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The first sign is usually a draft. You're walking past the walk-in and you feel cold air where you shouldn't. Or you notice condensation forming around the door frame. Or your refrigeration unit is cycling more than usual — working overtime to hold temperature because somewhere, cold air is escaping. Nine times out of ten, the culprit is the door gasket. Why the Gasket Is the First Thing to Check A walk-in cooler door gasket is the magnetic rubber seal that runs around the perimeter of the door. It creates an airtight connection between the door and the frame. When...

A restaurant owner in eastern NC called us a while back. He was going through 35-pound jugs of fryer oil every few days and couldn't figure out why his fried food had started tasting off. He'd cleaned the fryer, changed the oil on schedule, done everything right — or so he thought. The problem wasn't the fryer. It was the oil management routine. He didn't have one. What fryer oil actually does to your food Fresh oil makes great fried food. Dark, broken-down oil does the opposite — it smokes, it stinks up the kitchen, it leaves food greasy, and...