Fixing commercial ovens is fairly simple to do. The most common complaints are: The pilot won’t stay lit. The oven won’t get up to temperature. The oven gets too hot. The oven does not cook evenly. Problem number one is probably the most common. Fixing the thermocouple. When lighting the …
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Choosing Stick Mixers For Your Commercial Kitchen
A stick mixer is a hand-held, electronically powered device that allows chefs to mix large amounts of sauces, soups, and stews during preparation and cooking. The motor connects to a long shaft with an attachment on the end that rotates at a high speed, making large-scale mixing projects manageable in …
Read More »How to be a Green Restaurant and Cut Costs
Through constant research as well as attending many industry programs, I have learned a great deal on what can be done in the “greening” of new restaurants. Here’s a list of top ways your restaurant can go green: The most obvious is to use high efficiency refrigeration, but there are …
Read More »How To Become A LEED Certified Restaurant and Why You Should
Every year, your restaurant’s green credentials on the street gets more important. According to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), it’s one of the hottest trends this year. Companies across the board, in and out of the food service industry, have scrambled in recent years to label their brands as green, …
Read More »Food Safety Tips: HACCP
The HACCP, or Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point, is a set of guidelines and procedures for food safety originally developed by NASA for astronaut food 30 years ago. NASA needed a food safety program with “zero tolerance” to protect astronauts from foodborne illnesses while in space. One can imagine …
Read More »How To Deal With Rising Food Costs In 4 Steps
More and more it looks official – the U.S. economy is pulling out of recession slowly but surely. The restaurant industry is cautiously optimistic about sales growth this year and consumers appear to be venturing out of their downturn shells. Unfortunately a growing economy – even one that’s growing so …
Read More »Is Your Restaurant’s Commercial Dish Machine Efficient?
Commercial dishwashers are energy hogs, pure and simple. There’s no way to get around it, and the best you can do is try to mitigate the costs associated with dishwashing by employing a few effective strategies. Wash full racks only. It’s so obvious it almost seems dumb to say, but …
Read More »Food Safety Tips: Understanding NSF and UL
You’ve probably seen the NSF and UL labels in your restaurant or commercial kitchen before. And you probably already have an idea what these organizations do and what that label means. But fully understanding what the NSF and UL do to make sure restaurant equipment and tools meet food and …
Read More »Hoshizaki Ice Machines: The Preferred Choice
Over 60 years, Hoshizaki has built a reputation across the globe for quality, design, and performance. Since 1986, Hoshizaki’s plant in Peachtree City, GA has supplied the U.S. market with domestically produced ice makers and bins. As one of the largest producers of commercial ice machines worldwide, Hoshizaki understands that …
Read More »Restaurant Food Safety Tips: Managing Temperature
Maintaining proper food temperature should be a constant process in your commercial kitchen, from the time it arrives through your back door to the time it arrives on the customer’s plate. When the delivery truck arrives, immediately check food products for temperature. Reject food that arrives above 41 degrees Fahrenheit. …
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