Check Out "The Bakery Network" Online...

The Bakery Network on the web is a place for bakers to find tips, tricks, videos, and bakery contacts. It is a go to website for bakers looking to build more business! See the website here: http://www.thebakerynetwork.com/buyers-guide/food-tools

Remove Frozen Cakes From Pans

How do you remove frozen cakes from the pans? Use a torch? A lot of human power? Sweat and tears? How about the CD-9B?

See how easy it is to depan a cake with FoodTools...watch the video here...
http://www.foodtools.com/?cd-9b

Submit a decorated dessert or vote on your favorite treat on the All Things Baking Facebook Contest!

Do you have a sweet dessert that you can enter into the All Things Baking Sweet Facebook Contest? The winner will receive bragging rights and 2 free passes to the All Things Baking trade show in Chicago this October.

Click the link below to enter a dessert in the competition or cast your vote.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/All-Things-Baking/107503079309539?sk=app_177233788979586

Cut Tortilla & Pita Chips

Do you need to slice tortilla and pita products into chips?
See the videos of FoodTools cutting machines here...

http://www.foodtools.com/?tortilla_&_pita_product

See What People Are Saying About FoodTools...

See what bakers are saying about FoodTools...

“I like the equipment and I love the service levels."
– Mike Smith at Gizella Pastry

Read more by clicking here...http://www.foodtools.com/?customer_testimonials

How To Cut Layers For Layer Cakes

Still cutting layers for layer cakes by hand? These FoodTools machines can cut perfectly level horizontal layers at high speeds...check out the video by clicking HERE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx2-UfMCafA

Write Off $500,000 in Capital Equipment in 2011

2011 Capital Expenditures Credit Ending Soon

The Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 gives bakery owners incentive to purchase new portioning equipment before the end of 2011 by allowing the purchaser to write off investments of capital equipment immediately, up to $500,000, rather than depreciating the expense slowly over many years.



The equipment must be purchased and installed in 2011. FoodTools is working hard to provide bakers with in stock equipment that can be delivered and installed before the deadline in order to qualify for the purchase credit.



The exact qualifications can be found on the Section 179 Deduction website here: http://www.section179.org/section_179_deduction.html



If you have any questions about the program or how FoodTools machines can benefit bakery production, contact FoodTools by clicking HERE

5-JR Slicing Cheese - Watch The Video!

Click below to watch a video of the 5-JR slicing different types of cheese.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pxDzt4sP8s


For more info on the 5-JR see our webpage here: www.foodtools.com/?5-jr

Trade Show - All Things Baking

This fall BEMA, the Retail Bakers of America, and the American Bakers Association are working together to present All Things Baking, a new trade show geared towards regionally based bakeries. In the off years of the IBIE trade show

All Things Baking will bring together forward thinking bakers, entrepreneurs, and food service professionals with equipment manufacturers and suppliers offering solutions to help artisan bakers. All Things Baking will make its debut from October 2-4 in Schaumburg, Illinois and promises to be a great event. There is a lot of energy in our industry around this new show and we hope to see you there! To register as an attendee visit www.allthingsbaking.org

We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!

Global FoodTools Representatives & Distributors

Are you looking for a global contact for FoodTools equipment? See this website for local distributors, contacts, and sales & service technicians around the world.

http://www.foodtools.com/?around_the_world

Make Cheesecakes With FoodTools...

The recreational baker makes a cheesecake at home, with love, by hand. We all enjoy baking by hand and putting our personal spin on each creation, but if you are a cheesecake manufacturer you know that the personal touch needs to have a bit of efficiency. This is how FoodTools can help.

Step 1: The Crumb Base

The crumb base needs to be packed evenly in the pan either on the bottom only or on the bottom and sides. Sure, it can be packed and pressed by hand, but why do that when you can use a machine to spin and press the crumbs into place evenly and quickly? The CS-7B is the perfect solution for crumb bases, see the photo below.

Step 2: Depanning a Frozen Cake

After freezing your cheesecake is it hard to remove from the pan? Do you use a torch to heat the sides and take the cakes out? Isn’t that dangerous? The CD-9B can quickly and easily remove cheesecakes from the pans while keeping you and your staff safe.

Step 3: Cutting The Cake

When it is time to slice the cake do you cut it by hand? Are the slices always perfect? From a simple and economical foot pedal machine to an inline automatic slicing machine, FoodTools equipment can cut perfect slices and place a Diver Insert between each piece. Why not give it a try today?

Why Is Sanitation So Important?

FoodTools machines are in bakeries around the world and one thing is the same no matter where you go, the cleaner the better. With the recent issues in the news about food safety, sanitation is becoming an increasingly larger part of the food equipment profile. For FoodTools, machine sanitation is not only a major factor in food safety, it also directly relates to the longevity of the equipment. A cleaner machine will operate more reliably for a longer time than a neglected and messy machine. When a bakery has equipment issues our service technicians first check how clean the moving assemblies are. Dirty bearings can result in herky-jerky movements. Cake crumbs packed into an indexing assembly can cause missed cuts. An overall dirty machine can make any and all of the systems of a FoodTools machine freeze or operate erratically. For years FoodTools has been designing our machines to meet the increasingly stringent sanitation guidelines set forth by organizations such as BISSC, AIB, and CE. These guidelines along with our experience in the industry help us teach our clients how to use cleaning and sanitation to prevent major equipment malfunctions.

All FoodTools machines are designated as one of these two wash down grade options:

1. Partial Wash Down Grade

2. Wash Down Grade

Below are the typical wash down instructions for machines with these options. In bakeries where high pressure water hoses are used for cleaning these guidelines are critical. The pressure washers can force water into the pneumatic valve system that can gum up the system over time with water and residue.

