As an American company that makes American products, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank our amazing veterans and to remember those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. Though Memorial Day is the time we officially remember the fallen and thank our veterans, we remember their service every day. Here at Pitco, we’ve taken...

Edible flowers have been popular in food and beverage for millennia. In recent decades, though, their unique colors and shapes have made them popular in fine dining applications, elevating basic plates to extraordinary levels. Edible flowers are quite diverse in their applications, as well. They can be used to decorate main dishes. They’re common in...

When we meet with Pitco customers and anyone in the foodservice industry interested in frying foods as part of our free culinary consultations, sometimes we are asked a simple yet important question. Can you deep fry candy? The answer is a resounding “yes.” Before we get into the details, let’s take a few steps back and...

Right now we all want to get our kids back in school. We want to resume to in-person learning, full-time. We want students to enjoy social interaction with one another. And we want our classrooms to be free of viruses and full of learning. Basically, we’re ready for our schools to get back to normal....

One of the food trends that came out from the current pandemic is an increased love of chicken. This demand, as well as some farm closures during COVID-19, has made it harder for chicken farmers to keep up due to requests for specific cuts, especially wings. If you’ve been able to source the coveted drum or...

When we look back at the beginning of the year and the food trends so many publications were predicting, there’s one that jumps out that has picked up speed over the course of the year. Of course, when many of the 2020 food predictions were written, we lived in a different world. Restaurants were in...

Let’s be honest. Any day we fry food, whether it be a Nashville Hot chicken thigh or a tater tot, is kind of a celebration here at Pitco. We enjoy any reason to fire up the fryer. But when it comes to all of the holidays celebrated here in the United States, there’s one that actually takes the...

It doesn’t take a ledger book to prove Americans love their fried foods. From tater tots to coconut shrimp to fall foods, with just a little imagination, the right ingredients, and the right equipment to make it happen, you can fry just about anything. This commitment to fried foods does look good in the ledger books, too. According to a report from...

Thanksgiving might look a little different in homes this year, but no matter how many families or friends are gathered around the table, there’s one thing that will certainly remain the same — the food. After all, Thanksgiving is really the one holiday we have that is completely based on food. Yes, we give thanks,...