If you’ve been following us for a while, you’re well aware of our used cooking oil service, where we collect your waste vegetable oil for recycling purposes. However, if the cooks in your establishment can tell you one thing, fryer oil can be a volatile factor in the kitchen, and when you add transportation into the equation, it greatly increases the risk of burns. Fortunately, we have some tips for safely transporting used cooking oil from the fryer to the collection container. [Read more…]
Educating Your Staff to Control Fats, Oils, Grease, and Solids
While the purpose of grease traps is to collect fats, oils, greases, and solids, it’s still important to manage these byproducts to reduce the risks of blockages, backups, and overflows. Fortunately, there are simple management practices you can teach your kitchen staff to avoid a costly error. Despite not being certified grease trap professionals, educating your staff to control fats, oils, greases, and solids will prevent accidents and extend the period grease collection services. [Read more…]
COVID-19’s Effect on Massachusetts Bars, Breweries, and Their Grease Traps
COVID-19 has had an unforeseeable impact on the grease traps of bars and breweries in Massachusetts. With over two hundred breweries and several hundred more bars in Massachusetts being forced to rethink the way they perform business, many weren’t prepared for the impact it would have on their business’s grease trap or lack thereof. With the state’s new regulations aimed at curtailing the spread of the virus, it’s time we take a look at COVID-19’s effect on Massachusetts bars, breweries, and their grease traps. [Read more…]
Signs Your Grease Trap Needs Replacing
While we don’t perform installations here at Food Grease Trappers, we’ve inspected our fair share of grease traps that are far beyond recovery. Sometimes cleaning and maintenance isn’t enough to revive a grease trap that has fallen into disrepair. Fortunately, there are signs you can watch out for to prevent catastrophe – signs we here at Food Grease Trapper are well aware of. However, to protect your business, it’s best that you’re also aware of the signs your grease trap needs replacing. [Read more…]
