Jeff Day, VP of E-commerce Favorite kitchen tool: Vitamix blender. I just got one, and I swear my old blender from Target actually cried. These machines make the most amazingly consistent smoothies. Years with Tundra: 2 years. Nickname: Captain Awesome. That’s my daily affirmation for myself. No one has ever …

Did you know Tundra provides a full menu of restaurant design and renovation services? It’s true! Led by seasoned designers Jeff B. Katz and Bob E. McLaren, our team has over 70 years of combined experience and a gorgeous and diverse portfolio to show for it. (As a matter of fact, …

Fortunately, most modern fryers are simple and easy to use. But whenever you add 400°F oil to the mix, extreme caution is essential. What follows is a list of things to consider (please see our disclaimer at the end) if your commercial kitchen prepares deep-fried food. Non-Slip Footwear When it …

Remember the London fatberg story? Sorry if you were trying to put it out of your mind. As you might recall, in August 2013 sewer workers in London discovered a double-decker-bus-sized mass of grease and wet naps, which was immortalized in the tabloids as “fatberg.” The berg had nearly blocked the …

At first blush, choosing forks, spoons and knives for your new restaurant might seem like a relatively insignificant task, just one among many decisions you have to make before opening day. But make no mistake, flatware is incredibly important to get right. Ask any restaurant designer worth her salt, and …

The first step to understanding how refrigeration thermostats (aka cold controls) work is to understand a counter-intuitive fact about refrigeration physics: Cooling is achieved by sensing and removing warm air, not by adding cool air. A thermometer, then, measures how much heat is present. If the heat level reaches a …

We Homo sapiens have been using kitchen utensils for quite awhile now. How long? Since the dawn of the Stone Age, nearly three million years ago! Then it was mortar and pestles. Now it’s mortar and pestles and rice cookers sporting the Android operating system. What happened in between? Let’s turn …

Here’s a lesson we’ve learned about the restaurant and food service business: The more stuff you can fix on your own, without having to hire pricey contractors, the more money you can save. And when you save money, you feel good. Fix stuff, feel good. Rinse and repeat. Fortunately, food service …

Whether you specialize in destination weddings, buttoned-up corporate conferences, fast-paced event concessions, high-volume school lunches, or a little of everything, Tundra has what you need to grow your catering business and keep your staff, clients and patrons happy. Get What You Need—Fast Our Catering and Buffet Specialty Shop, located at …

Above, you have a classic feel-good Internet video, the kind that fills up email inboxes and Facebook newsfeeds the world over: Two random guys visit random restaurants and tip their servers $200 each. They capture the resulting jubilation and stunned disbelief on video. The video goes viral and hearts are …