What temperature does the FOG Tanku00ae run at?

The FOG Tanku00ae is thermostatically controlled and maintains water at 185u00b0 F, hot enough to clean and sanitize without manual scrubbing.

Heated Soak Tank For Commercial Kitchens

Q: How often do you change the water and powder in The FOG Tanku00ae?

Once per month, fill your FOG Tanku00ae with water to the clearly marked fill line and add Tiger Carbon Removal Powder. The water and powder maintain their cleaning power whether you run the tank occasionally or around the clock, which is what makes it so much more efficient than single-use sink cleaning.

More Savings — Less Water, Chemicals, Labor, And Electricity

The FOG Tank® is a heated soak tank designed for commercial kitchens. It cleans light-duty and heavy-duty kitchen equipment, cookware, and hood filters without any scrubbing, making it the perfect piece of commercial kitchen cleaning equipment to improve your operational efficiency. A single tank’s water and cleaning solution can be reused for up to a month, which means using less water, less cleaning chemicals, less labor, and less electricity.

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A Few Of Our Satisfied Customers

The FOG Tank®: Commercial Kitchen Cleaning Equipment That Saves You Time And Money

There are multiple ways the FOG Tank® lowers your operating costs every month, resulting in significant combined savings.

Less Water: Because you only need to add water and chemicals as little as once per month, regardless of how often it’s run, the FOG Tank® can save you over 340,000 gallons of water per year.
Less Cleaning Chemicals: Our proprietary non-toxic, fully biodegradable Tiger Carbon Removal Powder is added to the tank once per month, rather than every time it’s run.
Less Labor: With no scrubbing required, the FOG Tank® cuts down on stewarding time by half an hour or more per day.
Less Electricity: Our heated soak tank is fully insulated stainless steel, keeping water at 185° F without using extra power to reheat every time water gets cold, saving you $3,000 or more per year in energy costs.

“We have purchased hundreds of FOG tanks from Hyginix. Hyginix provides a proven solution for effective “in-house” cleaning of our hood filters in a compact space. The Hyginix tank continues to withstand the daily use of hot soak cleaning 365 days a year. The cost savings of self-performed cleaning combined with great customer service provides the value we continue to enjoy in our partnership with Hyginix.”
Rob WachVP of Facilities, Habit Burger Grill

How Our Heated Soak Tank Works For Commercial Kitchens

FILL

Fill the FOG Tank® with (preferably hot) water to the ‘Fill Line’ marked on the inside, plug the tank into an electrical outlet, and push the ON button.

Person pours Tiger Carbon-Removal Powder into a FOG Tank

ADD

Slowly add the Tiger Carbon-Removal Powder.

Person adds dirty kitchen equipment to the FOG Tank

LOAD

Load the soak tank with your dirty pots, pans, vent hood filters, etc., using the ‘lifting basket’ that is housed inside the FOG Tank®.

Close the lid, leaving the items in the tank to soak, and walk away!

REMOVE

Remove the items from the tank, then simply rinse off any loose or softened carbon fragments. Any items removed from our kitchen soak tanks will be clean and fully sanitized.

Commercial kitchens are notoriously hard on their equipment. Pots, pans, hood filters, and trays collect grease and baked on carbon that makes them perform worse and shortens their lifespan. Ordinarily, kitchen staff must spend hours on labor-intensive washing and scrubbing to prevent this, using plenty of water and cleaning chemicals in the process, or else throw away equipment and replace it rather than clean it. Most commercial kitchen cleaning equipment isn’t up to the job, which is why we invented one that is.

The FOG Tank® is a heated soak tank for commercial kitchens made to handle cleaning and sanitizing work more efficiently. Just scrape away loose food residue, add dirty items into the lifting basket, lower it, and close the lid. The thermostatically controlled tank holds water at a consistent 185° F while the Tiger Carbon-Removal Powder loosens fat, oil, grease, and carbon on its own. It safely cleans aluminum, stainless steel, and any other metal items. When the cycle is done, simply rinse off any softened fragments, no scrubbing required. Everything that comes out is clean, sanitized, and ready for service.

6 Features That Make The FOG Tank® Easy and Effective

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Fully Insulated & Thermostatically Controlled

Our insulated tank retains heat while the thermostat holds the temperature steady at 185° F, sanitizing items while reducing your energy consumption.

Proprietary Cleaner

Non-toxic, fully biodegradable, long-lasting, and environmentally friendly, our Tiger Carbon Remover Powder cleans and sanitizes items without any scrubbing.

