BUNN TRIFECTATrifecta puts full control over the three phases of brewing—wetting, extraction and hydrolysis (separating liquids from solids)—at your fingertips. Each recipe allows you to manipulate a total of 11 variables (recipe guide and recipe-development tools available). After determining an appropriate grind size and dose weight for coffee (or weight for tea), you can enter…
MOREAPP OF THE MONTH Mike West, director of construction and maintenance at West Quality Foods in Laurel, Miss., dared to try something different, and now he gets thank-you notes from his unit managers. In early 2011, West installed a FOG Tank at a local Kentucky Fried Chicken, one of West Quality Foods’ 71 restaurants, after…
MOREECOLOGIC SOLUTIONS Electro-chemical activation (ECA) devices from EcoLogic Solutions allow users to create their own detergents and sanitizers/disinfectants on-site using only tap water, salt, and electricity—environmentally preferable compounds that are non-toxic to humans and aquatic life, work better than their chemical-based counterparts (ECA sanitizers are up to 70 times more effective than bleach), and cost…
MOREAPP OF THE MONTH During the NRA Show a few years back, Peter Fulgenzi, executive chef, food & nutrition at 200-bed Indiana University Health North Hospital, Carmel, Ind., came across Sealed Air’s Vision Safety Solution. Comprised of cameras in the kitchen (at doors and sinks), RFID-embedded employee badges and sensors and reporting software, the system…
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MOREApp of the Month In just about every foodservice establishment you enter, bottled beverages on display in cold cases are stocked horizontally across shelves by brand. In commercial retail, we know some purveyors pay extra to be stocked in the “sweet spot,” the shelf at eye level. But the folks in the foodservice department at…
MOREApp Of The Month Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services operates 11 continuing-care retirement communities throughout the state. They offer a range of options to meet the needs of residents in all stages of elder care, from active living to skilled nursing. The community at Swan Creek in Toledo has 34 cottage homes, 124 apartments and a…
MOREYou’re reading more and more about the wonderful and authentic ethnic equipment designers specify today, especially in open kitchens and display cooking stations. Here’s a closer look at eight categories.
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