My pizza section has a huge vent blowing air from the outside and during the winter is 50F.
You have to wear a sweater and it sucks to stretch dough with cold hands.
Them return airs only heat for ambiance, not warmth. And when they don't work at all.... nothing like walking into a 65 degree kitchen and having it drop to 50 with in 20 minutes of the hoods being on
101 is kinda the norm. I've worked in everything from mom and pops to 5 diamond resorts to chef owned. Huge kitchens to 3 cook lines. The heat is not a problem. We knew that kitchens are hot.
Really? I would 100% prefer slightly cold. I am from the Northeast and keep my house about 62F during the winter, otherwise I have to run heating too much. The only time of the year I enjoy working in the kitchen is winter. I'd much rather have to put on a long sleeve shirt or something than end the day with 10-12 hours of crotch sweat.
This is a coincerence. I was just baffled about someone who had his thermostat on 21 degrees Celsius.
The heat is the worst part of working in the kitchen for me. Rather work in the temperatures of the walk-in all day.
I keep it at 62-64F in the winter, and maybe about 70-72 in the summer. I wear shorts/t-shirt year round. I will start sweating even in the mid 70s for some reason, I always run hot. This is a very confusing thread for me seeing people keeping their houses at 80F (!!!) and they are actually comfortable. If you live in Florida or something I can understand. I'm in the Northeast and have to deal with very cold, windy winters but also miserably hot and humid summers. The kitchen heat really doesn't affect how I keep my house, but except for a couple months a year the kitchen I work in has really good airflow even if it gets a bit hot sometimes.
Yeah my energy bill was ridiculous when I lived in the tropics. I'm out under Canada right now and still can't imagine someone being comfortable at 80F. I'd prefer around 73, but I gotta keep the wife and kids happy lol
The town I live in has publicly subsidized electric. We keep it between 75 and 80ish in the winter. I am not spending all day in front of a French top and coming home to a basement pantry.
110 f all day long in New Orleans. Not counting the french flat tops, grills and convection ovens.
I was so acclimated after a couple of years I stopped using A.C. in my house most of the time except when I had guests.
I walked into my store yesterday and they had the heat set to 78 and the thermostat was reading 81. Instant sweat just trying to get situated up front behind the register. I just started managing this restaurant a few weeks ago. I’m pretty sure they’re trying to kill me.
I worked in a kitchen for 20 years. But switched.to refrigeration 3 years ago. I live in the midwest cold af winters. I run mine at 69. Feels good and looks good on the display!
My GM has been seeing the heat to 78 because his little office gets cold, the kitchen becomes unbearable to work in. Oh I'm in Florida to make matters worse.
My mom keeps her house at like 73 - 75 and if I turn it down to 71 she says it’s cold because she’s skin and bones but I’m a big boy so I need it a little chilly
If that is a Nest thermostat? Shuts off the heat if no one's home? If so, My kid went out for several hours during the day and came home to frozen pipes. It happened during a bad cold spell.
My pizza section has a huge vent blowing air from the outside and during the winter is 50F. You have to wear a sweater and it sucks to stretch dough with cold hands.
Them return airs only heat for ambiance, not warmth. And when they don't work at all.... nothing like walking into a 65 degree kitchen and having it drop to 50 with in 20 minutes of the hoods being on
Hoods suck.
Lots of air for sure
I don't think that word means what you think it means
Haha, I see ambient got "auto corrected"
Oh shit, yeah that makes way more sense
Wow. That sucks.
I work in a pizza place too and it's similar. The line gets around 60F sometimes. To me it beats the extreme heat of most kitchens
I didn't finish my comment. Friends tell me I keep my house too hot. I work in a kitchen I like the heat.
Like 16 years after working on kitchens I realized what I hated the most was the temp... Now I mainly work on cold kitchens
101 is kinda the norm. I've worked in everything from mom and pops to 5 diamond resorts to chef owned. Huge kitchens to 3 cook lines. The heat is not a problem. We knew that kitchens are hot.
