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The way trucks are loaded into a smokehouse or dehydrator greatly affects the creation and strength of the breakpoint — and can have a negative impact on the consistency of the product. Anytime you add an object, like a smokehouse truck, into the flow of air, you change the way that airstream moves. It will either break apart or diminish if it’s hitting a wall,
Choosing the proper heat source for your product when purchasing a commercial smokehouse or dehydrator can be a daunting task. What are the differences between heat sources? Which works best for what you’re trying to achieve? What heat source is going to be easy to maintain and inexpensive to run? What is the price difference between each heat source? Do you have the proper utilities
Airflow is the most important feature of any industrial smokehouse or dehydrator. It’s the airflow that is ultimately responsible for creating the breakpoint that in turn cooks product in the oven. The better the airflow, the stronger the breakpoint, and the more consistently product will cook — resulting in better yields, better coloring, and better texture. The airflow is critically important to any cooking process,
Fusion Tech, with the help of clients and email newsletter subscribers, made a 2017 year-end donation of $10,000 to Homes for our Troops. “Last year, we started a new tradition that we were happy to continue. Rather than send out Christmas cards to clients that just end up in recycling bins, we would use that money to help those in need — and donate to
Last year, we started a new holiday tradition here at Fusion Tech that quickly became a customer and employee favorite. Rather than send out Christmas cards that eventually get thrown away, we take the money we would spend on printing and postage, add some to it, and donate that money to a deserving, amazing charity. Charities are helped. Trees are saved. And lives are changed.
The smokehouse breakpoint is the most important aspect of any industrial oven. This one feature is directly responsible for cooking your product, coloring your product, and either increasing or decreasing your product yields, depending on the strength and velocity of the breakpoint. A strong breakpoint — one that makes it all the way across the cart to heat all product on that level — should be the
Look for these 7 design features to ensure you’re purchasing a sanitary conveyor.
The number one question we get asked concerning shredding protein is this: should I be shredding hot or cold? It’s a legitimate question to ask. The temperature of your protein product when you run it through a shredding machine plays a big role in the consistency and look of the shreds. Choose the wrong temperature (hot versus cold), and you’ll wind up with shreds you weren’t
The popularity of shredded beef is at an all time high and smart companies are finding ways to produce a more consistent, hand pulled look to their product. The reason is obvious: consumers want to buy a shredded beef product that closely resembles what they could make at home. The more consistent the shreds, the more it looks like it was pulled apart with forks,
The popularity of shredded chicken is at an all time high and smart companies are finding ways to produce a more consistent, hand pulled look to their product. The reason is obvious: consumers want to buy a shredded chicken product that closely resembles what they could make at home. The more consistent the shreds, the more it looks like it was pulled apart with forks,
