There's nothing worse than pulling out a cut of meat from the walk-in freezer during dinner prep, only to find that it's covered in freezer burn spots. But what does freezer burn actually mean, and what are the five most harmful effects of freezer burn in a restaurant or commercial kitchen?
Topics: freezer, freezer burn, refrigeration, food waste, commercial refrigeration
Rising temperatures may not be the only thing to worry about in the dead of summer. While the warm air outside may be welcome, it may result in increased energy bills that can really make you sweat. Those rising energy bills can lead directly to a reduction in profits.
Topics: refrigeration, commercial refrigeration, energy efficiency, Eco-Cool, Energy Study, Eco-Smart
Warehouses, industrial buildings, and manufacturing facilities all require a significant level of cooling that requires larger scale refrigeration. Depending on the size, though, the requirements could be quite different.
Topics: refrigeration, commercial refrigeration, Eco-Cool, industrial refrigeration
Topics: refrigeration, noise reduction, energy efficiency, Eco-Cool, Eco-Smart, Digital Scroll Compressor, redundancy, convenience stores, c-stores
Refrigeration systems are a vital part of the modern world, used everywhere from industrial manufacturing to food processing to residential and commercial air-conditioning. Today, the world of refrigeration systems is becoming more and more tightly regulated. Such regulations ultimately act to increase sustainability, while lowering energy consumption, and this has enormous impacts on those of us in the foodservice industry.
Topics: sustainability, ASHRAE
Restaurants have notoriously high overhead and correspondingly small profit margins, meaning owners must do everything they can to eliminate unwanted inefficiency and waste. Historically, fresh produce has been one of the largest single sources of waste for restaurants. Now. many chefs are taking extra measures to ensure they get the most from their fruits and vegetables.
Topics: food waste
Up until a few decades ago, the dry method was, as it always had been, the only method of aging meat. Things changed in the 1960s. When vacuum packaging was invented, wet aging became the preferred method. In spite of the difference in taste of wet aged meat, the process causes much less shrinkage, making meat more profitable for retailers.
Topics: humidity
Here’s a definition of refrigeration systems we hear very often: It's a technology to store food. That's correct, for sure, but we have a better one. It's a technology to control temperature and humidity.
Topics: humidity
Food waste in the U.S. has long passed an alarming threshold. In 2012, research undertaken by the Natural Resources Defense Council revealed that up to 40% of food goes uneaten. While an outrageous, quantity of food is wasted, 12% of American households lacked access to enough food in 2017 (USDA research).
Topics: humidity
To cook great food, chefs use two elements: heat and time. To get the best results, quite often heat is used in moderate quantity and at a slow pace. In the oven and on the stove, slowness can be a virtue. This isn't always the case, though.
Topics: Danger Zone, Walk-Ins, Blast Chillers, Shock Freezers
