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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Cupcake Oven | 1/25/2012 | BML Consulting |
| Q: I'm starting my own baked goods business, with main emphasis on cupcakes and need advice on which ... A: Actually the best oven is neither of the ones you listed. But before I answer your question I need ... | ||
| exhaust | 1/22/2012 | BML Consulting |
| Q: What kind of hood exhaust system do I need if with a floor fryer and a stove/range w/oven? THANK ... A: You will need a Type 1 grease exracting hood with an over-hang of 6" past the equipment on three ... | ||
| vent hood distance | 12/13/2011 | Larry Edger |
| Q: I am converting a 1990 bounder motor home into a mobile food truck and will have a 24" griddle and a ... A: Tony; Regulations vary from state to state. There is no single "standard" that I can give you. ... | ||
| Exhaust hood and sprinkler systems | 11/16/2011 | Larry Edger |
| Q: Good afternoon On the exhaust hood..... I manage and help run a coffee shop, deli and bakery. We ... A: Steve; I am a little confused. Did the state fire inspectors ORDER you to get a hood and sprinkler ... | ||
| food distribution business | 9/29/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: my name is Connor McQuade and i am about to graduate from University of Colorado and thinking about ... A: Connor: Unfortunately this is a very complex question and one I'm not able to answer within the ... | ||
| Fryer Issue | 9/3/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: I have a mobile canteen with a propane heating system. The pilot light and tube work fine. THe ... A: Steve: So that I understand you correctly are you saying the burner tubes that heat the fry pot are ... | ||
| Oven | 8/15/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: I am planning to open a cupcake shop in a few months time. I will also be purchasing a back up ... A: Dedar Nadia: If you are referring to a stationary (versus revolving) deck oven you will experience ... | ||
| We are looking for catering insurance | 7/28/2011 | Larry Edger |
| Q: My husband and I live in North Central Florida. We have been cooking for friends and family for over ... A: Jenny; There are several types of coverages that a catering business may want. You didn't specify a ... | ||
| Food truck conversion | 7/24/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: I recently purchased a step van and was just wondering if you knew a location in the Washington DC ... A: Roman: I'm very sorry but I am on the west coast and have no idea who can do the conversion for you ... | ||
| How to start Thai. food truck. | 7/8/2011 | Larry Edger |
| Q: .. My name is kevin... I have been working in restraurent for 17 years total as of today... I have ... A: Kevin; I applaud your entrepreneurial spirit. You are asking about the method to get started in a ... | ||
| Ventilation for Electric oven/stove top | 6/26/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: I am looking to open a small, quick service restaurant in San Diego County. Our menu will focus on ... A: Yes, you do need a designer to provide plans and calculations for submittal to the health dept and ... | ||
| Hood / Ventilation Requirements for Mobile, Electric Oven. | 6/22/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: I've been doing some searches on this subject and came across your very helpful answers. I had a ... A: Unfortunately your scenario won't pass muster with the health department: even re-heating proteins ... | ||
| Ventilation for Electric oven/stove top | 6/17/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: I am looking to open a small, quick service restaurant in San Diego County. Our menu will focus on ... A: Kayla: Obviously natural gas would be preferable over electric, if available. You could probably do ... | ||
| Fruit/vegetable vendor | 6/17/2011 | Larry Edger |
| Q: I want to start-up a business that will round up the best produce from the local farms.(within 100 ... A: JD; While the idea is sound, in reality the execution is may be difficult. I wish we had such an ... | ||
| Ventilation for Electric oven/stove top | 6/17/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: I am looking to open a small, quick service restaurant in San Diego County. Our menu will focus on ... A: As a former resident of San Diego for 23 years I do have some familiarity with the local codes in ... | ||
| Electric conveyor oven (pizza & subs) | 6/16/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: Is there a requirement for an electric conveyor oven (Lincoln Impinger 1452) to be placed underneath ... A: David: No: a type II hood is for vapor exhaust (dish machines) so IF you are baking you wouldn't ... | ||
| Electric conveyor oven (pizza & subs) | 6/15/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: Is there a requirement for an electric conveyor oven (Lincoln Impinger 1452) to be placed underneath ... A: David: Any type of equipment that is doing primary cooking of product and produces "grease laden" ... | ||
| setting up a small church kitchen | 6/2/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: We are in the beginning phase of planning a church building (Montana) and I am interested in what is ... A: I can only answer part of your questions since answering all would take us beyond the scope of this ... | ||
| Best oven for rapid, mobile baking? | 5/31/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: and thanks in advance! I am outfitting a small food truck which will sell cookies, ice cream, and ... A: These questions are right up my alley because I used to represent manufacturers of convection, ... | ||
| new to the business-concession trailer | 4/16/2011 | Jim Wixson, CFSP |
| Q: I am a 24 year old college student and decided to buy a small concession trailer to sell coffee and ... A: Chris, Even though I have written many words on the subject, I am not qualified to be a consultant ... | ||
| new to the business-concession trailer | 4/16/2011 | Larry Edger |
| Q: I am a 24 year old college student and decided to buy a small concession trailer to sell coffee and ... A: Chris; Congratulations on your entrepreneurial spirit! Question One - If your fruit stand is ... | ||
| starting a concession trailer business | 4/16/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: I am a 24 year old college student and decided to buy a small concession trailer to sell coffee and ... A: Chris: This is a lot of info to cover but I'll give you most of the answers you need as follows: 1. ... | ||
