6 Practical Magic Tips for Your Foodservice Operation

Is your equipment cooking up magic or creating toil and trouble? 

This Halloween season—along with every other season, for that matter—we’re all about helping you chase the frights straight out of your kitchen!

Reliability + innovation = inspiration, so read on to see 6 scary good ways to add magic to your foodservice operation. 

1. Wave a magic wand.

Some chefs call it a stick or an immersion or hand blender. We call it a magic wand! The XM-12 Immersion Blender by Sammic can help you tap into your creative powers and save prep and clean-up time, all while reducing waste. 

Abracadabra! Whatever you’re concocting, from salad dressings, batters, jams, pumpkin puree, or gazpacho to mayonnaise or meringue, the XM-12’s advanced, tempered steel, Y-blade design quickly creates the ideal texture.

Check out the Sammic XM-12 video to learn more about what it can do for you. 

2. Follow a tried-and-true "spell."

Mere mortal employees with minimal experience can create enchantingly consistent results at the touch of a button. How is this wizardry possible? 

The Welbilt brands such as Merrychef and Convotherm maxx pro offer high speed oven and combi oven models that feature an easyTouch^® icon-driven touchscreen and pre-programmed recipes.

See this amazing equipment in person in our New Orleans Test Kitchen.

Contact us to schedule a visit. 

3. Choose a cauldron that fits your brand of culinary magic.

“Witch” is your favorite cooking method: induction, steam, fire, fryer, sous vide, or high speed? 

Steer clear of hocus pocus with trustworthy equipment brands that use their powers strictly for good. 

We can help you find the perfect model to cast your culinary spells.

Induction or Steam? 

Hatco Rapide Cuisine Induction Cooktop

Tuxton TuxSteel Induction-ready Stainless Pro Cookware 

Cleveland SteamChef Convection Steamer

Fire or Fryer?

Wood Stone Stone Hearth Ovens

Frymaster FilterQuick Electric Fryers

Sous-vide or High Speed?

Sammic Sous-vide Cookers

Merrychef conneX High Speed Ovens

 

4. Stir the pot with "supernatural" tools.

Are you constantly replacing your everyday tools as they wither from heat? Beware: looks can deceive! All utensils are not created equal. Look to the supernatural strengths of high heat tools for higher performance, greater safety, and lower costs in the long run.

The Hell’s Handle Collection by Mercer Culinary includes a variety of precision ground stainless steel utensils including scrapers, forks, and solid, perforated, and slotted turners.

Hell’s Handle was designed for comfort with a high heat-resistant nylon handle that stays cool to the touch. A dual-textured finish provides grip and slip resistance that results in devilishly good control and efficiency. 

High Heat Camtensils by Cambro are made specifically for hot food service applications, with spoons and spatulas designed for stirring, serving, and flipping. No disappearing act here! With a durable, high heat resistant material that withstands -40°F to 300°F, these dishwasher safe tools were designed to stay in service and out of the landfill or recycle bin.

High Heat Gloves from TableCraft protect your most magical assets—your people! Great for high temperatures while cooking, baking, or grilling, these gloves are flame resistant and heat safe for temperatures up to 932°F.  Packaged as a pair of 2, they are one size fits all.

5. Conjure up a wickedly awesome presentation.

Create bold tabletop magic with the Forge Collection from TableCraft. Featuring large bands of woven steel, this new collection adds rustic style (with a hint of medieval enchantment) to your tabletop or buffet, indoors or out. Use for grab and go service, merchandising, or with a liner placed inside for tabletop service. 

The Mini Kettle by TableCraft requires little explanation in an article of this nature, but we should note that it’s made of real cast iron that is pre-seasoned, naturally non-stick, and easy to clean. Use for soups, desserts, and side dishes. And don’t forget to float something fun and creepy in it this time of year!

6. Pour on the magic potions and brews.

Add an air of mystery to your bartender’s alchemy with Barfly Shakers in shades of black. Shakers/tins are available in a smooth finish or a bewitching diamond lattice pattern in 18 and 28 ounce capacities in black, vintage black, and gun metal black. 

They’re also available in a variety of spellbinding metallic finishes to suit your establishment’s ambience, light or dark.

Stir up signature potions with a whimsical 12" Sugar Skull Spoon from Barfly. 

Twisted design provides better control and grip. A strong and durable 18-8 stainless steel core and precision formed bowl gives it a good, long life.

Save your team’s backs from hauling kegs during this high beer-consumption season. 

The heavy-duty Keg Dolly by NewAge Industrial provides a safer, easier way for staff to move a single keg up to 16¾" in diameter. The three lips up and five lips down on the dolly platform double overall strength, make for easy loading and unloading, and hold the keg in place during transport.

For multi-keg transport, the all-welded Keg Carrier by NewAge Industrial nests on NewAge Bulk Delivery Trucks for safe, secure, and efficient transport. 

Carriers install without tools and are easy to remove and store when trucks are being used for other purposes. Model 51753 holds up to 6, 15½ gallon, half-barrel kegs, and model 52064 holds up to 15, 1/6 barrel craft kegs.

Boo! Warm beer is just plain scary. 

Help keep your beer (and your customers) cool by frosting glasses or mugs with Glastender’s Reach-in Froster. 

Glastender Reach-in mug and glass frosters are available in 24" or 28" one-door units and 36", 44," or 48" two-door units. Slide-top frosters are 24" deep and available in 24", 36," or 48" length.

For help cooking up solutions for your operation’s unique brand of magic, contact us!