John Stack


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Reap the Benefits From Your Loyalty Rewards Program

Loyalty / Reward Programs provide great opportunities to build your company through repeat business, and reward your customers' loyalty. When the common perception that it costs 5 times as much to get a new customer as to sell to an existing one, it is no surprise that companies across a variety of industries have expanded their marketing budgets to include customer Reward / Loyalty Programs. Customers... (posted by John 1 year 332 days ago.)
Selling Your Used Restaurant Equipment & Supplies

Operating a restaurant can be a challenging, yet rewarding business. Like any small business, it demands long hours and hard work. Unfortunately, the failure rate for a restaurant in its first year is high, so a restaurant owner needs to know how to resell their used commercial kitchen equipment when they are closing their foodservice business. This advice also applies for successful foodservice business... (posted by John 2 years 90 days ago.)
Sizing Guide for Restaurant Grease & Exhaust Hoods
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Please note that this is a reference guide and should not be viewed as a substitute for National or Local Fire Code. Also you must have a Licensed HVAC or Mechanical Contractor to do all of the installation and permitting. A Commercial, Restaurant, Kitchen, Grease, Exhaust, Type-1, Vent, Hood is essentially comprised of 3 main components: The Shell of the Hood , the... (posted by John 5 years 198 days ago.)
Everything about Convection Oven Cooking
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While more expensive than traditional ovens, convection ovens offer various advantages over non-convection models. They can cook food in as little as half the time of static air, and do so at lower temperatures. As a result, foods shrink less increasing yield and lowering effective food cost. Meats such as prime rib finish crispy on the outside, but remain tender and juicy on the... (posted by John 5 years 199 days ago.)
Comparing Commercial Gas Fryers and Electric Fryers

Deep frying is a very fast way to cook foods when compared to other methods such as boiling, due to the high temperature of the shortening in the fryer. Deep frying does not make food greasy since the dampness in the food repels the oil. (Oil and water do not mix.) Did you know that frying is actually a dry cooking method? The hot oil heats the moisture within the food to the boiling point, and steams... (posted by John 5 years 201 days ago.)