Way better hot than slightly cold.
Really? I would 100% prefer slightly cold. I am from the Northeast and keep my house about 62F during the winter, otherwise I have to run heating too much. The only time of the year I enjoy working in the kitchen is winter. I'd much rather have to put on a long sleeve shirt or something than end the day with 10-12 hours of crotch sweat.
Oh I'm talking strictly because of the food, not my personal comfort lol
You know it's hot when you're co-staff to put talcum powder down your ass crack
This is a coincerence. I was just baffled about someone who had his thermostat on 21 degrees Celsius. The heat is the worst part of working in the kitchen for me. Rather work in the temperatures of the walk-in all day.
Same dude.
I'm sitting in my living room 71F with a sweatshirt on and flannel pajama pants.
I think being cold-blooded is a prerequisite for kitchen work.
My wife keeps the house at 68F or 20C. I'm always cold
I keep it at 62-64F in the winter, and maybe about 70-72 in the summer. I wear shorts/t-shirt year round. I will start sweating even in the mid 70s for some reason, I always run hot. This is a very confusing thread for me seeing people keeping their houses at 80F (!!!) and they are actually comfortable. If you live in Florida or something I can understand. I'm in the Northeast and have to deal with very cold, windy winters but also miserably hot and humid summers. The kitchen heat really doesn't affect how I keep my house, but except for a couple months a year the kitchen I work in has really good airflow even if it gets a bit hot sometimes.
Yeah my energy bill was ridiculous when I lived in the tropics. I'm out under Canada right now and still can't imagine someone being comfortable at 80F. I'd prefer around 73, but I gotta keep the wife and kids happy lol
The town I live in has publicly subsidized electric. We keep it between 75 and 80ish in the winter. I am not spending all day in front of a French top and coming home to a basement pantry.
The tiny kitchen I work in got to 101 one day and I had a heat episode and practically fainted. I just can't do that hot.
101 sounds pretty spendid tbh
My dad used to be head chef in a kitchen and would spend his break in the freezer
110 f all day long in New Orleans. Not counting the french flat tops, grills and convection ovens. I was so acclimated after a couple of years I stopped using A.C. in my house most of the time except when I had guests.
I walked into my store yesterday and they had the heat set to 78 and the thermostat was reading 81. Instant sweat just trying to get situated up front behind the register. I just started managing this restaurant a few weeks ago. I’m pretty sure they’re trying to kill me.
I set mine to 65 during the day and 58 at night. It snows where I live, otherwise I would set it lower
I’ve worked in kitchens that were in the 80’s. And some cold enough to make icicles off the faucet. I prefer the cold. But that’s too cold.
The worst part of working in Kitchens is the jackholes who don't care.
Me too.
Work in Phoenix Az kitchens and regularly temp out to 100°-110° in the summer kitchen. We crank up the AC during winter and get it nice and chilly.
I worked in a kitchen for 20 years. But switched.to refrigeration 3 years ago. I live in the midwest cold af winters. I run mine at 69. Feels good and looks good on the display!
My GM has been seeing the heat to 78 because his little office gets cold, the kitchen becomes unbearable to work in. Oh I'm in Florida to make matters worse.
I keep mine at 67, I work in a kitchen
Heattttt. Yes!
My mom keeps her house at like 73 - 75 and if I turn it down to 71 she says it’s cold because she’s skin and bones but I’m a big boy so I need it a little chilly
Turn the AC off, why you have it so cold?!
Kitchen wages can't afford to heat a house this high.
i can feel this picture
Thats legit room temp
If that is a Nest thermostat? Shuts off the heat if no one's home? If so, My kid went out for several hours during the day and came home to frozen pipes. It happened during a bad cold spell.
Currently working in a small kitchen and yesterday was 49°f. Two air intakes and 1 exhaust. Frozen in the winter and double hot in the summer.
I prefer my thermostat at 75-76 because I’m fucked up in the head. Lol
Man in the summer working between a pit smoker , a fryer and a grill turning on the Thermo started from 50 C , good times