The FOG Tank is your solution to effectively and efficiently cleaning dirty hood filters and other commercial kitchen equipment. If you want to get your hood filters, grill tops, stove parts, fry baskets metal cookware, and bakery equipment squeaky clean, look no further. The FOG Tank will also help you spend less time and money on cleaning – all without harming the environment.
What is FOG?
If you haven’t already guessed, the F-O-G in FOG Tank stands for Fats, Oils, and Grease. The FOG Tank is designed to help you get rid of them.
When you cook, the fats, oils, and grease build up on your equipment. Hood filters, cookware, utensils and more become coated in grime. Over time, carbon builds up to form a thick crusty layer that is both difficult and time consuming to get clean.
When carbon builds up on hood filters, it can decrease their effectiveness as well as increases your risk of a ventilation hood fire. When excessive carbon builds up on cookware, it can create a barrier to heat that can cause food to not cook properly.
What is the FOG Tank?
The FOG Tank is a fully insulated, thermostatically controlled heated soak tank. It is constructed from 304 grade stainless steel and is designed to safely clean away the toughest fat, oil, grease, and carbon deposits from of all types of metal – galvanized hood filters, stainless steel pots and pans, even aluminum.
With its proprietary Tiger Carbon Remover Powder, the FOG Tank easily meets the demands of any commercial cooking operation without the use of harsh chemicals. Tiger Carbon is safe for humans, non-caustic, non-toxic, biodegradable, and food-safe. It was formulated specifically to work with the FOG Tank to efficiently and safely clean hood filters and other commercial kitchen equipment.
Because it operates at 185°F / 75°C, anything cleaned in the FOG Tank will be sanitized and free of harmful bacteria. This is especially helpful to hospitals and educational institutions that must meet strict healthcare or HACCP standards in their kitchens.
As you can see, the FOG Tank is so much more than just a soak tank. Just have a look at the many benefits it offers:
Benefits of Using the FOG Tank
Saves Time
Stop wasting hot water, time, and labor on endless scrubbing of filters, pots, and pans. With little or no effort, you can get your equipment sparkling clean using the FOG Tank. Instead of scrubbing, simply soak and rinse. The time you save will reduce your kitchen’s cleaning and sanitizing costs and improve the bottom line of your operating budget.
Saves Water
Plus, did you know that the average three compartment commercial kitchen sink uses approximately 960 gallons of water per day? The water in a FOG Tank only needs to be replaced once every 4 weeks. That’s as little as 40 gallons per month, which means you could save as much as 340,000 gallons of water each year.
Saves Space
FOG Tanks also take up less room than an average three compartment sink, and they are designed fit neatly under the counter. At 60% smaller than a sink, it’s the perfect solution for kitchens both large and small.
Saves Energy
Restaurants use a lot of energy heating water to clean equipment and heat and cook food. The FOG Tank greatly reduces your need to heat water for cleaning. It also keeps your kitchen equipment clean so that you aren’t wasting energy on inefficient cooking. The savings could be as much as $3,000 per year in energy costs.
Environmentally Friendly
And don’t forget, FOG Tank is environmentally friendly. Thanks to the non-toxic, non-caustic biodegradable Tiger Carbon Remover Powder is completely non-toxic and biodegradable, the tank water can be safely disposed of in your kitchen drain.
How do I use the FOG Tank?
Using the FOG Tank is really easy. There are just 5 simple steps for using the FOG Tank to clean and sanitize all types of metal including aluminum hood filters. Say goodbye to carbon build up and caked on layers of fats, oils, and grease!
1. Fill the FOG Tank with water
2. Add Tiger Carbon Remover Powder
3. Load the tank with dirty hood filters and other kitchen equipment
4. Close the lid and walk away, leaving the dirty items to soak
5. Open the lid, remove the items, and rinse off any loose carbon fragments
Kick FOG to the curb for good!
If you’re ready to kick fat, oil, and grease to the curb, the FOG Tank will not disappoint. They are available in multiple sizes to accommodate the needs or your facility. The standard 40 gallon model can handle 24 sheet pans or 7 20” x 20” hood filters. The medium 80 gallon model has a capacity of 50 sheet pans or 20 hood filters. And the large 120 gallon FOG Tank can fit 100+ sheet pans or 28 hood filters.
When it comes to easy, effective cleaning of hood filters and kitchen equipment, it’s hard to beat the hardworking – and environmentally friendly – FOG Tank. Want to know more? Call us at 877-394-9731, email us, or live chat with us online. Our product specialists are ready to answer any questions you have.