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Restaurant Equipment and the Service Technician

Like every other commercial operation which harnesses the power of technology in one form or another, operating a restaurant also  dictates the use of  gadgets, appliances, processors fitted with motors and relays, and occasional high end electronics to control temperature, humidity and preparation cycles. Just about all restaurant equipment is driven by technology today.

Not just restaurant equipment but all types of commercial food preparation equipment tends to experience extensive wear and tear owing to long hours of continuous use.  There are no Sundays off or holiday vacations for that matter for restaurant equipment. Therefore, as a restaurant owner or commercial food service director, you need to pay as much attention to maintaining and servicing your commercial kitchen equipment as you do to promoting your food service operation. Here are a few things you can do to make sure that the service technicians assigned the critical responsibility of maintaining, servicing and repairing your restaurant gear both perform and deliver in accordance with industry expectations.

Check Credentials

If your restaurant equipment  happens to be under warranty, chances are high that the manufacturer’s service crew has been adequately trained and commands a reasonable level of technical expertise and experience. Inquire politely about how long they have been with the company, what precautions you can take to protect your investment and any features of the product that you use often. This type of informal interaction will surely help you assess competency levels.

Scheduling Maintenance  during Low Traffic

So that any repair or maintenance activity does not either directly or indirectly interfere with the  regular operations of your restaurant or commercial food service company, you should schedule service visits during low peak hours such as early mornings or mid afternoons. Try to be physically present while the routine service or warranty repairs are being conducted just in case there are any issues, which need immediate attention.

Signing up for Extended Warranties for your Food Service Equipment

If a manufacturer offers an extended warranty on any of the products you are planning to purchase or have purchased recently, consider signing up for an extended warranty. Besides ensuring that your restaurant equipment will receive timely attention, extended warranties make sure that only qualified and company trained technicians are authorized to attend to your service needs.

Preparing your  Restaurant Equipment for a Service Call

There are a number of things you can do to facilitate a smooth and uninterrupted  maintenance and repair of your restaurant equipment. Here are a few:

1. Clear the immediate vicinity so that the equipment can be easily accessed during maintenance.
2. Shut off the gas and electricity connections before the service crew arrives.
3. Discontinue using the equipment at least three hours prior to the arrival of the service team so that high temperatures can stabilize before the service crew begins to render service.
4. Make a list of the problems the equipment is giving you so that you do not forget them once the service team arrives.
5. Clean the unit to the best of your ability and request additional cleaning services from the technician for those areas that are hard to reach.

Request a Test Run

Once the service crew certifies that your food preparation equipment is ready for use, perform a test run in the presence of the service crew to make absolutely sure that the equipment is good to go. This is the perfect time also to ask questions about safety, cleaning and replacement of any spares.  It goes without saying that all your food preparation equipment needs to be in perfect shape at all times to ensure a positive user experience for your restaurant guests.

About the Author

Cook’s Direct provides a full range of restaurant equipment including all types of commercial food service equipment and kitchen supplies. Call Jeff Breeden, Chief Operating Officer, Cook’s Direct at 800-956-5571.
You can write to him at jbreeden@cooksdirect.com.
Visit: http://www.cooksdirect.com/restaurantequipment for the most exclusive range of food service equipment, restaurant supplies and commercial kitchen equipment on the Internet.

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Point Sales of equipment: keyboard and touch screen

One of the first decisions you have to do on your point equipment Sales is whether to go with a touch screen or a programmable keyboard. Most businesses choose touch screens. The only market where programmable keyboard is mainly used in grocery stores because it has the ability to program keys for each specific item codes and prices.

Most touch screens available today are designed for restaurant owners, who focused more on meeting the needs of a restaruant Therefore they are easier to use and "friendly". They also offer greater flexibility in the user interface and programming. You will find most touch screens these days are based on LCD flat screen instead of traditional CRT monitors. So LCD touch screens that are slightly more expensive (typically $ 600 – $ 1,000 instead of $ 400 – $ 500), which are more resistant to use less electricity and saves space. They are also much better. With two CRT and LCD screens, screens to avoid "overlay" touch you have added to regular monitors – are more prone to breakdowns and adds an unnecessary complication to the system.

About keyboards, some model Standard 101-key similar to any team. Others are smaller, more specific POS peripherals such as keyboards flat membrane which usually appear in fast food chains. Often come with built in magnetic stripe readers for credit card processing. programmable keyboards generally ranges between $ 150 and $ 300.

Whatever the position of the computer you use, make sure that takes into account the environment in which to use. The two keyboards and touch screens are available with different levels of testing spill and dust.

POS equipment: scanners, bar code

POS barcode scanners read an article and sends the information to the computer. Usually connect to the system via connectors called S-corner that makes them operate as an extension of the keyboard. Can improve the speed of the transaction and accurately stored.

The low quality scanners are based on economic charge-coupled device (CCD) technology. They cost cheaper, but usually have very short range – the element to be scanned must be 1 to 3 inches of the scanner. In a scenario typical retail you should be fine.

When it comes to laser scanners, to offer better exploring with the ability to read codes bars over long distances. You can find laser scanners that automatically turns on when scanning and stops again, it so-called "automatic detection." omnidirectional laser scanners send 15 or 20 at the same time, you can easily scan a code bar at any angle. And the top of the line is inserted scanners, omnidirectional scanners found under a desk, as is common in supermarkets.

Wondering what kinds of points of scanners to use the service volume of different customers? If the line fighting against one or some customers, CCD or laser scanners, entry-level should meet their needs. A fairly constant number of customers could call a model automatic detection and high volume businesses should investigate omnidirectional or embedded scanners. Prices range from under $ 100 for CCD scanners basic $ 350 or more for omnidirectional laser scanners.

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The last type of input device is the cordless handset. Basically, a PDA, you can easily take orders and transmitted wireless base station. A great advantage of POS equipment can provide a restaurant is to increase the amount of time you spend on the servers to orders in the soil and the interaction with customers, because you never have to go back to a processing terminal commands.

More recently still writing in devices hand instead of trying to compress a touch screen interface on a small PDA screen, these devices allow servers just write the commands down. recognition software, handwriting analysis of the order and sent directly to the kitchen and bar to prepare the orders.

These portable devices are expensive compared to a touch screen to traditional terminal. However, they can offset the cost to allow their servers to spend more time improving the sale of desserts and drinks more customers. If you are evaluating hand-held terminals, be sure to ask questions about the "drop test" – units benefit of hardness depending on the amount that can withstand a fall. To find out if your company is a candidate for handheld target = "_blank" title = "Restaurant POS"> point of sales terminals, to compare different providers hardware point of sale to see what products and services.

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The author of this article is the VP for Customer Relations at POS-FOR-Restaurants.com – a national organization of retail and restaurant POS systems dealers.

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