Fryers

In any commercial kitchen, there are two methods of frying that could be used to prepare foods at scale: pressure frying and open frying. While open frying is a reliable method of producing crispy, crunchy fried foods, pressure frying is key to delivering juicy, flavorful fried chicken batch after batch. What is Pressure Frying? Pressure…

Commercial fryers, sometimes referred to as chicken fryers, are one of the most common pieces of kitchen equipment in food service. And for good reason, too. What are chicken fryers? Chicken fryers are simply the fryers used to prepare chicken in a commercial kitchen. There are two main types of chicken fryers to choose from:…

While restaurant operators often struggle with maintaining food quality and consistency, a lot of it comes down to fryer oil! In the restaurant industry, we call a 35 lb. container of bulk cooking oil a “jug-in- box” or “JIB” for short. Like everything else restaurants are paying more for these days, JIBs have increased in…

It’s no secret that there are plenty of advantages to serving fried chicken. Chicken is the world’s most popular protein, it can be fried in batches and held for hours, and it’s an incredibly profitable menu item. According to a recent Technomic report, chicken menu category sales have increased at an average rate of 12% since…

Record high inflation, rising food, labor, and utility costs along with ongoing staffing shortages are leading many restaurant operators to wonder if a recession is looming. There’s no question about it. Food prices are soaring. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the food index shot up by more than 10 percent in May, making…