| 20 ft Commercial Hood Need UL listing | 4/5/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: I have a 20ft commercial hood and the sticker with all the info has been scrubbed off.... I need ... A: Kim: Somewhere on the hood should be a sticker or metal "badge" that shows the name of the ... | ||
| using propane in concession trailer | 4/2/2011 | Jim Wixson, CFSP |
| Q: We have a concession trailer that we have used for several years. We have always had an electric ... A: Teresa, I don't know or any regulations that says you need hard piping. I think the best thing to ... | ||
| custom moble kitchen | 3/18/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: i am converting a 26ft u-haul into a mobile kitchen can i install the ventailation sysem my self or ... A: Aubrey: Foodservice ventilation is a tricky thing that requires both exhaust (removal of ... | ||
| I.B.M. Dayton meat slicer | 3/16/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: i was given a dayton meat slicer and was curious about age,value,etc......hope you can help ... A: It's made by Berkel who are still in business. I was unaware that IBM ever made meat slicers...it ... | ||
| I.B.M. Dayton meat slicer | 3/16/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: i was given a dayton meat slicer and was curious about age,value,etc......hope you can help A: I think this is only the second time I've ever heard of a Dayton meat slicer in 32 years within the ... | ||
| ventilation | 3/13/2011 | Jim Wixson, CFSP |
| Q: I have electric fryers, I have this guy that is doing my vent he is charging me 200.00 for a small ... A: Brenda, I went on ebay to look at used kitchen exhaust fans, and small kitchen rated upblast fans ... | ||
| Size of food truck to purchase | 2/19/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: I want to follow my dream of being a business owner. I know food and would love to be a vendor in ... A: Joni: The short answer is: "Don't do it". If I had a dollar for every person that told me what you ... | ||
| ventilation | 2/16/2011 | Larry Edger |
| Q: We recently purchased a stand alone, 35LB gas fryer for use in a mobile concession unit. The ... A: Sorry for the delay answering your question. Computer crash! The heat generated by the fryer is the ... | ||
| fryer in foodtruck | 2/14/2011 | Jim Wixson, CFSP |
| Q: I am planning my foodtruck business & will probably start in April 2011. My plan is to serve lunch ... A: Evangeline, The fryer would need to be firmly secured to the food truck, so that it can not slide ... | ||
| How can I avoid installing ventilation? | 2/10/2011 | Jim Wixson, CFSP |
| Q: I am located in NYC, and I am trying to find a space for a commercial kitchen. I am a baker and cake ... A: Ruth, Generally, electric cooking that does not involve grease laden air does not require a hood. ... | ||
| Kitchen Size | 2/8/2011 | Larry Edger |
| Q: I am looking to start a small operation that will serve around 80 people at a time. I am wondering ... A: Mitchell; The good news is, you may be right about the size of the kitchen. The bad news is you may ... | ||
| ventilation of a lp commercial convection oven | 2/8/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: I am opening a shop in Uster County.Does a convection oven setup for lp need any type of special ... A: Jeanne: I have no idea where Uster County is located but if this is going into a building and you ... | ||
| ventilation | 1/31/2011 | BML Consulting |
| Q: I live in Pennsylvania and I am planning on opening a small deli. Would I need to install an exaust ... A: Unfortunately you will need some type of exhaust system since you are doing "primary cooking". ... | ||
| hoods | 1/30/2011 | Jim Wixson, CFSP |
| Q: I have a mobile food trailer that I made from scratch that is not enclosed. I have a license in ... A: Mike, I hate to say it, but this is another call by your Fire Marshall. Codes are different all ... | ||
| hoods | 1/29/2011 | Jim Wixson, CFSP |
| Q: I have a mobile food trailer that I made from scratch that is not enclosed. I have a license in ... A: Mike, I do not have an idea about the code requirements in your area. The codes are whatever the ... | ||
| gas venting (i.e. cheeburger-cheeburger) | 1/25/2011 | Jim Wixson, CFSP |
| Q: What would a thru-the -roof gas vent detail for food service equipment under the hood look like? In ... A: John, The following web sites pdf may help you ... | ||
| electric convection oven under prep table | 1/24/2011 | Larry Edger |
| Q: I have a 4 shelf hobart convection oven that rests on the floor of my small cafe kitchen. We are in ... A: Ben; To answer your question simply, no I haven't seen this done. You don't mention if this is a ... | ||
| concessions stand | 1/18/2011 | Jim Wixson, CFSP |
| Q: Jim, looking at your site I notice someone looking at starting a bussiness at race tracks. If you ... A: Milford, I wish I could help, but I am not privy to email addresses from questioners. About dot com ... | ||
Food Service Equipment & Supplies
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Expertise
I have 30 years within the foodservice industry as an equipment, supplies and fine dining consultant. I have worked for foodservice distributors and more than 50 equipment, supplies and top-of-the-table manufacturers within the Southern California marketplace. I have extensive experience and knowledge in the areas of heavy cooking equipment, front-of-the-house, fine dining, wine and tablewares. I am interested in giving back to the community that has assisted in my success and I am happy to offer my unbiased expertise to those in need of objective answers. I am also certified as a CFSP professional (Certified Food Service Professional) as a member of NAFEM.
Experience
Began career in 1979 at one of the nation's most prestigious distributors, RW Smith & Co. Recipient of Three "Top Gun" awards as the best salesman in the company.
Too many awards to list from manafacturers but among those: largest sale in three years for Ventmaster ventilation systems (more than 368 lineal feet of exhaust ventilation)for the Neveda Culinary Arts Academy; "Rising Star" for greatest sales growth in one year for all territories in the US on behalf of Service Ideas; Largest increase in territory sales for Franklin Machine Products for signing two restaurant chains to a corporate program. The list goes on...
Organizations
CFSP, NAFEM
Education/Credentials
BA, Clinical Psychology
MBA, Negotiation & Arbitration
Awards and Honors
Rising Star, Service Ideas
"Top Gun" (3 years) RW Smith
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