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Private Large Kitchen Safety
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Hoods
Those who are members of social and religious organizations tend to have a special appreciation for the need to properly care for the community’s meeting facilities. This includes proper maintenance and operation of any and all Commercial Kitchen Ventilation equipment. >
One critical consideration: Because large numbers of volunteers use these facilities, not always on a regular basis, it is even more important to ensure that proper safety procedures are followed. While there might be many individuals in an organization who have a wealth of experience working in commercial kitchens, the fact is that “newbies” will always be part of the equation.
As such, it pays to review some basic safety considerations that ought to be required of anyone volunteering to work with commercial kitchen equipment. Here are a few ideas to cover with your “troops” when it comes to commercial kitchen fire safety:
That metal baffle between a deep fryer and the gas range isn’t just a pretty decoration to divide up a large space. It’s there to prevent oil splash from the fryer from coming into contact with an open flame, which could result in a flash fire.
All commercial cooking equipment needs to be properly vented, which is accomplished by installing an appropriate Exhaust Hood system. And while it might be tempting to turn off the system so that everyone can hear that...

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Ready for Food Truck Franchising?
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Food Trucks
With franchise businesses expected to generate more than 4.5% of U.S. Gross Domestic Product in 2015 – and with restaurants being the largest franchisors – is your food truck concept strong enough to consider joining the big boys in Franc...

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Restaurant Safety Dos and Don’ts
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Hoods
Workplace injuries in the restaurant industry result in direct costs such as higher workers’ compensation insurance premiums. However, there are also hidden costs, beyond the trauma to the workplace that results from a workplace injury.  ...

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Tracking Food Trucks Via GPS
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Food Trucks
Practically anyone following the development and growth of the food truck industry could have seen this one coming: Rather than having to take one’s chances as to which trucks are parked where on any given day – some communities only spec...

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Commercial Kitchen Ventilation Basics
• Mayo 31, 2017
Categorías: Hoods
In our age of ultra-specialization, it can sometimes be tempting in the restaurant business to home in on the latest technological advances and the more attention-grabbing tweaks to machines. Which is why, every now and then, it’s good to get b...

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