was designing elite housing and continuously faced customer demands for professional kitchen equipment able to cater any need. Restaurant ranges are not allowed to be installed in residential houses by the US fire safety regulations as they cannot be located close to wooden furniture due to poor heat insulation.

Simply put, an American family had to get durable restaurant-level equipment that would have all the functionality of professional appliances. This was achieved by analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of competitor equipment and proprietary developments, as well as implementing the best designing solutions and top-quality materials.

To solve this task, Fred Carl designed and certified the ranges for domestic use that complied with all necessary safety requirements and had the highest possible quality. The idea was a pure success and allowed the professional home appliances manufactured by Viking to hold a tight grip on the American market over the last 25 years and gain a reputation as a pioneer and influencer in the ultra-premium range of home appliances.

In 2006, Viking became the second top brand in America based on the research of a prestigious Fortune Magazine. High-end professional quality appliances and huge sales were only a part of the success, while the other part was contributed by the introduction of the Viking lifestyle — the company established America-wide cookery schools, special periodicals for interior designers, interest clubs for travelling, wine tasting, and golf tournaments.

Nowadays, the Viking company is an award-winner for numerous innovations and design solutions, and you can see a Viking logo in the White House and Madonna’s kitchen alike.

In 2009, Viking presented a range of professional appliances, Viking Commercial Line, after many years of thorough research, designing, and joint development. This range of unique equipment includes all the necessary things for a professional kitchen, from autonomous installations to versatile modular islands. A modular design allows a cook to make up an individual list of necessary equipment or install a full set, depending on the style or preferences in cooking. Every module of Viking Commercial Line has been developed from scratch for the most demanding chefs to represent an ultra-modern style and meet the ultra-premium quality and safety standards, providing top performance for the best chefs in the world.

Viking products have two design options — Professional (severe professional or commercial design) and Designer Series (more delicate lines with the same quality and internals). A wide range of shades from stainless steel to any rainbow color allows to fit Viking equipment to any restaurant, house, flat, office, and even yacht interior.

Cooking is not a necessity — it’s a passion, and that is why Viking’s customers are not willing to take anything but the best in the kitchen.

Viking Equipment. Viking Commercial Line.
Viking freestanding ranges are the company’s pride and some of the best in the world. The company offers gas, electric and combined ranges with a wide choice of sizes and configurations (2.5, 3, 4, and 5 ft wide). The working surface is made of stainless steel, a strong cast iron rack, a grill, and a flat griddle range. Auto-ignition, gas control, a few forced convection modes, high-stability thermostat, high-volume cooker with grill, excellent heat insulation. It has a high-power burner (up to 4,4 kW) and VariSimmer – a device for simmering at a very slow fire.

Cookers, double cookers, electric and gas ranges, warming drawers, WOK, ice generators, dishwashers, hoods of all kinds, sizes, and colors.

A diversity of finishings and colors. Extremely easy maintenance. The bare minimum of unnecessary electronics, like lights and other gimmicks typical of Japanese, Korean, and to some extent German appliances.

All items of the Viking Commercial Line series are made of stainless steel and designed for everyday heavy use.

Refrigerators.
Viking innovations marked by several awards and prizes are represented in every home appliance, including refrigerators.

Viking manufactures a few 7 ft high and 2.95-3.95 ft wide side-by-side and bottom mount models, wine coolers and outdoor refrigerators for drinks, wine, and beer. Every item is well-crafted in a professional style that features all Viking products. High Volumes, No Frost System. The digital control system allows to maintain the preset temperature accurate to 1 °F. Pull-out drawers with custom humidity for storing vegetables and fruit. "Zero" chamber for long-term storage of fresh meat and seafood. Ice generator with at least 6.6 lb volume and up to 22 lb ice production capacity. Sound and light indication system for an unclosed door and temperature limit. 2 ft deep with panelling option to fit a fridge into any kitchen cabinet.

Outdoor – for outdoor use.
First of all, outdoor is a collection of grills of various sizes and equipment that allows to grill, smoke, and heat up, in other words, to cook outdoors at any time of year. Grills are accompanied by cooktops, WOK ranges, small fridges for drinks, wine, and beer. All Outdoor equipment is tailored for permanent outside stay and tested in Canada and Alaska.