Celebrated yearly in July, National Culinary Arts Month is a month set aside to honor and promote awareness of chefs, professional cooks, and their contributions to the world of fine dining. Whether you are a cook, a consumer, or a restaurant manager, you’ll no doubt find your own unique way of celebrating. Below you will find […]
Rethermalizing Food: Three Key Considerations. Many commercial kitchens depend on previously-cooked or pre-prepared entrees and sides. In order for these food items to be safely prepared for a quality dining experience, they must be rethermalized. When it comes to choosing the correct system for rethermalizing food, there are three key considerations to make.
Will your commercial food service business be participating in National Hot Dog Month? It is slated to take place in July and any establishment hoping to serve hot dogs during large, catered affairs will certainly need enough food holding cabinets to see them through. Remember, on average it takes anywhere from 5 to 9 minutes for […]
The 742HW unit, part of Thermodyne’s Hot Well Series, offers the convenience of steam table capabilities as well as the flexibility of Thermodyne’s patented Fluid Shelf Technology.
Whether you make use of food holding cabinets for personal or commercial reasons, know that there are certain tips and tricks that can be utilized to ensure that you are getting the most out of your unit. By reading the list below and adhering to the advice listed, you will find that your food holding cabinet experience […]
January has characteristically been a slow month for restaurateurs. The majority of Americans are recovering from the holidays and some will undoubtedly be doing battle against severe winter storms too. So they’ll most likely need a little coaxing to get out of their homes and into the restaurants. With that in mind, we’ve put together […]
Are you enjoying the full benefits to be gained by braising food? The option to braise meat and poultry rather than using other cooking techniques is probably not one you took lightly. Heck, a lot of people couldn’t tell you the difference between braising food or deep-frying it. Clearly a huge difference exists. But you may […]
Okay, we know that summer is prime grilling time. But that is no reason to put your love of sous-vide cooking up onto the shelf until fall. As a matter of fact, sous-vide cooking techniques can really help you pull off that large catering job posted on your restaurant’s calendar. Here’s how:
Did you know that collectively, the commercial food service industry spends an estimated $10 billion dollars each year on energy consumption? A whopping 80% of those expenditures may be directly attributed to commercial kitchen equipment use. So why not show your restaurant’s bottom line some love by investing in new, energy efficient, hot food holding […]
There are hundreds of thousands commercial, industrial and institutional kitchens that must have a way to rethermalize food safely. During the rethermalization process food is re-heated to safe temperatures. Once this is done the food will be ready for consumption. In order for the rethermalization process to be successful, the food must initially be cold […]
