{"id":4483,"date":"2024-04-30T10:46:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T08:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.virdex.it\/2024\/04\/30\/feng-shui-in-the-professional-kitchen\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T10:46:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T08:46:08","slug":"feng-shui-in-the-professional-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.virdex.it\/en\/2024\/04\/30\/feng-shui-in-the-professional-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Feng Shui in the Professional Kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_larger=”no”]Are you familiar with Feng Shui<\/em><\/a>?<\/p>\n

Very roughly, that principle of ancient Chinese origins (and bent to much more Western<\/em> and modern marketing) which sees the correct arrangement of home furniture as the correct way to harmony and balance.<\/p>\n

Well, there is also a “feng shui” in professional cooking. Although there is no positive energy involved here, nor “yin and yang<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

Indeed, there is much less mysticism and more practicality.<\/p>\n

In this case, the correct set-up of the equipment in what’s called a cooking line<\/em>\u00a0can lead to energy savings in extraction.<\/p>\n

Maybe it will sound strange, at least to the layman, but there have been empirical experiments and several scientific papers to support this.<\/p>\n

I hear you wondering: isn’t it always the same amount of smoke that develops?<\/p>\n

Well, no, at least according to a study published in 2006, funded by ASHRAE<\/strong><\/a>, the “American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers”. Its title is: \u201cEffects of appliance diversity and position on commercial kitchen hood performance<\/em><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first step was to categorize them according to the type of fume they emit: light-duty<\/em> (such as convection ovens and pasta cookers), medium-duty<\/em> (for instance: fryers or fry-tops), heavy-duty<\/em> (such as gas cookers open flame) and extra-heavy duty<\/em> (equipment that uses solid fuels such as wood or coal).<\/p>\n

From here we proceeded with the actual tests, with perhaps unexpected results.<\/p>\n

Did you know that the machinery located at the end of the cooking line creates a thermal plume<\/em><\/a> which “guides” the other fumes (even “heavier”) towards the centre of the hood and the filter area?<\/p>\n

Ergo, it is strongly suggested to position a “light-duty<\/em>” machine at the external limits of the cooking line.<\/p>\n

And, if possible, position the machinery adjacent to the wall (preferably a steel bulkhead<\/em>), as this will attract the “thermal plume”, ensuring that it does not disperse easily (with consequent less effort on the motor and fans).<\/p>\n

All this as long as there is a greater frontal overhang<\/a>, the authors recommend!<\/p>\n

A sort of Feng Shui<\/em>, in short. But with equipment, fumes and plumes…<\/p>\n

Anyway, if you need a hood in your Restaurant, it’d be more appropriate to get advice from an expert installer, rather than a “Feng Shui Master<\/em>“.<\/p>\n

As it comes to the hood, it is certainly better to choose an Aluminox<\/strong><\/a> one!<\/p>\n

#cateringequipment #foodserviceequipment #hvac[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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