Oser Communications Group
Orlando Thursday, August 26, 2021
AN INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION NOT AFFILIATED WITH NAFEM
Selecting the Right Product for Commercial Kitchen Ventilation An interview with Mark Walraven, Vice President of Sales, AMPCO. FEN: What is grease duct and why is it important?
MW: Grease duct is the metal ductwork used to connect the Type 1 commercial kitchen hood to the exhaust fan located near the end of the duct run. Grease deposits in the ductwork can become a fuel source for fires, so the ductwork must be cleaned regularly. The cleaning becomes an ongoing maintenance expense for the owner and also affects the safe operation of the kitchen.
FEN: What grease duct options currently exist on the market?
MW: For decades, the typical grease duct system was rectangular in shape and made from 16 gauge carbon steel. This ductwork is welded in place in the kitchen, Continued on Page 33
The Sonic Solution: Meeting the Challenges of Food Service An interview with Matt Rigney, Culinary Sales Manager, Panasonic.
Franmara Wine and Bar Accessories
For more than 50 years, Franmara, Inc. has been a leader in high-quality wine and bar accessories. The company particularly specializes in wine and bar service in the foodservice industry with many of its products. All of Franmara’s items are listed on AutoQuotes. Franmara, Inc. has the largest line of wine accessories in the world. Over 200 waiter’s-type corkscrews alone lead the way, including the Pulltap’s and Boomerang corkscrews and Franmara’s own Capitano Waiter’s Corkscrew. Further, for room service or minibars, the plastic Pocket and Traveler’s corkscrews are imprintable and used by thousands of establishments worldwide. Another foodservice favorite is the Cedon bench mount uncorking machine. Franmara offers the largest selection of wine buckets and coolers on the market today. Crumb scrapers, wine decanters, wine coolers, cheese accessories, openers, stoppers, pourers, and peppermills are also popular products. The Modularack Pro wine rack line fits a foodservice niche with 31 configurations for storing or
Efficiency and safety are paramount in any foodservice environment, and RENAU is taking both to the next level of performance with its exciting new line of radar sensors. RENAU’s radar sensors use short-range radar operating in the 60GHz ISM band, an established technology proven in the defense and aerospace industries. This technology is perfectly suited for foodservice environments, including (but not limited to) the following applications: Material recognition – distinguishes between surfaces or objects made of different material. Object detection – detects objects and measures their distance in real-time, even in complete darkness. Obstacle detection – helps automated equipment prevent accidents and collisions. People detection – allows devices to switch on and off depending on an individual’s presence and position.
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Automation Key to Fighting Labor Shortages
MR: With these appliances, you’ve got volume, you’ve got speed, you’ve got versatility, you’ve got ease of use. The Sonic Steamer lets a chef do extra prep work without adding to the line. I call the Sonic
Using labor more effectively and ensuring that wasted product is kept to a minimum are imperative, especially in today’s foodservice climate. Fortunately, foodservice operators now have available to them smarter strategies to maintain fresh and prepared food safety without increasing human contact. Improved foodservice technology helps to safeguard the well-being of employees and the public, and for many operators, the solution is to invest in automation that can save money and simplify operations in the kitchen while remaining focused on food safety and health standards. DayMark’s MenuCommand® kitchen automation platform, for example, offers one solution for food safety labeling, task management, receiving, and temperature monitoring. Custom, web-based labeling systems provide basic information such as safe handling instructions, date and time the food was prepared, and nutritional information,
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FEN: What is the Sonic Solution?
MR: The Sonic Solution is made up of Panasonic’s compact, versatile, and powerful kitchen appliances, the Sonic Chef High Speed Oven and Sonic Steamer. They’re ventless and don’t require a drain; plus, the Sonic Chef is stackable. Together, they fit in with any foodservice operation at a really compelling price point. FEN: What’s a real-life example of how these solutions add value?
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RENAU Introduces Contactless Radar-Sensing Technology
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PLEXOR from TurboChef
An interview with Pete Ashcraft, Senior Vice President Global Chain Development, TurboChef Technologies, Inc.
FEN: Tell our readers about PLEXOR.
PA: PLEXOR is a single cooking appliance with three separate technologies: impingement, rapid cook and convection in any order or combination. PLEXOR uses one single-touch intuitive user interface, one plug and it’s ventless. It’s also modular, so if your menu changes, you can field retrofit the various cooking modules. PLEXOR has automated doors, which adds efficiency and ease to the system.
FEN: Let’s start with the oven technologies. What makes them unique?
PA: The impingement module in the PLEXOR is the first to use stationary impingement. Instead of moving
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