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How to Clean and Maintain Can Openers

Click on the following videos to learn how to clean and maintain your manual or electric can opener.

Shop at Curtis Restaurant Supply for new can openers or replacement gears and blades.

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Easy Energy Savers for Your Kitchen

Most restaurants are energy intensive facilities where significant energy-saving opportunities exist through wise operation and equipment selection.

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Leaky Faucets, Leaky Profits

Leaks are not uncommon as faucets age and seals start to deteriorate. Many of us probably think a small amount of water dripping into the sink really doesn’t amount to that much over time. In a commercial kitchen, leaks are a common occurrence that can quickly drain profits, often before a foodservice manager notices the problem or takes the time to have the problem fixed.

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Add Breakfast–Add Profits

Creative breakfast options seem to be a robust trend in the restaurant industry. From breakfast burritos to handy hoagies consumers can eat in their car, breakfast is making its way into traditional “lunch and dinner only” type restaurants. Just this morning, the national news programs are highlighting research that eating dessert for breakfast can actually be healthy. Now, we don’t suggest adding chocolate cake or tiramisu to your morning menu, but consider how implementing breakfast can positively affect your bottom line.

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Hilti Sneeze Guards: Before and After

Hilti Sneeze Guards

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Yolotti Frozen Yogurt: What a Sweet Business

Yolotti Frozen Yogurt owners, Mike and Patty D’Onofrio, visited several restaurant supply stores and were skeptical when they walked into Curtis Restaurant Supply.  They had done their research and knew the cost of equipment and smallwares. Mike D’Onofrio says, “We went to all of them, but liked the feel of the Curtis store, and of course, the people.”

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Mobile Food Vending: Make Sure You Have a License

Good Information from the Tulsa Health Department

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All food service establishments in Tulsa County, including mobile food vending operations, require a license that must be renewed annually. THD categorizes mobile food services as follows: Read the rest of this entry »

Blue Rose Cafe’ Kitchen Project

Blue Rose Café was a favorite hot spot in Tulsa’s Brookside area for more than a decade. Now, the restaurant  overlooks the Arkansas River just north of the 21st street bridge. It still has great, casual American food, live music, and cold beer. But now it has expansive patio dining, an outside bar, and a beautiful view of the river.

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John 3:16 Mission Cornerstone Ceremony

Curtis Restaurant Supply is proud to be part of the new John 3:16 Mission in downtown Tulsa.

Here are a few pictures from the cornerstone dedication ceremony held December 14th, 2010.

If you would like to make a donation to stock their new kitchen, please Click Here.

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Government Incentive for Foodservice Equipment Purchases

The Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, signed by President Obama on Sept. 27, provides the nation’s foodservice operations and small businesses with tax relief and assistance in gaining access to capital.

The legislation gives foodservice operations an additional incentive to purchase equipment within the next 13 months. As a result of the legislation, foodservice operations can write off up to $500,000 of equipment costs immediately, rather than recovering all the cost over a multi-year depreciation schedule, as long as the purchase is completed during the 2010 or 2011 tax year.

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Curtis Restaurant Supply & Equipment Company in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a provider of foodservice supplies, including smallwares, cooking equipment, food storage, kitchen tools, flatware, glassware, dinnerware, pots and pans, and cutlery, as well as commercial kitchen planning, equipment service and repair to independently owned and national chain restaurants, hospitals, casinos, churches, schools, military and healthcare facilities.