Page 6 of 7
Re: "Blistering Heat Wave Threatens Seattle"
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:39 pm
by Captain90s
I wish I'd thought to take a picture of the panel that shows temperature outside and inside the kitchen.
At 4 pm, 94 degrees outside, 134 on the line
We were filling quart containers with ice water, stepping out back and dumping them on ourselves to stay cool. Management just recently made ballcaps a part of our uniform. We were leaving ours in the freezer for 10-15 minutes at a time and then wearing them until they got hot again.
So glad I didn't have a double shift today
Re: "Blistering Heat Wave Threatens Seattle"
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 4:49 pm
by Pablo
So they can't afford to dump cold AC air in the kitchen?
I haven't turned our AC on yet. May have to tonight. Our secret garden patio is shady, plus I hose everything down. Comfortable low 80s.
Re: "Blistering Heat Wave Threatens Seattle"
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 5:06 pm
by Captain90s
A/C is for the weak.
Re: "Blistering Heat Wave Threatens Seattle"
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 5:06 pm
by Selador
Pablo wrote:So they can't afford to dump cold AC air in the kitchen?
I know, right?
I mean, the kitchen is what makes them money in the first place.
Re: "Blistering Heat Wave Threatens Seattle"
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 5:09 pm
by Massivedesign
Pablo wrote:So they can't afford to dump cold AC air in the kitchen?
Putting AC in a commercial kitchen is about as pointless as attempting to calm a volcano with a garden hose.
Re: "Blistering Heat Wave Threatens Seattle"
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 5:09 pm
by Captain90s
For reals, no commercial kitchen anywhere has air conditioning. The amount of energy it would cost to cool down a space that is heated by multiple ovens, stove burners, flattops, fryers, salamanders, ect ect. It's staggering.
We do have two cold air vents in the back of house. They're great if you're standing directly under them, but they're not intended to be a/c.
Re: "Blistering Heat Wave Threatens Seattle"
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:17 pm
by snozzberries
You'd have to have raised floors, and the cold air is injected into the floor. So it sinks, and stay lows. The hot air will all rise. if you have shorts, it'll keep your nuts cold.
Re: "Blistering Heat Wave Threatens Seattle"
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:33 pm
by Sinus211
Captain90s wrote:I wish I'd thought to take a picture of the panel that shows temperature outside and inside the kitchen.
At 4 pm, 94 degrees outside, 134 on the line
We were filling quart containers with ice water, stepping out back and dumping them on ourselves to stay cool. Management just recently made ballcaps a part of our uniform. We were leaving ours in the freezer for 10-15 minutes at a time and then wearing them until they got hot again.
So glad I didn't have a double shift today
Customer: "This burger is a little heavy on salt"
Server: "Yeah, the chefs are sweating their balls off back there"
Re: "Blistering Heat Wave Threatens Seattle"
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:34 pm
by Guntrader
We had a dry cleaners next door to my office who had a huge roof mounted evaporative cooler.
Owner said there was no way he could afford to run an AC big enough to cool the place.
Re: "Blistering Heat Wave Threatens Seattle"
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:49 pm
by Captain90s
snozzberries wrote:You'd have to have raised floors, and the cold air is injected into the floor. So it sinks, and stay lows. The hot air will all rise. if you have shorts, it'll keep your nuts cold.
Re: "Blistering Heat Wave Threatens Seattle"
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:51 pm
by Captain90s
sinus211 wrote:Customer: "This burger is a little heavy on salt"
Server: "Yeah, the chefs are sweating their balls off back there"
We actually go to great lengths to not sweat in or on the food
standard equipment for any self respecting line cook is a side towel shoved into a front pocket that never touches food or plates, but is used solely for mopping one's brow.
Re: "Blistering Heat Wave Threatens Seattle"
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 7:56 pm
by Sinus211
Captain90s wrote:sinus211 wrote:Customer: "This burger is a little heavy on salt"
Server: "Yeah, the chefs are sweating their balls off back there"
We actually go to great lengths to not sweat in or on the food
standard equipment for any self respecting line cook is a side towel shoved into a front pocket that never touches food or plates, but is used solely for mopping one's brow.
That's too bad, I was thinking about swinging by the Tipsy Cow to get some Reid's special sauce.
Re: "Blistering Heat Wave Threatens Seattle"
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:01 pm
by AR15L
sinus211 wrote:Captain90s wrote:sinus211 wrote:Customer: "This burger is a little heavy on salt"
Server: "Yeah, the chefs are sweating their balls off back there"
We actually go to great lengths to not sweat in or on the food
standard equipment for any self respecting line cook is a side towel shoved into a front pocket that never touches food or plates, but is used solely for mopping one's brow.
That's too bad, I was thinking about swinging by the Tipsy Cow to get some Reid's special sauce.
I thought he only gave that out after hours???
Re: "Blistering Heat Wave Threatens Seattle"
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:11 pm
by Sinus211
AR15L wrote:sinus211 wrote:Captain90s wrote:sinus211 wrote:Customer: "This burger is a little heavy on salt"
Server: "Yeah, the chefs are sweating their balls off back there"
We actually go to great lengths to not sweat in or on the food
standard equipment for any self respecting line cook is a side towel shoved into a front pocket that never touches food or plates, but is used solely for mopping one's brow.
That's too bad, I was thinking about swinging by the Tipsy Cow to get some Reid's special sauce.
I thought he only gave that out after hours???
Write "meet me in the cooler" on a $20.
Re: "Blistering Heat Wave Threatens Seattle"
Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 8:21 pm
by Selador
Captain90s wrote:snozzberries wrote:You'd have to have raised floors, and the cold air is injected into the floor. So it sinks, and stay lows. The hot air will all rise. if you have shorts, it'll keep your nuts cold.
All I see is the word, "image"...