Partial Wash Down Grade typically involves machines that include electric circuits. These machines may have motors or switches that are water resistant or sealed, but it is always good practice not to spray water directly on these components. With these machines a bucket of soap and water and a cleaning towel are a better option followed by a light sanitized wash down.

If you have any questions about these sanitation procedures and how they work with your equipment please contact your FoodTools representative.

Partial Wash Down Grade
This machine is able to be washed & cleaned with soap and water, we recommend using a hand towel. Always be mindful of the pneumatic valves, joints, and mufflers and avoid spraying water directly into pneumatic components. All electric components are sealed for safety, always unplug machine before cleaning.

Wash Down Grade
This machine is able to be washed and cleaned with soap and water, we recommend using a low pressure hose. Always be mindful of the pneumatic valves, joints, and mufflers and avoid spraying water directly into the pneumatic components.

All Things Baking Trade Show

The All Things Baking trade show is less than 2 months away! The expo is being held at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel just outside of Chicago, Illinois. Events go from October 2-4, 2011. FoodTools will be there along with the leaders of our industry to meet with professional bakers, caterers, chefs, and more. Should you be there?

You should attend if you are a…

- Professional Baker
- Caterer
- Restaurateur
- Pastry Chef
- Cake Decorator
- Bakery Director
- Supermarket Purchasing Director
- Food Service Professional

For more information visit: http://www.allthingsbaking.org/

Cut Butter, Margarine, or Cheese With Simple Wire Slicer

Need to slice Cheese, Butter, or Margarine?

The 5-MMB can cut, slice, and portion dairy products into blocks, slabs, & sticks.

The simple 5-MMB uses a wire grid to slice dairy products for retail sales or wholesale ingredients.

To see videos of the machine in action visit www.foodtools.com/?5-MMB

FAQ Solutions At Your Fingertips...

 

FoodTools has recently upgraded the PLC touch screens on the ACCUSONIC-10U series of machines to include better functionality and added benefits like the Frequently Asked Questions section. Owners of the ACCUSONIC-10U machines will appreciate the FAQ section as it includes detailed trouble shooting answers and photos to help technicians perform maintenance on the machines. In the event that something happens to the machine and an error message appears it is now possible for a maintenance technician to search the FAQ section of the PLC system to find a solution to fix the problem. For each trouble shooting topic a screen lists possible solutions and gives a step by step instruction guide in text format. In addition, photos are added with circle diagrams showing the parts and part names discussed in the guide. With the new FAQ and troubleshooting guide the turnaround time to fix a machine and get it back into production is greatly reduced. Additional upgrades include a common parts library with photos showing important machine components like the image above. All new machines come with the new format PLC and touch screen. Existing FoodTools machines can also be upgraded to this system, please contact your FoodTools sales and service rep for more information.

6 Ways Bakers Can Improve Their Website

The internet is becoming a fact of life for business, especially retail bakers.  This great article in the Bakers Journal magazine covers six ideas that help bakers improve their websites and attract more business.  Take a moment to check it out!

http://www.bakersjournal.com/content/view/2962/

FoodTools In All Things Baking Video

FoodTools was featured in a video post by the All Things Baking trade show.

The trade show will be in Schaumburg, Illinois from October 2-4, 2011.  FoodTools will be in booth 925.  We hope to see you there!

All Things Baking Facebook Page:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/All-Things-Baking/107503079309539

FoodTools Video:  http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1900611756992&oid=107503079309539&comments

FoodTools Ultrasonic Slicing Machine Cuts 2,100 Loaf Cakes Per Hour

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/8/prweb8679149.htm

Santa Barbara, CA (PRWEB) August 02, 2011

For more than 25 years FoodTools has supplied the baking industry with equipment to cut, slice, and portion food products. FoodTools offers several models that cut loaf cakes into slices. The new machine is the most efficient model available for wholesale bakeries, portioning as many as 35 loaves per minute.

The ACCUSONIC-100FS with loaf slicing accessories is capable of cutting up to 35 loaves per minute or 2,100 loaves per hour. Plain loaf cakes, iced loaves, and flavored loaves can all be sliced on this model. To see this machine in operation watch videos at http://www.foodtools.com/?accusonic-100.

The inline machine uses a conveyor system to move the product through the machine and can be set up with automatic on load and off load assemblies. The machine is built to fit into a continuous production line and while one group of loaf cakes is sliced the sliced loaves are removed and a new group is loaded. There is virtually no downtown on this machine as it is always cutting a group of loaf products.

The machine uses two full wave ultrasonic blades to slice the bakery products. Ultrasonic technology gives the baker more versatility, allowing warm, fresh, chilled, or sticky products to be cut with ease. The Ultrasonic technology causes the blade to vibrate so fast that there is little resistance or stickiness between the blade and the product, creating a clean and precise cut every time.
All operations of the machine can be controlled by a touch screen at the front of the machine. Here the operator or baker can change product sizes, portion sizes, and speeds of the machine. The ACCUSONIC-100FS is one of the most versatile machines offered by FoodTools to the wholesale baking industry.

To schedule a free demonstration with a FoodTools machine contact FoodTools at http://www.foodtools.com.

FoodTools has served the baking industry since 1983 by manufacturing portioning equipment to cut and slice cheesecake, brownies, bars, loaves, rolls, biscotti, cheese, butter, ice cream, and more. FoodTools has sales and service offices in California, Michigan, the United Kingdom, and Asia to best serve our customers around the world.

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August 2011 - The Cutting Edge

The new issue of The Cutting Edge... has been published!

For the latest news on FoodTools and our industry visit:  http://www.foodtools.com/TheCuttingEdge/Issue%2004%20-%20The%20Cutting%20Edge%208-1-2011.pdf