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A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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Re: A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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Post by HenryBemis »

Back in the late 90s I was working in a nightclub in the UK. It was my first time when I had to use a 'professional' dishwasher. That thing could wash 50-70 glasses in 3-4 mins and I remember that when I was pulling out that tray it was hotter than the sun. We had 5-6 trays for each dishwasher of them and at any given time 1-2 trays were out filled with glasses cooling down.

These were like tiny ovens (same horizontal dimensions but only 40-50cm tall)

I haven't worked in a restaurant so I don't know about that complexity (cutlery, porcelain wearing out) but glasses.. oh man we had 99% mostly pint glasses (beer/UK) and shot glasses and 1% wine and champagne glasses, and considering people breaking them we had to restock (replace broken or replace worn out) every week.

Re: A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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Post by unwind »

gryzzly wrote: post #4

but unfortunately the speedy commercial ones aren’t removing the all the chemicals properly – https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2022/Geschirrspuel... another reason to eat at home.

I think the article refers to the actual human(s) doing the work, not machines. Quite confusing, not sure if it's intentional or not.

Re: A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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Post by tennisflyi »

The "heart," but the only mention of pay is $10/hour, and advancement leads to more long nights as a chef in the volatile restaurant industry? Such respect

Edit: also, the lip service of the title "porter" - the electric company will surely except that as payment

Re: A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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Post by lijok »

unwind wrote: post #5
gryzzly wrote: post #4

but unfortunately the speedy commercial ones aren’t removing the all the chemicals properly – https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2022/Geschirrspuel... another reason to eat at home.

I think the article refers to the actual human(s) doing the work, not machines. Quite confusing, not sure if it's intentional or not.

Humans use the machines

Re: A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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Post by lijok »

gruez wrote: post #7
gryzzly wrote: post #4

but unfortunately the speedy commercial ones aren’t removing the all the chemicals properly – https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2022/Geschirrspuel... another reason to eat at home.

What about household ones?

Research is regarding commercial dishwashers only

Re: A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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Post by adamtaylor_13 »

gryzzly wrote: post #4

but unfortunately the speedy commercial ones aren’t removing the all the chemicals properly – https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2022/Geschirrspuel... another reason to eat at home.

This article is talking about humans that wash dishes in restaurants.
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