You’ve probably either heard of this strange phenomenon or experienced it yourself: ice that can burn you. While this may seem initially counter-intuitive, dry ice can indeed burn your skin, but probably not in the way that you think. When you think of ice, what probably first comes to mind …

On May 29th, Google announced the roll-out of their new email tabs. In a nut shell, these tabs organize your Gmail inbox for you. There are 5 tabs, but only 3 are enabled automatically. Default 1. Primary Tab – Person-to-person conversations and messages that don’t appear in other tabs, e.g. …

Welcome back to our series on knife sharpening and honing.  This week Chris Tavano will cover how knife sharpening works by taking a look at different types of knife sharpeners.  If you don’t know if you should be sharpening or honing, we’d suggest starting with the first video on honing, …

It may be summer break for the kids, but that doesn’t mean that the school closes down for the season; in fact, for custodians and janitors, it’s the time when they can be the most productive.  The kids aren’t around to continue to clean-up and sanitize after, and there’s a …

If you visited us as our site went down on the night of July 25th, you probably got a taste of what our new site was going to look like.  A very small sample indeed, but as our maintenance page was up, our developers worked hard to get the new …

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Trying to figure out if your knives need to be honed or sharpened?  In our upcoming video series, we’ll show you exactly what you need to know to keep your favorite kitchen tools sharp.  Our first few videos we’ll cover knife care and maintenance, then move into what different knives …

At the end of June I released an article with a chart for Straight Blade NEMA Plug & Receptacle Configurations. Though this was a great idea (no need to thank me), I was missing one important piece of the NEMA puzzle – Locking Blade NEMA Plug & Receptacle Configurations!  So, …

When searching for a new piece of equipment, or similar food service necessity, consumers often look for recognizable safety certifications to help sway their decision. Aside from the sought after “Made in the USA” stamp of authentication, certain common safety certifications are like gold stars on possible purchases. Trekking the …

Nothing gets me more excited to tell a story or write a blog post than the passion of others.  I was thrilled that we were all able to work together to tell Tundra’s story Draw Chalk My Life style. We started by interviewing Michael Lewis and Rob Fenton, our founders, …

Yes, I know there are restaurants that cater to kids and restaurants that don’t.  I’m a mother to two awesome little boys – online I call them Max and White Bread – and we typically have to pick our restaurants based on whether the boys are joining Mom and Dad, …

You got the crayons, the coloring mats, and the fun kids cups, but then stopped there.  There are so many other things you can do to make your restaurant more kid-friendly (yes, more).  Creating a little fun and teaching your servers what being kid-friendly means can really help increase sales …

When opening a new restaurant, it’s easy for things to fall through the cracks. One of those things, is your restroom. Next to the dining area, the restroom is the 2nd most frequented place your guests will visit. Shouldn’t you make sure everything is in its place? Use our restroom …

Summer and grilling share a symbiotic relationship, and neither is truly complete without the other. So, whether you’re grilling outside (where grilling is meant to go down), in your kitchen, or just ordering a grilled meat at a restaurant, remember these helpful tips to get your meat just the way …

With almost 300 comments on our Repairing Commercial Fryers post, we figured it was time to get a video out there to better illustrate how easy it can be to fix a fryer yourself.  In this video, Chris Tavano, walks you through calibrating the thermostat, bypassing the hi-limit, taking out …