[Shop-talk] Sub Zero (Was- Freon Leak detectors)
Chris Kantarjiev
cak at dimebank.com
Thu Jan 8 15:27:33 MST 2009
I don't know anything about high-end refrigerators, except that there's a SubZero model where you
can separate the compressor and tuck it away to remove the noise from the kitchen.
The difference between a commercial range and a home range, even from the commercial manufacturers,
is striking - and not just in cost. Manufacturing quality is certainly a big part of it, as others
have mentioned. Beauty of finish just isn't a concern for commercial stuff.
But the big difference is the amount of heat you can get from a real commercial range. Go to a
restaurant with an open kitchen and look at how they cook: the flames are either off, or on high.
There's probably one burner that is specifically set up to simmer. One burner from a commercial
stove can provide as many BTUs as all four on some home ranges! It enables/requires a completely
different style of cooking - and perhaps different cookware.
A friend put a commercial Viking in his redone kitchen and loved it. The city made him put in an
extra large exhaust hood. He wanted to put in a Salamander, too (he's a bit wacky), but he would
have had to upgrade the gas service to the house, and put in an even larger exhaust...
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