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Those darn pizza ovens

There's no grease in pizza!!!!!! I have tested thousands of pizzas.

It's those darn chicken wings.
 
Could not have possibly come from pizza; there is no grease in the pizza making process. How do I know? I have been told that by every owner operator whose type II hood over a conveyor oven I have turned down.

And it was always allowed in every other city in which they opened a store.
 
texasbo said:
Could not have possibly come from pizza; there is no grease in the pizza making process. How do I know? I have been told that by every owner operator whose type II hood over a conveyor oven I have turned down.And it was always allowed in every other city in which they opened a store.
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LOL.........for a second I thought you were going to be serious.......funny stuff. I guess you have the same pizza folks there.

I always tell them, flip your fresh pizza in its box over sometime, look how much grease comes off the top......and how much was underneath!
 
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That's purdy funny texasbo! :lol:

But fatboy, why let the "greasy" truth [ that would be staring them in

their face ] get in the way of profit?

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I guess I've never seen what you're describing; most conveyor pizza ovens are enclosed and the heat extraction hood is primarily that.. if grease laden vapors are coming up in the steam when the door is opened, we need to look at the maintenance of the duct... which means annual fire inspections. MHO
 
The vast majority going in now are not enclosed; they're open on each end. The 2009 IMC includes gas and electric conveyor pizza ovens as "medium duty appliances", and requires a Type I hood over all medium, heavy and extra heavy duty appliances.
 
fatboy,

Your to easy on em, make them put the pie on a paper towel so you can get to your next inspection.

Can I have a beer while I wait on the test?

pc1
 
sure there is going to be grease.. that's usually collected in the bottom of the conveyor.. how much becomes "grease laden vapor" as opposed to frying wings in a vat of fat..

I'd doubt that the grease in the duct is from just a pizza oven... but maybe time for a code change!
 
peach said:
sure there is going to be grease.. that's usually collected in the bottom of the conveyor.. how much becomes "grease laden vapor" as opposed to frying wings in a vat of fat..I'd doubt that the grease in the duct is from just a pizza oven... but maybe time for a code change!
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The inclusion of Medium Duty Cooking Appliance, with conveyor type pizza ovens, was a change in the 2009 IMC.
 
Well, Pizza is nothing more than carboard with leftover cheese and garbage scattered over it. Should not need a fancy oven.

Uncle Bob
 
Good article Bryan...........didn't change my opinion one way or another, but did confirm that there is no consensus!
 
i was told just the other day by an inquirer that pizza does not indeed produce grease. so i guess no need for the type 1 hood or a grease trap for the proposed pizza palace. was i correct here?
 
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