Warewashing
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Dishwashers that get the dishes clean aren't good enough any more. They've got to do the cleaning while using up as little energy and water as possible, and with minimal impact on the environment. John Porter reports
Posted: 28 April 2011 | 15:17
Maintenance of kitchen equipment is often low on the list of priorities for chefs and kitchen managers, but a programme of planned preventative maintenance will lessen the chance of a breakdown at the worst possible moment, says Diane Lane.
Posted: 21 May 2010 | 10:37
Warewashers are one of the kitchen's biggest consumers of energy, so manufacturers
are working hard to make their machines as efficient as possible. Diane Lane reports.
Posted: 19 March 2010 | 17:30
They're the unglamorous workhorses of the kitchen and are very demanding in energy terms - but surely no sensible chef would want to be without their warewasher. The poor old dishwasher is at the bottom of the catering equipment pile - it's not sexy, no one wants to look after it, it tends to belch out...
Posted: 12 February 2010 | 07:03
Many features have been added to dish- and glasswashers to ensure sparkling results and to make the working environment more pleasant. But if the machines are not maintained properly, all this advanced engineering can count for nothing, discovers Kathy Bowry
Posted: 08 May 2009 | 00:00
If you don’t consider your dishwashing operation as part of your HACCP assessment you should think again, says Neil Rush.
Posted: 23 July 2008 | 11:25
My equipment installer wants me to buy a water treatment system with my new dishwasher. It's not cheap, it'll need looking after and I'm not sure I see the point.
Posted: 18 June 2008 | 11:10
Today sees the launch of the first online auction on Caterersearch, run in association with Hilditch Auctioneers. Over the next two weeks, warewashers, microwaves, freezers and all sorts of commercial catering equipment will be going under the hammer.
Posted: 19 October 2007 | 09:36
There's more to choosing a warewashing machine than selecting one that meets your budget - you should also consider how much it will cost to run. Ross Bentley checks out some of the latest money-saving features
Posted: 22 August 2007 | 15:05
Laundry and linen company Stalbridge has played down concerns that a bungled IT upgrade which cost it £4m to rectify has damaged client relationships.
Posted: 30 November 2006 | 12:40
Christina Simons, who owns the Cottage hotel in the New Forest with husband David Mascord, has decided to make her nine-bedroom, 250-year-old former forester's cottage greener. So far she has begun by using sustainable products and improved insulation. This is her diary...
Posted: 19 October 2006 | 00:00
The new Fairy Professional Commercial Dishwash range from P&G Professional comprises a newly formulated Liquid Detergent and Rinse Aid suitable for short-cycle commercial dishwashers.
Posted: 15 June 2006 | 00:00
A multifunction touch screen keeps operators constantly informed when using new MT series dishwashers, the first conveyor-based washers from Winterhalter.
Posted: 14 February 2006 | 12:44
The Sirocco potwasher being launched by Meiko UK, which until recently sold models from Sweden's Granuldisk, employs similar granular "wet blasting" technology with plastic granules and water and detergent under high pressure
Posted: 09 February 2006 | 00:00
Classeq's new Alto range of rack dishwashers get through 100 to 280 racks an hour, depending on the model. Their double-skinned construction cuts down noise and reduces heat loss from the machine.
Posted: 10 November 2005 | 00:00
For years the only way to launder linen was by using a conventional hot wash. Heavy on energy and detergent costs, but effective. Now along comes the ozone system, which uses cold water and much less detergent. But is it the complete answer? Bob Gledhill looks at the pros and cons
Posted: 22 September 2005 | 00:00
Warewashing equipment is the collective industry name for dishwashers and glasswashers. It derives its name from glass “ware” and table “ware.”
Posted: 29 April 2005 | 15:44
Without individual meters on each machine, it can be difficult to isolate the exact amounts of water used for warewashing and, with supply charges averaging £1.20-£1.30 per 1,000 litres, water might not seem a major cost. But a standard conveyor dishwasher is generally thought to account for about 80% of a kitchen's total water consumption. Relative levels of water economy are also recognised as the key to a host of other costs.
Posted: 28 April 2005 | 16:22
Meiko is offering a new range of Economy warewashing equipment, with a fixed-price promise to caterers throughout the UK.
Posted: 23 June 2004 | 17:09
