Improve your refrigeration efficiency and lower your cooling costs.

New commercial refrigeration technologies can help improve your kitchen's efficiency, comfort, and energy savings. The most effective new refrigeration devices include:

• Variable speed drives.

Lowering your refrigeration system's temperature more than necessary wastes energy and money. Variable speed drives automatically adjust the level of refrigeration and are being used on the motors of all kinds of refrigeration units. For more information on these convenient devices, click here.

• Blast chillers.

  In addition to chilling food effectively and efficiently, a blast chiller is crucial to complying with FDA Foodcode.

  Blast chillers reduce the core temperature of food before it is stored in a conventional cooler, which is designed to hold cool food, not chill it rapidly.

  Foods that benefit from blast chilling include:

  • Roasted meats and poultry, prepared hours in advance.
  • Casseroles, which tend to trap heat when conventionally chilled.
  • Salad and sandwich fillings, made in advance, that use mayonnaise.

• Air curtain technology.

  This technology uses a specially designed fan to seal in cool air. As an added bonus, it also repels windborne contaminants like dust and pollutants. Air curtain systems save energy by keeping cold air where it belongs -- and where you need it.

To learn about other innovations in refrigeration technology for your restaurant, visit Southern California Edison's Refrigeration Technology & Testing Center