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You make everything from scratch. Even your homemade beef stew cooks overnight, almost every night. With limited space, you need to be very smart about how you prep, cook, cool, and store your products. There's no time or space for ice baths, and you need to be quick to get things out of the way. Every inch in the kitchen counts. Every minute counts. Here's how you can maintain freshness with a blast chiller.

Bally is the best of best when it comes to walk-in coolers and refrigeration for the foodservice industry. With products ranging from blast chillers to multi-compressor rack refrigeration systems, Bally has you covered. Their latest products include the SmartVap II controller and the SmartSpeed Evaporator. Both products are the key to simplifying your refrigeration systems.

For many of you, when you think of commercial cooktops, you think gas or electric. I’m here to tell you why you should consider a “not-so-new” technology, induction cooktops, and why Panasonic’s are the top of the line.

As many of you know, the biggest food service equipment tradeshow, The NAFEM Show, is making its biennial appearance in Orlando this February. Here is a sneak peek of what you can expect to see at NAFEM17.

I have the great opportunity to work as an intern at High Sabatino & Associates over the winter. On my first day, I was thrown into the excitement of a Rational Demonstration for their combi-oven called the SelfCookingCenter.

When it comes to combi ovens, Rational's CombiMaster Plus employs the latest technologies to achieve results. From enhanced heating control options to a generator that delivers 100% hygienic steam, every aspect of this oven was designed with care and precision in mind.

I went to the Rational headquarters in Munich, Germany this fall. While there, I was given the incredible opportunity to experience Oktoberfest in the city where it all began. I was able to learn so much during that week, not only about beer, food, and the history of Oktoberfest, but also about the history of Rational, one of the world’s leaders in food service equipment manufacturing.

MEIKO's Mi-Q technology is at the forefront of merging warewashing sanitation with reducing water, energy, and detergent consumption. As a result, their commercial dishwashing machines provide significant cost savings while enhancing the sanitation process. But what about commercial kitchens with limited space?

School nutrition programs across Maryland, Virginia, and the metro Washington, D.C. area have many considerations when it comes to foodservice equipment. Any given unit in a school kitchen needs to be versatile, durable, efficient, and provide the greatest benefit within a given space. And let's be honest, that space is usually limited.

So what are two essential pieces of foodservice equipment that every school nutrition program should consider?

With refrigeration costs accounting for nearly 25 percent of all energy usage in a foodservice operation, new and effective ways to cool and freeze food products can result in significant cost savings.