drop some pounds from your energy bill
The benefiTs of inTroDucinG soMe serious enerGy efficiency poLicies are TWofoLD:
1. Your cash fl ow will rise and your blood pressure will therefore drop.
2. Your customers will appreciate your efforts – if you take the time to tell them all about it.
Now, before you get too excited, understand that some initial investment is re- quired and it will take some time for those investments to pay off. Just like dieting, there is no quick fi x to your energy hog problems, even if your restaurant is located in South Beach.
Even so, the percentages of restaurant patrons who rate sustainability as an important factor in their dining choices keeps on rising – a fact you cannot afford to ignore.
What to do? The ways energy is wasted in the back of the house every day are many, and the hours in that day are few. That’s why a combination of ongoing staff training and equipment upgrading is in order if you really want to tackle energy overconsumption. By “staff training” we mean involving everyone in the best practices for saving energy, Continued on p. 53
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Install a three-compartment sink
Just because your kitchen uses a lot of energy doesn’t mean you have to sit there and take it this year. Yes, the time has come to look your energy bill in the mirror and admit it could lose a few pounds.
Not everything needs to go through your commercial dishwasher. You can really save some money by resorting to good old- fashioned hand washing, that is, as long as you’re using a three compartment sink. Using three compartments, one each for washing, rinsing, and drying is much more efficient than trying to do all in a single compartment.
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Starve the dishwasher beast
It’s pure and simple, commercial dishwashers are energy hogs, but that doesn’t mean you can’t at least cut down their usage. Start by washing only full racks of pre-rinsed dishes. Next, check the water pressure in the unit against the manufacturer recommendation. If it’s more, cut it down to save water. Finally, turn off booster and tank heaters at the end of the night to save energy.
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