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Adventures In Restaurant Maintenance: Get A Toolbox

By on October 18, 2011 in Restaurant Equipment Repair

Tweet In my last post I talked about a few select parts that you could keep on hand to repair your gas restaurant equipment. I would like to take this opportunity to talk about a few tools that could make a big difference in keeping your restaurant equipment up and running. The costs of these [...]

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Commercial Planetary Mixers: How To Buy A Good One And Make It Last Forever

By on October 16, 2011 in Get Equipped, Restaurant Management and Operations

Tweet The planetary mixer is a mainstay chunk of equipment in many commercial kitchens.  Whenever your restaurant or bakery needs a large project done, and done well, more than likely you’re turning to the mixer taking up a whole corner of the kitchen.  The tasks you can perform with a well outfitted mixer are numerous, [...]

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Commercial Coffee Brewing Equipment: Serve Great Coffee Every Time

By on August 22, 2011 in Get Equipped, Restaurant Management and Operations

Tweet Not all brewing equipment is created equal, and the success of your quest for a great cup of coffee can largely rest on the type of brewing equipment you use.  When investing in new coffee equipment, it’s also vitally important to purchase a brewer that can handle your weekly volume. For more info on [...]

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Adventures In Restaurant Maintenance Part 2

By on August 18, 2011 in Restaurant Equipment Repair

Tweet If I had one wish to be granted to make my job easier, it would be that the people I work with could somehow know what I know about restaurant equipment. As much as 50% of equipment breakdowns (possibly more) are due to equipment being misused by staff. Commercial restaurant equipment is “HEAVY DUTY,” so it’s [...]

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The Poseidon: The New God of Digital Portion Scales

By on August 6, 2011 in Product Watch

Tweet Edlund has long been known for their tough, durable kitchen equipment.  The Edlund “Old Reliable” manual can opener has been a kitchen standard in thousands of restaurants for years.  And Edlund portion scales have long been favored for their toughness and accuracy. Luckily, Edlund hasn’t decided to sit back on their laurels.  The new [...]

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Restaurant Equipment: 4 Factors For Calculating Total Cost Of Ownership

By on July 27, 2011 in Get Equipped, Restaurant Management and Operations

Tweet There’s always a significant amount of cost involved whenever you buy a new piece of restaurant equipment.  Those costs only continue as that equipment ages in your restaurant – from energy use to repairs, the consequences of new equipment will be around for a long time after you’ve written the check to purchase. Of [...]

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Fixing Gas Ranges

By on July 23, 2011 in Tundra's Tech Talk

Tweet The most used and abused piece of kitchen equipment is the range.  Luckily it’s probably also the easiest to repair.  There are five range components that need to be replaced the most frequently: If you are having problems with the oven portion of your range, check out these tips on repairing the oven.  There [...]

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Foodservice Equipment: Getting Properly Stocked

By on July 6, 2011 in Get Equipped

Tweet A restaurant kitchen is alive with the hum and bustle of life and movement, and while nothing beats a good staff, stocking the right foodservice equipment can infinitely improve the efficiency and quality of your restaurant. No matter what type of restaurant you own or operate, you’ll need a massive amount of equipment on [...]

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Commercial Cooking Equipment

By on July 5, 2011 in Food Service, Get Equipped

Tweet Whether you’re steaming, frying, charring, griddling or baking, eTundra.com is your number one source for quality commercial cooking equipment. While searching for new cooking equipment, it’s crucial to be energy efficient and financially conscientious, a surefire way to improve your restaurant and your finances. The true centerpiece of any kitchen is a good restaurant [...]

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Identifying Electric Cooking Equipment Elements

By on July 1, 2011 in Tundra's Tech Talk

Tweet There are five types of elements in electric food service equipment: 1. Calrod (metal) type 2. Glass tube (quartz) type 3. Ceramic type 4. Wire type 5. Solid type These five elements are either submersible, dry, or both.  No matter what type of element you’re trying to replace, the most important piece of information you need is the element’s [...]

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