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Video: How to Use the Nemco Easy Chopper 3

The new Nemco Easy Chopper 3 takes everything you know and love about the Easy Chopper 2 and makes it better. The color-coded push black and corresponding blade-set system makes it easier to match sizes, and the new cleaning gasket helps you clean debris in a snap. Swapping blade assemblies …

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Chefs As Stewards

We’ve long heard about the growing demand for food that not only tastes good, but makes you feel good too (try here, here and here). The demand for responsibly sourced ingredients as related to animal welfare, environmental responsibility and other sustainability initiatives is growing at a rapid pace. Customers are …

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Hydration and Dish Preparation with Frasca Food and Wine

As the temperatures warm outside, so do the ones inside. Restaurant kitchens are notoriously warm—hot even, if you consider that it can easily reach 110° on the line. But I’d take a guess to say you’re no stranger to heat in the kitchen. Excessive sweating is a quick start way …

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$15 Minimum Wage is Still On the Table

Next to the 2016 presidential debate, few things are as polarizing as the topic of a $15 minimum wage. Indeed, the D.C. Council unanimously agreed to boost the city’s hourly minimum wage to $15, joining the ranks of California and New York who recently agreed to implement a $15 minimum …

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[Buying Guide] Gas Connectors

Gas connectors and hoses are no stranger to a commercial kitchen. Since the invention of the flexible gas connector, it’s becoming easier to safely move your heavy restaurant equipment away from walls for cleaning (health code requirement). But how do you know that you, or your employees, have installed and …

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Enter to Win! A Prep Chef’s Dream Giveaway

No matter how large your kitchen may be, there’s never room for wasted resources. A prep chef can spend hours manually chopping vegetables and preparing sauces for dinner service. If you’re in a bustling kitchen within a growing restaurant, it’s certainly worth switching from manual to automatic prepping solutions. That’s …

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Denver’s Food System: An Introduction

Here at Tundra Restaurant Supply, our restaurant supply and equipment showroom and warehouse is nestled at the base of the foothills here in Boulder, Colorado. Not far from us is the burgeoning metropolitan area known as Denver, which you may have heard of before…. The City of Denver is growing …

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Restaurant Music – How to Get it Right

Music is an important part of any restaurant. When used correctly, it creates atmosphere, enhances perception of taste, and can even help influence menu choices and increase table turn. Most restaurant owners, however, don’t put enough thought into the music they use; or, they make the mistake of playing music …

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What New Refrigerant Legislation Could Mean for You

We recently had the opportunity to attend the Ice-O-Matic Energy-Efficient Restaurant Seminar: Reduce Costs, Energy Usage and Environmental Impact. During this event, a panel of experts discussed upcoming regulatory trends, including new legislative measures taken by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) to reduce climate …

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{NEW} Commercial Ice Machine Buying Guide

As temperatures warm up outside, you quickly find out they’re warming up inside too. Consumption is bound to increase as you meet the needs of hot, thirsty guests. Not only that, your ice machine equipment will be working even harder to cool water in order to meet demand. It’s ice …

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