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Running a restaurant or commercial kitchen can be profitable if done right with the correct resources and industry knowledge. Your kitchen is where your customers will have their meals prepared which means your commercial kitchen needs to be well planned and organized! When you put together your commercial kitchen, consider the following tips that will help you increase efficiencies and keep your customers happy! Planning Your Kitchen Commercial kitchens and restaurants have designated stations for specific tasks that cover the needs of the cu…

If you’re in the commercial food service industry, one of the risks you could face is grease fires which can cause a lot of liability and property damage. Without a preventive measure in place, you can expose yourself and your business to potential injuries borne from a grease fire occurring in your commercial kitchen. Though insurance can cover grease fire repairs, you’ll still be facing financial loss. As a business owner, you want to protect your employees from any injuries happening in your place or business. You also want to avoid financi…

You can feel frustrated when you find brown gunk on the bottom of your frying pans. You hurriedly search for easy ways to clean burnt grease off it. Initially, you think that the pan can’t be salvaged, and you need to get rid of it. You can save money by saving pans, especially if you're starting a new restaurant. Fortunately, cleaning burnt grease from the bottom of pans can be done by applying baking soda, vinegar, salt, and ketchup together with some heavy-duty commercial cleaners such as oven cleaner and Bar Keeper’s Friend. How to Clean Bu…

As a restaurant owner, you likely deal with food scraps left over on plates. This is fine – but it’s important that the scraps don’t find their way into your drainage system. Foods that go down the drain can cause many problems, such as costly blockages in your sewer pipes. In this post, we are going over some foods that should not be going down your drain. 1. Bones If your restaurant serves meat, then you’ll definitely need to be careful with how you dispose of the meat bones. Throw the bones in the trashcan, not the sink. Heavy bones are hard…

Having a grease trap is a necessity for any restaurant. Fats, oils, and grease (FOG) can accumulate quickly once it cools in the pipes. This leads to major pipe blockages that can even affect the surrounding area’s sewer system. By having a grease trap, you’ll save yourself from a major headache, to say the least. Not sure what’s involved in having a grease trap? No worries! Greasecycle, the top grease trap cleaning service provider in Raleigh, has provided the following guide to help answer the most common questions. How Do Grease Traps Func…