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Author Topic: Burger King Conveyor Grill? Pravin Ratnam Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 844 From: Atlanta, GA,USA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 01-04-2005 03:30 AM                     I prefer DQ burgers to Burger King. A lot of times, Burger King employees will flat out just microwave an excess whopper and give that to you. The idiots will microwave the entire sandwich including the lettuce. I think BK had better standards in the 80s. I even had employees lie to me at the drive thru about the freshness of the whopper they were selling me.  |  IP: Logged William Bunch Film Handler Posts: 87 From: Misawa, Japan Registered: Nov 2001 posted 01-04-2005 06:09 AM                        Pravin, The microwave thing is out. Now when the meat comes out of the broiler it goes directly to a holding tray which sits in an electrically heated chute. No longer are the patties kept in the buns in the steamer. The heat chutes are made by Hatco and run on a computer program. After so many minutes any meat left in the holding unit gets pitched in the trash. Even before, the microwave was only for melting the cheese. Bill Bunch Misawa, Japan  |  IP: Logged Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 01-04-2005 11:05 AM                        The only reason I was wandering about electric was because on the 850 brochure it said the unit would be gas fired or electric and would be set at the factory to run on natural gas, so I didn't know if it meant if it had to be both.  |  IP: Logged William Bunch Film Handler Posts: 87 From: Misawa, Japan Registered: Nov 2001 posted 01-05-2005 07:29 AM                        The spec sheet for the N850 on their website only lists the gas model. You would need to contact NIECO directly for the electric model. All the gas models require electric to operate for the controls and chain motor. The gas model with the bun platen will use a good bit more electricity for the toaster. Bill Bunch  |  IP: Logged Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 01-05-2005 10:24 AM                        Thanks for the updates!  |  IP: Logged Oscar Neundorfer Master Film Handler Posts: 275 From: Senoia, GA Registered: May 2000 posted 01-06-2005 06:58 AM                        I never cease to be amazed at the kinds of things one can learn on Film-Tech  |  IP: Logged John Hegel Expert Film Handler Posts: 166 From: Lake Mills, Iowa Registered: Sep 2000 posted 07-05-2005 02:42 AM                        Is it possible to cook a pizza in a Nieco broiler? The broiler I just bought has the digital drive upgrade so I'm curious as to weather or not this will allow me any more flexibility in a drive-in kitchen. I haven't been able to find a model number on it yet, but it has 4 top and 4 bottom burners. (if that helps anyone)  |  IP: Logged Barry Floyd Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1079 From: Lebanon, Tennessee, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 07-06-2005 09:15 AM                        Pizza in a Nieco Broiler?? Don't think I would try it. Most of the major pizza operations around this area use a Lincoln Impinger conveyor oven for pizza. Most are gas fired with electrically driven chain conveyors. The small countertop models of the Lincoln ovens go for around $4k new. I once had a high school kid who worked in the kitchen at my drive-in who tried to see if Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites from the concessions stand IF cooked in the pizza oven would make Chocolate Chip Cookies. What it made was a black bubbling goo on the bottom of my oven!  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 07-07-2005 01:55 PM                       Conveyor ovens are the bomb!  |  IP: Logged Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 11-01-2005 03:33 PM                        What exactly is the estimated cost for just the broiler. I spoke to a representative about the electric broilers that still use a flame from grease drippings flaring up, and that is available in some models, some even big models. Also, for those with experience with this type of equipment, do you think that the electric model would take longer to cook the same patties that a gas model would, or would it be comparitive? Burger King definitely does have the best and unbelievable tasting patties!  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-02-2005 01:21 AM                     this is the best "oven" I have worked on it is definetly good at gresse flaring  |  IP: Logged John Hegel Expert Film Handler Posts: 166 From: Lake Mills, Iowa Registered: Sep 2000 posted 11-02-2005 02:10 AM                        If you dig around you should be able to find a used Neico for $250 - $1000. In the long run gas will be cheaper to install, operate, and maintain. The cooking time is dependent on the Btu output so a gas and electric with the same Btu output should have the same cooking capacities.  |  IP: Logged Barry Floyd Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1079 From: Lebanon, Tennessee, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 11-03-2005 09:17 AM                        In regards to cleaning one of Nieco broilers. At most of the DQ's I helped to the installations on, we had a big rectangular stainless steel tank that was full of some really toxic stuff, I don't remember what it was, but it burned like hell if you got it on your skin. At the end of the night, we'd break the machine down, and drop the really BIG parts down into this tank. The next morning, the set-up crew would remove the parts from the tank and wash the remaining "stuff" off the parts. Andrew, as far as the gas vs. electric thing..... I'd go with the gas. Currently in our kitchen at the drive-in, everything we have is electric. As soon as I can afford to, I plan on replacing the electric kitchen equipment with gas fired units. Gas deep fryers recover faster than electric moels do, gas char-broilers make for a better tasting burger than a flat grill, and presently, gas is cheaper to operate than electricity. I don't know about you guys, but my electrical panel is almost maxxed out. I have a 600 amp 3 phase service entrance coming into the building, and most of the amperage is dedicated to the grill and fryers. When we added our second screen a month or so ago, we had to do some serious juggling of electrical breakers to squeeze in the rectifier circuit.  |  IP: Logged Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 11-03-2005 09:34 AM                        Barry, I just love to gain knowledge on different food service quipment. But, if I were to put a broiler in at the last drive-in in Winnipeg, then I'd have to go for electric, as gas service isn't available at the drive-in. When they built it (in a suburb outside of Winnipeg), they didn't have running water out there or sewage facilities either, so it has a huge fresh water sistern for the drinks and dishes, well water for the bathrooms and a sewage lagoon. Its so far off the highway, running a new gas line there for be insane. How much was the finished cost of your 2-screen drive-in?  |  IP: Logged Floyd Justin Newton Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 559 From: Phoenix, Arizona, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 11-03-2005 09:41 AM                     Gord-- Which model retort is that which you are warming your buns on?  |  IP: Logged

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