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As Fat Boy said, check with your vendor but also check with Star Pizza Box. They made their business around printing for smaller companies and single stores.

I’m not sure what Blodgett ovens you are using but years ago I had a MT3270 and there were quite a few blower motors(4 or 5). If one went out, there was no obvious sign of it other than the change of the cook. I would suggest you check that all of them are running before looking at other...

Lincoln 1000’s are old ovens, likely with many replacement parts. If the blower motor on one was replaced with one of a different RPM it will cook differently. The same can be said if the burners have been changed out.

I have unfortunately learned that so are many A/C companies. Go to your local Publix and ask who they use to service their refrigeration. Or Sams Club. I’ve had much better luck with refrigeration companies as opposed to A/C oriented companies.

Ive had this problem from day one with my empire 160. I do a little over a 60% hydration. My workaround is to withhold about a quart and a half of water for two minutes after putting the flour in and then slowly pouring it along the very edge of the bowl as it rotates. This will hydrate the last...

That’s awesome!

Northern Pizza Equipment sells a rivetless metal peel with wooden handle that holds up very well.

There’s a product I’ve seen at pizza expo that’s specifically meant for removing carbon and I’ve seen pictures showing it returning screens to nearly new looking. I think it’s quite expensive and it would be cheaper when considering the time involved to just buy new screens for a few bucks each.

The biggest worry you should have is the term of your lease and any renewals. If you signed a 5 year lease with no renewals, you can bet that if your relationship stays contentious, you will be looking for somewhere to relocate to in 5 years. If you have options to renew, you will need to...

If starting with the same temperature water and flour, your dough will be much cooler coming out of the planetary mixer than it was the VCM. I don’t know your proofing procedures but I would imagine that they need to change a bit to account for the different finished dough temp.

I only use speed one in my 2 speed Empire spiral mixer. I only changed two things when I switched from a planetary mixer. I reserve a small amount of water to pour into the edge of the bowl to help pick up the last of the flour after most of the water rand flour have mixed. I’m not sure if this...

We hand scale, use the the AM R 900T and a large spiral mixer. We mix 100 Lbs of flour at a time and do 5 or 6 batches on a Friday. Using 2 people, from the time we start to the time we’re finished cleaning the mixer and rounder is a little under 2 hours. I’ve never heard of Fruil so I can’t...

I’ve had two of them and they suck. As mentioned above, they leak like crazy on the right side inside the cabinet. I have one that I purchased 6 months ago that barely keeps temp when my store is 85 degrees. I’ll likely replace it before the summer is past.

Heartland was great for me for years but to start this year they bent me over and have had their way. I’ve been with them for quite a few years and suddenly without notice they increase my fees by hundreds of dollars a month. Six months into the year and they’ve gotten an extra $5,000 from me. F...

Where do I find the lye pellets for the pretzel recipe? I don’t think my purveyor sells them.

Looks like it’s either a Lincoln 1000 or 1450. I don’t think there is much difference between the two, possibly some newer technology in the 1450. I do not believe he Dart speed controllers are typical of a lincoln, I assume these were retrofitted with those.

Mike, the only bad thing I have to say about Empire is that when I needed a contactor the Hobart service rep called the 1-800 number and could not reach anyone and never could find the part. Since I only use the low speed, I wound up stealing the contactor from the second speed. I’m building a...

I’ve got an Empire 160 that I bought used about 10 years ago. I’ve had a couple of repairs, one being a belt replacement and bearing and the other being replacing a contactor but outside of those I’ve done zero maintenance. When I build my new store, I’ll replace it with either an LBC KM 120(...

Around here sign spinners are pretty much only used by Little Caesars and during income tax time, blood sucking tax return filing companies.

Have you been following the cheese market prices? Barrel market down to $1.20 today which leads me to believe the block market will continue it’s decline. Is any of this related to the recent talk of tariffs? Any insight into the reason for the decline is appreciated.