Category Ventilation & Air Systems

How to Calculate CFM Requirements for Your Kitchen Hood System Without Losing Your Mind Let me tell you about the time I nearly set my test kitchen on fire. Okay, that’s a bit dramatic, it was just a lot of…

How to Reduce Grease Buildup in Kitchen Hoods: A Chef’s No-Nonsense Guide to a Cleaner, Safer Kitchen Let me set the scene: It’s a Friday night service, the kitchen’s humming like a well-oiled machine, literally, in some cases, and then…

When the Kitchen Starts Smelling Like a Locker Room: A Chef’s Guide to Exhaust Fan Failures Let me set the scene. It’s a Friday night service, tickets are flying, the line is in the weeds, and suddenly, it hits you.…

How to Calculate CFM for Your Commercial Hood System Without Losing Your Mind Let me tell you about the first time I had to figure out CFM for a commercial hood system. I was standing in a half-renovated kitchen in…

How to Reduce Grease Buildup in Commercial Hoods Without Losing Your Mind Let me set the scene: It’s 2 AM, the dinner rush is finally over, and you’re staring up at the commercial hood system that’s somehow managed to collect…

How to Troubleshoot Common Commercial Kitchen Ventilation Issues Without Losing Your Mind Let me set the scene: It’s a Friday night service, the kitchen’s packed, tickets are flying, and suddenly-*poof*-the air gets thick enough to cut with a knife. Not…

HVAC Integration for Commercial Kitchens: Why It’s the Secret Sauce You’re Probably Ignoring Let me tell you about the time I walked into a brand-new, high-end restaurant in Nashville, one of those places with reclaimed wood tables, Edison bulbs, and…

The Invisible Backbone of Restaurant Kitchens: Understanding Makeup Air Systems (And Why You Can’t Afford to Ignore Them) Let me tell you about the time I nearly got kicked out of a Michelin-starred kitchen in San Francisco. It was 2022,…