Tweet Commercial refrigeration is key to the success of any restaurant and keeping your units properly running can save you both time and money. Whether your commercial refrigerator won’t stop running when you want it to or simply won’t run at all, this quick guide will help you to troubleshoot all of your refrigeration problems [...]
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Adventures In Restaurant Maintenance: Refrigeration
Tweet In this article I would like to talk about the refrigerators and freezer units commonly found in a commercial kitchen and restaurant. The average unit will give long service with minimal maintenance; however there are a few things you should know that could possibly prevent breakdowns. You should also read Greg’s article on this [...]
Watch The Hamilton Beach Rio Bar Blender In Action At The Rio Grande
Tweet The second installment of our Product In Action series takes us to the Rio Grande mexican restaurant in Boulder, Colorado. They use the Hamilton Beach Rio bar blender to mix up the best margaritas this side of the border. The Rio bar blender is a durable workhorse that can handle a range of tough [...]
Vital Food Safety Equipment: Data Loggers
Tweet As the past year’s worth of food contamination scares have shown, managing food safety must be a top priority for the food service industry. In fact, it can mean the survival or failure of your business, since a foodborne illness case linked to your restaurant or commercial kitchen could put you out of business [...]
Krowne Underbar Equipment: Build What You Like
Tweet You probably already know Krowne commercial plumbing equipment. If you have some Krowne faucets and sinks in your restaurant’s kitchen, then you understand that Krowne products are tough, well-made, and designed for a busy commercial cooking and cleaning environment. Krowne underbar equipment follows the same set of production values. The nice thing about this [...]
Adventures In Restaurant Maintenance: Replacing Equipment
Tweet “Which _____________ do you recommend?” This is a question I have been asked countless times by owners/managers that operate the restaurants I have worked in. The real question they are asking is: “What equipment will run the longest and have the fewest breakdowns and cost the least to fix?” The answer to such a [...]
Adventures In Restaurant Maintenance: Gas Equipment
Tweet This article will deal with common maintenance issues regarding commercial gas kitchen equipment. I will address issues with electric equipment in a future article. It has been my experience that most commercial restaurant equipment is operated with natural gas. In general I believe gas equipment to be better than electric with regard to maintenance [...]
Use Ice Machine Water Filters For More Than Just Ice
Tweet If you don’t do so already, you should definitely consider filtering the water you serve your customers. We have already covered water filtration here on The Back Burner, but if you need to filter a glass filler specifically, the best way to do so is with an ice machine water filter. That’s because you [...]
Restaurant Sinks and Faucets: Some Useful Tips
Tweet More than likely, your restaurant has several sinks that serve many purposes in the back of the house, in server stations, and behind the bar. Having the right kind of sinks in the right places is important not only to accomplish many various tasks, from glass and hand washing to stock pot and flatware [...]
Restaurant Kitchen Casters: Buy Smart
Tweet Casters make life in your restaurant’s kitchen a whole lot easier. They allow you to roll heavy equipment around for cleaning. They make your mop buckets mobile and power hand carts and loaded shelving in your walk-in and storage areas. They even let you roll the trash out quickly. The lowly caster serves many [...]
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