How can you safely remove carbon from kitchen equipment?

Soak tanks safely remove carbon from kitchen equipment

Carbon buildup on cooking equipment in commercial kitchens is an ever-present problem. Without regular and effective cleaning, carbon build-up can affect the performance of pots and pans, reaching a level where manual cleaning isn’t adequate and costly replacement is the only option.

Enter Oz Tank soak tanks – your weapon against the efficient removal and prevention of carbon buildup on pots, pans and kitchen equipment. Our soaking tanks remove carbon build up quickly and efficiently – all without harming the environment. Our soak tanks are available in four standard sizes to suit the demands of all commercial kitchens.

What causes carbon build up on cooking equipment?

Carbon build up on pots, pans and commercial cooking equipment occurs for several reasons:

High Heat Cooking

When cooking at high temperatures, food residues, oils, and fats can break down and form a layer of carbon on the surface of the cookware.

Incomplete Cleaning

If pots and pans are not thoroughly cleaned after each use, leftover food particles can harden, turning into carbon over time.

Burnt Food Residue

Food that is burned or scorched during cooking leaves behind a charred residue that contributes to carbon buildup.

Oil and Grease Residue

Cooking oils and greases can polymerise and form a sticky residue that, when exposed to repeated heating, turns into carbon deposits. When oils and fats are heated to high temperatures repeatedly, the molecules can break down and recombine, forming a polymerized layer. This layer can adhere to the surface of cookware, contributing to carbon buildup and making it difficult to clean.

Starch and Sugar

Foods high in starches and sugars can caramelise and eventually carbonise when exposed to continuous heat, creating a tough carbon layer.

Lack of Regular Maintenance

Irregular or insufficient cleaning schedules allow carbon layers to accumulate and harden, making them more difficult to remove.

soak tank before after photos — Don’t scrub it. Soak it. Oz Tank soak tanks remove carbon, grease, fats and oils from commercial kitchen equipment.

Removing carbon build up from pots and kitchen equipment

Don’t scrub it. Soak it!

Australian made Oz Tank soaking tanks easily remove carbon build up, fat, oil and grease from pots, pans, and bulky items like extraction filters, oven grids, grates, gas rings, and deep fry baskets, bringing many benefits to the commercial kitchen environment including:

Reducing labour costs
In any commercial kitchen, cleaning is a time consuming daily task. Oz Tank soaking tanks reduce staff cleaning times and, therefore, direct labour costs. This equates to a reduction in the costs associated with manual, labour-intensive cleaning methods.

Reducing cleaning costs
Oz Tank soak tanks efficiently clean bulky and problematic commercial kitchen equipment (extraction filters, oven grids, grates, gas rings, deep fry baskets) with ease. Conventional cleaning of these items is time consuming and, often, not completed regularly due to the difficulty of the task. Oz Tank makes these processes efficient, cost-effective and simple.

Adherence to health and safety standards
Strict health and safety regulations mean that inspection officers are no longer prepared to allow the use of dirty filters and the like. Inappropriate filter cleaning can not only be insufficient, but can lead to damage with expensive replacement costs necessary. Oz Tank soak tanks effectively clean filters without causing damage to ensure adherence to health and safety standards.

Reducing equipment replacement costs
Commercial grade kitchen equipment is expensive. Irregular or insufficient cleaning schedules allow carbon layers to accumulate and harden of equipment, making it difficult to remove with replacement often the only option.

carbon removal kitchen equipment — Oz Tank soak tanks remove carbon buildup from kitchen equipment.

Safe for people and the envionment

Conventional methods for cleaning equipment and remove carbon build up includes acid baths, caustic soda and blasting or soaking for hours in boiling water and chipping away manually for days – and then repeating the same operation. These “old fashioned” methods are costly, ineffective and dangerous.

Oz Tank Carbsolve is Green Tag certified, non-toxic, non-corrosive, environmentally friendly, user-friendly and biodegradable cleaning powder, specially formulated for use in Oz Tank soak tanks. Together, Oz Tank and Carbsolve will remove fat, grease, carbon and oil without causing any damage to the parent material. OvenSolve is Global Green Tag certified, recognising it as part of the world’s best eco products. Along with our soak tanks which saves water, energy and costs, the Green Tag certification aligns with our goal to supply products and services in a way that uplifts society and the environment around us.

One Oz Tank soak application, heated to operating temperature, will clean continuously removing remove fat, grease, carbon and oil build-up for approximately 30 days.

Questions? Speak to a commercial cleaning specialist.

Oz Tank soak tanks optimise many commercial cleaning processes thereby enhacing efficiency, reducing labour costs and improving profitabitliy. Our national support network ensures our soaking tanks are operating efficiently, eliminating breakdowns and keeping commercial cleaning processes on track.

For more information about Oz Tank soaking tanks and our range of commercial kitchen cleaning products, please get in touch. We can provide you with a productivity assessment over the phone or arrange an in-person visit for a face-to-face evaluation. Our Australia-wide sales and support network extends across all states and territories.

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