Refrigeration, Storage & Handling

A roll-in refrigerator, part of the reach-in category, allows operators to wheel in racks that contain pans of food. Roll-in refrigerators and freezers can store a variety of perishable food, including meat, produce, eggs, dairy products and condiments. These units are typically utilized for prep-line storage.

Consultant Q&A: Steve Waltz, senior associate/project manager, Cini-Little International Inc., Baltimore

Consultant Q&A: AJ Barker, group chef, Belltown Hospitality Group, Seattle

A common misconception is that if a remote ice machine is working, it does not need maintenance. This is not the case.

Ice machines work by extracting heat from an evaporator plate and expelling it from the unit. Typically, air-cooled systems pump the heat out of the box into the kitchen, where it is cooled by air conditioning. Normally, when an operation needs to produce 1,000 pounds of ice or more per day, it is recommended that a remote ice machine be employed.

Here, John Orr, technical service manager, Refrigerated Specialist Inc. (RSI), Mesquite, Texas, provides tips on both cleaning and maintaining ice cream/gelato freezers.