Taiji CC-8 Cool Cabi, Stackable Towel Cooler, 6L
W300 x D340 x H261mm, 6 litres, 25 to 33 chilled towels. Taiji's Cool Cabi, built to stack on the HC-8 warmer.
A hot towel says welcome in winter; in summer, a cold one does the job better. The Taiji CC-8 Cool Cabi is the chilled counterpart to Taiji's Hot Cabi warmers: a 6-litre cooler that holds 25 to 33 rolled hand towels at 7 to 10°C, ready for guests. It shares its footprint with the HC-8 warmer, so with a joining plate the two stack into one hot-and-cold tower. It runs on UK mains at 75W and weighs 5kg.
Why Chefs Choose This
- Chilled towels on tap: holds 25 to 33 rolled hand towels, or around 15 face towels, at 7 to 10°C.
- Stacks with the warmer: same W300 x D340mm footprint as the HC-8 Hot Cabi; a joining plate locks them into one unit.
- Quiet, low draw: cools with a Peltier element rather than a compressor, and draws 75W.
- Made by Taiji: the Japanese hospitality-equipment maker behind the Hot Cabi towel warmer, first launched in 1964.
How to Use
- Summer welcome: hand guests a chilled oshibori as they sit, a cooling start in warm weather.
- Year-round pairing: stack it with an HC-8 warmer and lead with hot or cold as the season changes.
- Build the tower: use a joining plate to fix warmer and cooler together.
- Beyond dining: suits spas, salons, clinics and events that offer cold towels.
Oshibori (おしぼり), the towel offered to a guest on arrival, is part of omotenashi (おもてなし), Japanese hospitality, and it changes with the season: warm in the cold months, chilled when it is hot. Taiji launched its first electric towel warmer, the Hot Cabi, in 1964 and helped make hot-towel service standard in Japanese restaurants. The Cool Cabi covers the summer side of the same custom. A dedicated cooler keeps a full stock of towels at a steady temperature, rather than relying on space in a fridge drawer.
Should I run a towel cooler as well as a warmer?
If you serve through the summer, yes. A hot towel can feel wrong in a heatwave, where a cold oshibori lands as a genuine refreshment. The tidy solution is to run the CC-8 alongside an HC-8 Hot Cabi, stacked with a joining plate, so both are to hand and staff simply lead with whichever the weather calls for. The cooler holds 25 to 33 hand towels, enough for steady service without constant refilling.
Product Details
| Type | Electric towel cooler for oshibori (おしぼり), stackable |
| Brand and Model | Taiji CC-8 Cool Cabi |
| Outer Dimensions | W300 x D340 x H261mm |
| Inner Dimensions | W227 x D182 x H152mm |
| Capacity | 6 litres, approx 25 to 33 hand towels (15 face towels) |
| Temperature | 7 to 10°C, Peltier cooling |
| Power | 220 to 240V, 75W, UK plug |
| Weight | 5kg |
| Origin | Japan |
Does the CC-8 stack with the Taiji towel warmer?
Yes. The CC-8 and the HC-8 Hot Cabi share the same W300 x D340mm footprint and are designed to stack with the optional joining plate, giving you a single hot-and-cold tower. They can also sit side by side. Stacking is the neat way to offer both without doubling the counter space.
How cold does the CC-8 keep towels?
Taiji specifies 7 to 10°C. That is cool enough to feel refreshing on the hands and face without being icy. The unit uses a Peltier cooling element, so there is no compressor, and it draws 75W. Load towels damp and rolled, and give the cabinet time to bring a fresh batch down to temperature before service.
When should you serve cold towels instead of hot?
In warm weather, or in a hot room. The oshibori is there to refresh, so a hot towel suits the cooler months and a chilled one suits summer. Many venues switch with the season, or read the day. Running a cooler alongside a warmer lets you choose, rather than handing a hot towel to a guest who has just come in from the heat.
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