It's been a long time coming, but we can't be any more excited at the latest trend in "greener" restaurants. Finally, folks are taking a moment to evaluate their energy use, waste disposal practices and even making an effort to source locally -grown or -produced goods. Companies here in the Bay Area have done a great job at minimizing waste at all other levels of their business and have finally taken a look at their cafeterias and restaurants to make sure their energy use is minimized, as well.
Although the economics of energy savings are far from compelling, saving every little bit starts to add up as we scale this effort into hundreds of companies, each day. Our Perfect Fry hoodless hot oil fryers (www.perfectfry.com) recently received $200 PG&E rebate status for all models, including the PFC and PFA lines and are also compliant with the new UL 300 standards for ventilation hoods (they are actually governed by UL 167 guidelines since they are hoodless). These units are extremely efficient and will use about 80% less energy than an open fryer, since power is used only when cooking.
We see similar benefits from the Instant Burger grill (www.smokaroma.com) that is up to 50x (that's 5000%) more efficient than a flat top grill. Since this unit uses no heat to cook, it is enormously more efficient at cooking, rather than keeping the cooking plates hot all day. Average use amounts to less than $100/year in annual electrical costs!
Finally, we're very excited to have a number of new recyclers that are taking used cooking oil for use in bio-diesel manufacturing. Here's a list:
Cooking Oil Pick Up Companies (Northern California Region)
San Francisco SF Greasecycle (has online application)
http://www.sfgreasecycle.org/fse.shtml
East Bay - Blue Sky Bio Fuels (has online application)
http://www.blueskybio-fuels.com/grease.php
Fresno, Turlock & So. Cal - Darling International
http://www.darlingii.com/facilities/index.asp
If you know of others that offer similar services, please let us know! Email us at westernfreezers@sbcglobal.net.
Happy Holidays and here's to a greener and less wasteful New Year!
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