The key is circulated heat which warms without burning
What is the first item customers typically eat at Mexican restaurants? No, it’s not tacos. Answer: chips and salsa. Fresh, light, warm and tasty chips! Chips are one of the lowest-priced items served at restaurants. But they are also items that lead to plenty of other sales.
This often-free item gives customers their first impression of Mexican restaurants – authentic Mexican or Tex Mex – long before orders of tostadas, fajitas and other dishes arrive; often before they even browse through the menu. So, we hope your chips are not cold, dried out and not stale. We do, after all, want to start this dine-in experience the right way. That’s the job of the chip warmer: customer satisfaction one chip at a time and to maintain a high quality of chips, clean daily. And don’t even try to push out bagged tortilla chips. They’re not bad for home parties and tailgating, just not good enough for Mexican restaurants.
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At any given time, a restaurant will distribute several pounds of chips to snacking customers, and they’re always ready to bring more. So how do chip warmers keep so many chips golden brown and crispy? The units utilize circulated (convection) heat (not moisture) to keep chips at the proper temperature, with dispensing doors in front. The first chips in, the first chips out.
The better the chip warmer, the less chance of the need to replace broken, dry or stale chips at Mexican restaurants, bars, concession stands and other foodservice operations.
What is the capacity of chip warmers at ACityDiscount? Capacity ranges from 20, 22, or 40 gallons for the Carter-Hoffman units and 46 gallons with the Vulcan VCW46.
Restaurant recipe: How to make tortilla chips
Ingredients:
- Corn tortillas
- Oil (vegetable/canola/peanut)
- Sea Salt
1. Cut tortillas into quarters.
2. Heat oil in large frying pan (or deep fryer).
3. In small batches, add corn tortillas to oil – do not overload. Move tortillas around once – gently – until evenly crispy and golden brown in color. The frying process should take 1-3 minutes.
4. Season with salt and enjoy with salsa!