Re:Restaurant workers quit at record rate
by patentatt on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @06:49PM
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I realize this was in hypothetical terms, but do fry machines really cost $50k!?
No. Perhaps the fully automated/robotic type that McDonalds uses do, but any restaurant that is spending $50k per fryer is insane.
Re:Restaurant workers quit at record rate
by crooked-v on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @10:14PM
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McDonald's fryers are generally just standard commercial fryers with preset temperatures and timers. The only custom part is the (separate and standalone) machine that measures out standardized portions of fries into baskets, and while I'm sure they'd call it a trade secret it's really just a big plastic hopper and some sort of weight sensor arrangement.
Did McDonalds ever adopt the ones with built-in cleaning systems?
They really are that expensive, and not just the robotic ones.
Perhaps with the entire hood/exhaust and fire suppression system. But not a simple two basket fryer. When I bought mine (new) in 1995, they were roughly $3K. And this had a built-in filtering system.
Actually, to spend $50K on a fryer system is pretty hard:
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/63853/deep-fryer-with-oil-f...
Re:Restaurant workers quit at record rate
by ThrowawayR2 on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @10:48PM
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A casual search shows machines costing from $1k to $42k: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/14389/electric-fryers.html
Re:Restaurant workers quit at record rate
by AKSucks on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @06:27AM
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Dang, I can get a countertop fryer for $180?
Fried food's on the menu, boys! Quadruple bypass, here I come.
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Depends on size. Big ones were that much 20 years ago when I last priced them. Of course there are smaller models and used as well.
Even in the best of times restaurants are the hardest business to run successfully. These are not the best of times, and (as always) it isn't clear what the future will hold.