Restaurant Equipment, Foodservice, Concession, Catering and Home Kitchen Equipment and Supplies
St. Patrick’s Day is over, but the Irish spirit does not have to be. Make any occasion as special as St. Patty’s Day with a decadent chocolate Guinness stout cake. The cake is topped with cream cheese frosting to reflect the image of a frothy mug of Guinness. Perfect for celebrations of any sort.
Many restaurant equipment manufacturers are now producing appliances of all sorts that are eco-friendly. Energy Star has been a contributing factor in this movement, and KaTom is a proud partner of Energy Star because we know our friends in the food service industry have a dedication to the environment.
Eco-friendly products do not have to stop at appliances. Any chef’s cookware, bakeware, and smallwares should be as “green” as the equipment they are cooking with. KaTom offers a variety of environmentally friendly brands ready to help your establishment get a little greener.
Here’s a look at two different brands KaTom carries that are dedicated to mother Earth and are doing their parts to help make the world cleaner and greener.
March 17 marks St. Patrick’s Day, a national holiday in Ireland, and most people have had the obligatory corned beef and cabbage to recognize the day here in America. The Irish focus their food into simple and hearty dishes. Irish cuisine offers a multitude of flavors and textures yet to be explored, and straying off the beaten path this St. Patrick’s Day may open a completely unexpected world of culinary experiences. Follow these simple recipes to celebrate this long revered Irish tradition in your kitchen.
Most individuals are aware of the phrase “reduce, reuse, recycle” and are willing to comply for the betterment of our environment.
According to Earth911.com, a resource designed for detailed recycling facts and information, “More than 1,600 businesses are involved in recycling post-consumer plastics, but the actual recycling rate remains steady at around 27 percent.”
Although many areas exist where recycling pickup is commonplace, some communities are not large enough or don’t see a large enough demand to offer recycling pickup leaving consumers lost in a sea of landfill waste.
Chicken Parmesan is a classic Italian dish made from the very structure of Italian cuisine. Try this take on Chicken Parmesan with a side of broccoli and cheese. The chicken is grilled, not fried, and we moved the cheese to the broccoli for a simpler approach. Plus, it’s super easy to make. With prep time included, this dish requires no more than 30 minutes from start to finish.
Continue reading Chicken Garlic Pasta and Broccoli with Cheese
Aili Jokela, co-chair of Fleishman-Hillard Sustainability, a company that helps businesses “go green” states, “I think green will become as pervasive as the Internet is today.”
She is speaking of the new science of “greenwashing,” or convincing consumers to purchase a product based on the assumption that it is eco-friendly, organic, or chemical free even if it is not.
The market for green products has risen steadily over the last decade and shows no signs of stopping. Everything from food to cleaning supplies offers a better environmental option. However, this can become dangerous when the word “eco-friendly” can be slapped on the side of any cup or bar of soap on the market. If that cup will only become biodegradable under certain circumstances, and those circumstances are not provided in the landfill they’re going to, the cup will not deteriorate. What proves that this cup is “biodegradable” and who proved it?
Trying to find a healthier alternative to your meaty lasagna that’s still full of protein? Try using tofu. Tofu is a product of soybeans that chocked full of protein, but low in fat. Add the vegetables you like to customize this dish and get more nutrients.
Continue reading Ravenscroft–Revolutionary Crystalware for the Home and Restaurant
Vollrath has been dominating the food service industry for over 134 years with their extensive product line of equipment and smallwares. Restaurant suppliers generally have one specialty such as cast iron or cooking utensils, and Vollrath’s is innovation. While enamelware was popular in Germany, it had not yet been brought to America. Vollrath helped establish a worldwide market for enamelware, and when the market changed, they began manufacturing stainless steel in lieu of enamelware. Vollrath has inspired the smallwares and restaurant equipment industry, and is looking to bring some inspiration into your kitchen.
Continue reading Vollrath Shares New Products– Demonstration at KaTom
In this consumer driven world, it seems that more and more people are starting to pay attention to their trash, or more specifically, where their trash is going. Each American throws out an average of 4.4 pounds of trash daily. This adds up to 29 pounds a week and 1,600 pounds a year. It doesn’t sound astronomical, but my home state, Tennessee throws out 9,943,820,800 pounds of garbage every year. That number is astronomical, and it’s representative of only one state.
Continue reading Eco Takeouts– A New Way to Save the Environment While You Eat
