Food Equipment Digest Author:James Stevens, Lois Snowberger This book puts the "yellow pages" for the foodservice industry at your finger tips! Well organized charts, lists, and tables with up-to-date information make it quick and easy to find the answers to your questions. When used as a reference, manual, or workbook, Food Equipment Digest provides instant access to vital information and is easier than... more » referring to catalogs, booting up your computer, or waiting until you get back to the office. Stevens and Snowberger have created a hands-on, carry-with (or handout) digest for the foodservice industry serving: students, manufacturers, dealers, reps, managers, foodservice equipment specialists, commercial repair agencies, contractors, architects, and related professionals. This is the first book to contain a directory of 400 phone numbers to food equipment manufacturers with a compliment of over 400 industry related toll-free fax numbers. A concise list of zip codes for manufacturers and a list of states for freight estimates eliminates time consuming searches. Youll find a section on the required USDA codes (HACCP), a Bacteria Control Table, Food Holding Temperature Guide, and other valuable sanitation and temperature statistics. A valuable chart on site analysis, an industry standard, is just one piece of "hard-to-find" information encompassed in these pages. Stevens and Snowberger offer information on scheduling, equipment installation, and selecting equipment for the kitchen; be it a correctional, healthcare, or banquet facility. There are mechanical charts available with plumbing and electrical conversion data, as well as information on grease traps, and beer/soda systems. Other highlights of Food Equipment Digest include a list of food trade magazines, associations, and field related video tapes. It is a one-of-a-kind comprehensive informational guide that will most assuredly save you time and money.« less