 Cooking Stations
A "mobile fume extraction module" is the framework for Blanco's (Germany)
nicely outfitted cooking station, to which you can add 9 cooking unit
components (pasta cooker, hot plate, induction hob & wok, deep fryer, bain
marie and griddles). The  bridge structure captures grease, moisture and odors
through filters above and down the sides of the unit. All of the metal filters
as well as the slots that hold them in place can go into a dishwasher for
cleaning. A built-in counting device indicates when to change the water filters. Check
out the video.
Inotech's
(France) mobile cooking station, above, designed especially for the Restaurant of
French Parliament "Assemblee Nationale" at the Hotel de Lassay was on display.
The
company says that a mobile unit with US approvals will be at IHMRS in New York in November 7-10
(Eurodib, booth 1638). Inotech, owned by Sofinor,
is in the US
under the Eurodib name.
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Links to More Photos
We're
trying something different in this issue. Two collections of photos and text
are available by a link rather than take up space here in the emailed
newsletter. Te read more about Italian pizza ovens click here and to see collection of
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A second issue on Milan Host 2009 will arrive in your email inbox next week - there's just too much for one newsletter!
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Contact IWD
Questions? Comments?
Mike Colburn can be reached at 877-312-1706, ext.101. Or by email at mcolburn@ideaswelldone.com
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The
Milan Host show continues to collect the best Europe has to offer the
foodservice equipment industry and provide a first look at advances that should
give North American manufacturers ideas to consider adopting - and operators features to request.
In this newsletter we'll cover some
of the advances prompted by Europe's continued interest in
the environment, reflected in air/smoke handling devices and in waste management systems. We like the innovations we saw in multi-function cooking stations.
We're sending a second newsletter next week to show you more from Milan:
- combined appliances, small mixer/cookers that incorporate modular components
- clever design tricks including "disappearing doors" that
slide into the side of an oven
From a purely aesthetic view, we saw many
appliances with glass fronts silk-screened on the back to present a bright,
colorful and easy-to-clean look.
Our
next trade show report will be on Hotelympia in London in February. We will
also practice what we preach (to get outside the foodservice equipment industry
for inspiration) and attend at least one housewares show next spring.
Until next week,
Mary
Esther Treat
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Environment, indoors & out
Food waste is difficult to process and dispose of safely and
efficiently. Americans throw away 25% of the food we prepare according to the
US Dept of Agriculture. We pay to remove that rubbish to a landfill where it produces
methane gas and takes up valuable space. Now we have the technology to reduce
the volume of food waste by removing water and, if we want, produce a
compostable product from that food waste.
IMC
(Wales) takes
food waste to compost in an under-counter "bench unit" that macerates waste to
4 mil particles (consistent small size is important for the composting
process). It dewaters by moving waste via auger past 3 mil holes; the dried waste
drops into a 25 liter bin. By this process kitchen waste is reduced by 80%
- a significant savings in trash removal even if you don't compost. However, by
incorporating an "In-Vessel Composter" you can remove kitchen waste from
landfills and make a usable product with "outstanding nutrient properties".
Food waste needs the addition of carbon-rich pellets to produce a pathogen-free
product in the composter. The composter is sized to the anticipated waste need
and is a very simple device - new input moves the waste through bins slowly
while a rotating cylinder and air & vent system turn, heat & ventilate
- producing usable compost after a few weeks. IMC
also has larger stand-alone components. The company claims return on investment from cost savings
is generally less than two years.
IMC's first claim to fame
is that they invented the original potato peeler. Website www.imco.co.uk
Sewers and grease traps are another troublesome aspect of
food waste. EPAS (Ireland)
has several products that can be combined in series to reduce drain problems. A
Sink Filter (standpipe device with holes in the sides) fits into the drain to
keep wastes from going down the drain. Flexi Plumb rubber pipe running trap can
be squeezed to move along waste clogs. Filter Shield container intercepts solid
waste like coffee grounds, rice, fish trimmings without any moving parts.  And
finally, Grease Shield, left, automatically cleans kitchen waste water before it ever
gets to the grease trap, without using chemicals or enzymes. The Grease Shield
skims oil using a wiper blade on a cylinder that rotates through the passing
liquid. Though described as "fully automatic", containers of dewatered
grease-laden solids and an "easy lift FOG container" must be emptied as needed.
The company suggests the Grease Shield will eliminate the need for grease
traps. They are currently designing the system into an integrated workstation.
The company was formerly called Environmental Products and Services Ltd. www.epas-ltd.com
Winterhalter (Germany)
showed hoods that act as both  heat exchangers and air exhaust on both single
rack dish machines and pot washers. Both the GS500 Energy+ Series (rack pass
through dish washers) and the GS 600 Energy Series, right, (pot, tin & utensil
washers) integrate exhaust air heat exchangers, drawing warm water vapor out of
the machine while the door is closed to heat the cold water supply. The company
claims energy cost reductions up to ten percent a year, in addition to reducing
exhaust air temp by more than 50%. website link
Electrolux incorporated Halton's attractive hood for Europe but it is not
available in the US, yet.
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