Category Archives: Foods & Trends

As more people are turning towards a plant-based or vegan lifestyle, many restaurants are starting to include meatless options on their menus. While this can be a great option, it’s important for foodservice businesses to remember that it’s best to cook plant-based meals in separate fryers. Think of this preparation process similar to how restaurants...

by Pitco on February 2, 2022 at 1:44PM

Fried foods are some of the most beloved in America. There’s a process behind those foods, and in this ongoing series from Pitco, we sit down with the Fry Guys and Fry Gals who know how to get the most out of their fryers. In this edition, we sat down with Will O’Kelley Corporate Chef...

by Pitco on January 25, 2022 at 8:30AM

Green efforts like the current shift away from natural gas are hot-button issues in the foodservice industry. In Europe, more and more operators are moving away from gas to alternatives like electric and induction cooking, and that trend is taking hold here in the United States, as well. Driven to a large degree by eco-friendly...

by Pitco on May 28, 2021 at 2:17PM

As an American company that makes American products, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank our amazing veterans and to remember those who have given the ultimate sacrifice. Though Memorial Day is the time we officially remember the fallen and thank our veterans, we remember their service every day. Here at Pitco, we’ve taken...

by Pitco on May 14, 2021 at 4:00PM

Edible flowers have been popular in food and beverage for millennia. In recent decades, though, their unique colors and shapes have made them popular in fine dining applications, elevating basic plates to extraordinary levels. Edible flowers are quite diverse in their applications, as well. They can be used to decorate main dishes. They’re common in...

by Pitco on April 5, 2021 at 10:00AM

When we meet with Pitco customers and anyone in the foodservice industry interested in frying foods as part of our free culinary consultations, sometimes we are asked a simple yet important question. Can you deep fry candy? The answer is a resounding “yes.” Before we get into the details, let’s take a few steps back and...
Right now we all want to get our kids back in school. We want to resume to in-person learning, full-time. We want students to enjoy social interaction with one another. And we want our classrooms to be free of viruses and full of learning. Basically, we’re ready for our schools to get back to normal....

by Pitco on February 4, 2021 at 11:00AM

One of the food trends that came out from the current pandemic is an increased love of chicken. This demand, as well as some farm closures during COVID-19, has made it harder for chicken farmers to keep up due to requests for specific cuts, especially wings. If you’ve been able to source the coveted drum or...
When we look back at the beginning of the year and the food trends so many publications were predicting, there’s one that jumps out that has picked up speed over the course of the year. Of course, when many of the 2020 food predictions were written, we lived in a different world. Restaurants were in...

by Pitco on December 10, 2020 at 11:00AM

Let’s be honest. Any day we fry food, whether it be a Nashville Hot chicken thigh or a tater tot, is kind of a celebration here at Pitco. We enjoy any reason to fire up the fryer. But when it comes to all of the holidays celebrated here in the United States, there’s one that actually takes the...