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February 2007
FEATURE PRODUCTS:
Tracking The Cutting Edge
Tackling fat-clogged water lines? Need some nifty new ways to
light your spaces? Read on for details on recently
introduced products for these applications and others.—Ed.
UNDERCOUNTER FOG PATROL
Fat-, oil- and grease-induced blockages in your water lines
call for messy, pricey repairs, and installing external
grease traps to meet local FOG regs is no fun either. One
way to stop blockages before they start is to install a
Goslyn FOG recovery device. This nifty oil collection box,
which debuted in the United States last summer after five
years of use in the United Kingdom, can be hooked up to the
drain lines under your sinks, warewasher, combi oven or
steamer. First, the strainer traps solid waste. Next, water
(heavier) and oil (lighter) are separated using a system of
baffles, weirs and hydrostatic pressure. The trapped
grease—some 98% of it, according to NSF tests—flows into a
see-through container that you empty into your waste-oil
bin, while the virtually FOG-free water flows cleanly into
the sewer. Since there are no moving parts to monitor or a
motor to switch on or off, the unit is always working. All
you do is install it and empty the strainer and
oil-collection container when they are full.
Goslyn LP
214/618-3764
www.goslyn.com
LIGHT UP ANY SURFACE
If you’ve been searching for totally new ways to light your
spaces, CeeLite might be your answer. It takes lighting into
an entirely new dimension, literally. The recently debuted
lighting product, named by Time magazine as one of the
“Best Inventions of 2006,” is as thin as a sheet of
laminated paper and just as flexible. CeeLite’s Light
Emitting Capacitor technology gives the panels 99% uniform
surface illumination, with minimal power use and no heat.
The LEC panels let you turn <I>any<I> flat surface, indoor
or out, into a light source. For restaurants, think
illuminated graphics displayed on rounded pillars; glowing
panels set into floors, walls, ceilings; rows of glass
bottles lit from below on bar shelves; or glowing logos
displayed on window glass, to name a few applications. The
panels come in round, portrait and landscape formats, up to
3’x 6’ in size. They operate on DC or AC electrical current
and are cUL and FCC approved.
CeeLite
610/834-4190
www.ceelite.com
NEWS FOR MEAL DELIVERY
Burlodge brought a new approach to convection retherm/chill
stations when it introduced the BPod in December. BPod keeps
food at its proper temperature using air that flows in from
the top and channels individually to each tray. The
self-sealing thermal barriers mean there’s no need to
include empty trays in the slots when fewer-than-capacity
trays are delivered. The BPod’s two-stage retherm cycle is
easier on the food thanks to temperatures that are higher at
the beginning and lower at the end. The unit’s Smart Temp
feature saves energy by retherming at lower temperatures
when the cart is only partially full. BPod boasts one of the
smaller footprints available: It fits in a docking station
that measures 35”W x 38¾”D.
Burlodge USA
877/738-4376
www.burlodgeusa.com
COOL CONSISTENTLY ALL DAY
An invisible cascading blanket of chilled air is all that
lies between your customers and your point-of-purchase
display when you use Randell’s new Grab-N-Go Display Case,
introduced in October. Your guests will appreciate the
reach-and-go ease of being able to choose specialty
beverages, ready-made salads or sandwiches all kept at
40[deg]F throughout the day. And you’ll appreciate the
unit’s balanced expansion valve refrigeration system,
hot-gas condensate evaporator, and electronic digital
controller, which provides precise temp maintenance and
enables automatic defrost cycles. Also useful: user-friendly
stainless steel tiered display platforms that remove easily
for cleaning, and built-in fluorescent lighting. The case
comes in 36” and 40” lengths with an all-black or optional
stainless steel exterior finish.
Randell/Unified Brands
888/994-7636
www.unifiedbrands.net
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