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...
One of the quickest ways to alter the taste of the food that you’re frying is to allow sediment to collect in the oil. Not only does the sediment impart the flavors and smells of the food it came from, but it can cause other issues as well. Here are some tips and tools to...
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...
No matter what industry you work in, labor challenges exist, and both finding and keeping employees is not a new challenge to the foodservice industry. Now that many restaurants are opening up, or getting ready to open up to full capacity, the challenge is amplified by the fact that not all of the furloughed or laid-off employees...
Overcoming the challenges of smaller available space in a kitchen while meeting demand of a foodservice operation that is on the rise is easy with Pitco. Sure everyone says that, but we have a solution that allows you to accomplish the same frying capacity with one less fry pot. The Stretch Fryer from Pitco, SSH60W, is...
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...
During the 40 days before Easter, many people observe Lent by abstaining from meat on Fridays and eating fish. An outlying result from this is the Friday night fish fry. According to Chowhound, the fish fry in the US originated in Wisconsin and is still a popular Friday night event at churches, restaurants and lodge halls...
How you choose to maintain your frying oil can have ripple effects across your entire foodservice operation. It can affect your staff, your customers, and your bottom line. For staff, cleaning, maintaining, and changing out frying oil can be time-consuming, messy, and laborious at best. It’s important to create a standardized set of processes that...
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....
Once you have decided on the fryer model or custom fryer bank you need, it’s time to pick out all of the accessories that will compliment your new fryer suite. The first place to start is baskets. The baskets you will need will depend on two major factors; menu items and production capacity. Using the...
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