Soy Sauce Dispensers

Soy Sauce Holders: What You Need to Know

Soy sauce servers are the optimal vessels for soy sauce, but choosing smallware is only half of your soy sauce-serving decision. The sauce itself is a huge factor, which is why you should familiarize yourself with as many options as you can. We'll give a brief rundown of soy sauce options here, and then detail soy sauce can care and maintenance requirements further below, since you also have options when it comes to the material of your soy sauce dispenser.

As its name implies, light soy sauce has lighter color and salt content than dark soy sauce. Light soy sauce is best for fine tuning or seasoning dishes, and its quality peaks with rich flavors. When compared to olive oils, it's the equivalent to extra virgin, making light soy sauce a popular choice. Steeping dried shrimp in first-draw soy sauce forms shrimp soy sauce, a sauce that gives more depth to the sweet soy taste, though this soy sauce is becoming more and more rare, unfortunately. Dark soy sauce is similar to light soy sauce, but it has more sugar and matures longer under sunlight. Its sweetness and near-black coloration lend distinctive character to paired dishes. Sweet soy sauce is a mix of dark and light soy sauces that have been cooked with coriander, onion, shallot, spring onion, and sugar. Black bean soy sauce differs from other varieties because it's made of black beans rather than soy, and lastly, Fujian-style soy sauce is considered the premium member of the soy sauce family. Its production involves a longer duration and higher soy content.

Common Questions About Soy Sauce Dispensers

How do you clean stainless steel soy sauce holders?

Stainless steel soy sauce servers' durability stems from an extremely tenacious, thin, self-repairing film that forms on the surface. This film makes stainless steel soy sauce cans easy to clean, more stain resistant, and it prevents the spread of bacteria. Stainless steel soy sauce dispensers are great for high-volume establishments because they don't chip or flake.

To clean these units, all you really need is soap or mild detergent and warm water. Apply the mixture with a soft cloth or sponge, then rinse it off with hot water. Finish by wiping the soy sauce holder dry with a soft cloth or let it drip dry.

What's the best way to wash glass soy sauce servers in a dishmachine?

Proper care for a glass soy sauce can will save your operation time and money throughout its lifetime. Knowing how to clean, handle, and store glass soy sauce dispensers will help your operation run smoothly.

• Before cleaning glass soy sauce holders in a dishwasher, verify if they're warewasher safe.
• Ensure the water hardness is regulated for this smallware and empty the soy sauce servers' contents before putting them in the machine.
• Using a dishwasher rack will keep the soy sauce cans from contacting other smallware. Position the soy sauce dispensers so they can drain freely, preventing stain and mark formation.
• Open the dishmachine briefly when the cycle finishes to let steam pass and avoid opening it all the way until the unit has cooled.

What's the best way to hand wash glass soy sauce cans?

Always use a soft surface material, such as a microfiber cloth, when handwashing glass soy sauce dispensers. You should use a sink with separate sections for wash, rinse, and sanitization. Wash each sink before cleaning soy sauce holders in them. Empty the holders' contents, and then clean them with hot water and a detergent solution. Remove extra traces of soy sauce and detergent by rinsing them, then soak the soy sauce holders in hot water or sanitizer to sanitize the unit.