November 2018 Digital Issue

lot — and lean less heavily on
other equipment that uses more
energy. For example, the Neo
Lainox can be used as a blast
chiller, freezer, slow cooker —
including sous vide — or hot
holding box.”
On the refrigeration side,
Wolfe says blast chillers can
play a part in mitigating power
consumption and reduce the
need for larger refrigerators and
ice machines. “I’m seeing more
operators turning to blast chilling
as a function of day-today
operations.”
A third important equipment
innovation is ventless appliances.
As Patrick Watt, consultant
with A Day in Life Foodservice
Development in Saint John, N.B.
says, “Ventilation and equipment
idling are the two biggest
energy wasters in the kitchen.”
Ventless systems also allow
operators to stack equipment
in smaller spaces and only
require a 120-volt outlet. “That
uses dramatically less power,”
Pelissier says. “Operators essentially
get double the savings,
since they don’t have to run
a hood.”
EFFICIENT BY DESIGN
But choosing energy-saving
equipment is only half the battle
when tackling energy costs, Watt
says. “We know all the energyefficient
equipment is out there,
but do operators really understand
it? The biggest savings in
the kitchen are in how you
manage your production schedules
and link that to your equipment
usage.”
Wolfe maintains that one of
the most important aspects of
energy savings is the kitchen
design itself. “With the equipment
available today, you can
take the traditional implements
in your kitchen and make them
more efficient. But, the key is
looking at your whole kitchen
from an efficiency standpoint
and designing the space around
those newer technologies.”
A simple example would be
a convection oven that typically
has to be running at maximum
temperature all day, regardless
of how much product is in it.
“Enter the combi-oven,” Wolfe
says. “It has all the capabilities
and is exponentially more energy
efficient because it uses less
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