When to Replace
When to Replace offers care and maintenance tips for foodservice equipment as well as guidelines for disposing and replacing units.
Ice Cream Machines: An Overview
- Published on Monday, February 20, 2012
Soft-serve equipment holds product in a frozen state for long periods of time until portions are dispensed.
Spec Check: Grills & Griddles
- Published on Monday, December 12, 2011
Grills and griddles come in a variety of sizes and types that are geared for a wide range of menu items. Operators need to carefully weigh their options when specifying these units.
Maintaining Grills & Griddles
- Published on Monday, December 12, 2011
Griddle and grill maintenance is important from a safety standpoint, since grease build up represents a significant fire hazard. As a result, foodservice staff and service agents should perform a number of regular tasks to keep these units in safe operating condition.
How to Know When to Replace Grills & Griddles
- Published on Monday, December 12, 2011
When properly maintained, grills and griddles can last 10 years or more. However, here are four issues that indicate replacement may be necessary.
CFESA's Tech Tips for Warewashers
- Published on Monday, November 07, 2011
Service agents offer 12 tips to help keep warewashers running.
Maintaining a Refrigerated Prep Table
- Published on Monday, October 17, 2011
Due to the high use of these units, proper maintenance is critical to prolonging the life of a refrigerated prep table. Here are five tasks that foodservice operators should regularly perform to keep these units operating at peak performance.
Refrigerated Prep Table Applications
- Published on Monday, October 17, 2011
Refrigerated prep tables are used to prepare and store ingredients for menu items and are a key piece of equipment for production.
How to Know When to Replace a Refrigerated Prep Table
- Published on Monday, October 17, 2011
When taken care of properly, refrigerated prep tables can provide many years of service. Yet, there are signs that may indicate the unit has reached the end of its service life.
Refrigerated Prep Tables: An Overview
- Published on Monday, October 17, 2011
Although refrigerated prep table ratings are for 1/3-size pans, these units can hold different configurations of various pan sizes.
Refrigerated Prep Tables
- Published on Monday, October 03, 2011
Refrigerated prep tables offer foodservice operators convenient cold storage along with space where they can prep a variety of raw ingredients for such menu items as salads, sandwiches and pizza. Culinary staff can slice, dice and chop ingredients before combining them with other items in this space.
Energy Efficiency and Microwaves
- Published on Monday, September 19, 2011
Microwaves are energy efficient by design.