304 Stainless Steel Build

Stainless grade steel gives our tank its insulation and durability, withstanding hot soak cleaning day after day, year after year.

Lifting Basket

Load and remove items from the tank safely by using the lifting basket so staff don’t need to reach into hot water.

Fill Line

Easily fill the tank with exactly the right amount of water without measuring by using the clearly marked fill line.

Multiple Sizes

Find the right size for your kitchen, from a 25-gallon or 40-gallon tank that fits under the drainboard of your sink, up to a 126-gallon tank for your largest equipment or highest volume kitchens.

Dirty pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment in a commercial kitchen

What The FOG Tank® Cleans

One tank handles the many items that are hardest to clean by hand:

Pots
Pans
Vent hood filters
Fry baskets
Cutting boards
Cambro containers
Pizza pans and screens
Sheet trays
Muffin tins
Other metal kitchen equipment

Commercial Kitchen Hood Cleaning Equipment Built For The Hardest Job In The Kitchen

Vent hood filters are where kitchens typically lose the most time and water. Usually this means soaking filters overnight in a three-compartment sink, which ties up the sink, drains sink after sink of hot water, and still leaves grease behind that your staff has to spend time scrubbing.

The FOG Tank® acts as a critical component of your commercial kitchen hood cleaning equipment, cleaning hood filters without any scrubbing while freeing up your sink. Filters come out half a pound lighter on average and fully degreased, which keeps your exhaust system working correctly and helps you stay ahead of hood cleaning compliance and the fines that come with failed inspections. That’s hours of labor and gallons of water recovered every week for high volume operations cleaning filters on a nightly schedule.

One System For The Whole Kitchen

For everything that doesn’t go in the FOG Tank®, our heated soak tank for commercial kitchens, there’s GrimeGo®. GrimeGo® is our non-toxic, non-caustic all purpose degreaser that handles floors, mats, oven interiors, and the surfaces outside the tank. Together they cover commercial kitchen cleaning from the cookware to the floor.

Trusted By Commercial Kitchens Nationwide

The FOG Tank® is National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) and Underwriters Laboratories (UL) certified, trusted by thousands of customers across all 50 states. Read testimonials from our customers and reach out to learn more about how we can help your commercial kitchen.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does a commercial heated soak tank clean cookware and kitchen equipment?

A heated soak tank holds water at a steady temperature and combines it with a cleaning agent that dissolves grease and carbon over time. You submerge the items you want cleaned, close the lid, and let the heat and cleaning powder do the work. No scrubbing is needed.

What can you clean in The FOG Tank®?

Pots, pans, vent hood filters, fry baskets, cutting boards, Cambro containers, pizza pans and screens, sheet trays, muffin tins, and most other metal and heavy duty plastic kitchen equipment. The FOG Tank® comes in multiple sizes to fit larger pans and bakery equipment.

Is the Tiger Carbon Removal Powder safe for aluminum and food contact surfaces?

Yes. The Tiger Carbon Removal Powder is non-caustic, non-toxic, fully biodegradable, aluminum safe, and food safe. Items removed from the FOG Tank® come out sanitized and ready for service.

How often do you change the water and powder in The FOG Tank®?

Once per month, fill your FOG Tank® with water to the clearly marked fill line and add Tiger Carbon Removal Powder. The water and powder maintain their cleaning power whether you run the tank occasionally or around the clock, which is what makes it so much more efficient than single-use sink cleaning.

Does a heated soak tank replace a three-compartment sink?

No. Health codes require you to have a three-compartment sink, though you’re not required to use it. The FOG Tank® is designed to do the work of a three-compartment sink far more efficiently, cleaning pots, pans, trays, hood filters, and other metal and heavy-duty plastic cookware and equipment, whether it needs daily warewashing or removing the heavy carbon buildup that is difficult and costly to do by hand. The more you use your tank instead of the sink, the more you can save.

What temperature does the FOG Tank® run at?

The FOG Tank® is thermostatically controlled and maintains water at 185° F, hot enough to clean and sanitize without manual scrubbing.

Clean Better, Operate Smarter With FOG Tank®

With options to either lease or buy our commercial soak tank, you can find the FOG Tank® that fits your operation. Our staff are available to answer any questions you may have. Most customers find a return on their investment within 7–8 months.

Contact us now by calling (858) 566-6212 or filling out our contact form online to speak with one of our experts about the right size for your kitchen.