It’s a restaurateurs worst nightmare. You’ve spent months (perhaps years) preparing for your grand opening. You’ve selected the theme of your restaurant, picked the perfect location for success, and created a killer menu. While these are all vital steps in opening a restaurant, many owners overlook the importance of selecting the correct equipment. This oversight [...]
Today is American Beer Day! Most people would rank the importance of this patriotic holiday somewhere between Christmas and Easter. Without question, Americans love their beer, so I don’t think this blog will need try much explanation. Did you know, Americans drink more than 50 billion pints of beer each year! That’s A LOT of [...]
This month, Jeff Hussar of Burkett Restaurant Equipment selected the Vulcan VACB Series Radiant Gas Charbroiler as the product of the month. Although slightly higher in price than its competitors, the Vulcan VACB Radian Gas Charbroiler is a superior broiler for the price. One of its biggest advantages is the thickness and components of the [...]
As restaurant kitchens become smaller, equipment needs to be more compact and efficient. The Moffat turbofan Convection Ovene22m3 on a stand is a small half-size electric counter top convection oven. Features: 1- Compact 24 inch width; 2- Operates on 120 volt electricity so there is no need for special wiring; 3- A three each half-size [...]
Fall is now upon us. Time for tailgating and football! As we invite all our friends over let’s keep in mind keeping our hot food hot and our cold food cold! For just a small investment in the right equipment you can accomplish this with ease. For soups, meat balls, stews you can used a [...]
The other day I was at home making a big skillet of scrambled eggs and it got me thinking back on my days in the kitchen and how I had a dream of owning my own restaurant. I thought how neat it would be to have a tilt skillet available. The Tilt Skillet is one [...]
Man, is it hot outside! My ice machine is not working worth a darn, it cannot keep up and on top of that my customers want me to sell them ice to load up their coolers! When I bought the unit six years ago it worked fine. So I added thirty seats to my dining [...]
Have you ever gone by a food service establishment and detected the most vile odor? Makes you not want to eat at that location, right? Well chances are that it is a simple matter of cleaning out the grease trap. Even though I never have had the honor of doing this task, it is not [...]
Summer is on its way. Now is the time for all the outdoor patios to reopen and the summer time Beverages are in demand. If you are looking for cost savings and still want to make a frozen drink or a smoothie I suggest using the Waring MX1000XT w/ 64 ounce container with hi and [...]
Last weekend my wife and I went to the first outdoor function of the year. As we were going through the buffet line we noticed that the cole slaw was not as cold as it should be and the baked chicken was not as hot as it should be. I looked at what they were [...]
