The FOG Tank® can clean far more than hood filters. Commercial kitchens use heated soak tanks for everything from fryer baskets and cookware to pizza equipment, grill components, baking pans and other removable kitchen equipment. Below are some of the most common items that can be cleaned in a FOG Tank®.
What Can You Clean in a Heated Soak Tank?
The FOG Tank® heated soak tank is designed to remove stubborn fat, oil, grease and carbon buildup from commercial kitchen equipment without hours of hand scrubbing. From hood filters and fryer baskets to sheet pans, pots, pans and oven components, a wide variety of kitchen equipment can be soaked while your team focuses on other tasks.
Explore some of the most common items commercial kitchens clean in a heated soak tank below.
Commercial Kitchen Equipment You Can Clean
Hood Filters
Fryer Baskets
Sheet Pans and Baking Trays
Pots and Pans
Pizza Pans and Screens
Removable Oven Racks and Components
What Can You Put in a FOG Tank®?
Hood Filters
Grease works its way deep between the baffles of commercial hood filters, making them particularly tedious to clean by hand. The FOG Tank® reaches those hard-to-access surfaces while the filters soak
Fryer Baskets
The wire construction of fryer baskets creates hundreds of small spaces where grease and cooked-on residue can collect. Fully submerging the baskets allows the solution to work throughout the mesh, including areas that are difficult to reach with a brush.
Sheet Pans & Baking Trays
Sheet pans and baking trays often become dark and carbonized after repeated trips through commercial ovens. Multiple pans can be soaked together, making the FOG Tank® particularly useful for bakeries and high-volume kitchens that go through large quantities of pans.
Pots & Pans
From stockpots and saucepans to sauté pans and other commercial cookware, the FOG Tank® can tackle the cooked-on residue that builds up on bottoms, sides and handles. Different shapes and sizes of cookware can be soaked together as space allows.
Pizza Screens & Pans
Pizza screens and pans are repeatedly exposed to high oven temperatures, allowing oils and food residue to become baked onto their surfaces. The FOG Tank® is especially useful for pizza screens, where buildup can collect around the mesh and perforations that are difficult to clean individually
Removable Oven Racks & Components
Oven racks and other removable components can be awkward to clean because grease and carbon collect around bars, corners and joints. Removing compatible components and soaking them in the FOG Tank® allows the cleaning solution to reach the entire piece at once, including areas that are difficult to access by hand.
What Else Can You Clean in a FOG Tank®?
Beyond the equipment featured above, the FOG Tank® can clean a wide variety of removable commercial kitchen equipment. From grills and pizza equipment to bakery and food-prep items, many different pieces can be soaked depending on their material and construction.
Grill, Fryer & Cooking Equipment
Grill grates • Charbroiler grates • Grill weights • BBQ parts • Fryer parts • Salamander racks • Chicken racks
Foodservice Pans & Containers
Hotel pans • Steam-table pans • Hot-case pans • Hot-case inserts • Holding baskets
Pizza Equipment
Pizza belts • Pizza pans • Pizza screens
Bakery Equipment
Muffin tins • Loaf pans • Cake pans • Bun and roll pans • Donut trays • Cooling racks • Pan racks • Small molds
Convenience Store Equipment
Roller-grill rollers • Roller-grill drip trays • Hot-case equipment • Chicken racks • Holding baskets
Prep & Mixer Equipment
Mixer bowls • Dough hooks • Cutting boards • Compatible heavy-duty plastic containers
What Materials Can Be Cleaned in a FOG Tank®?
The FOG Tank® can be used with a variety of materials commonly found in commercial kitchens. Always consider the material, coating and construction of an item before soaking it.
Stainless Steel
Common stainless-steel kitchen equipment such as hood filters, fryer baskets, cookware, racks and other removable components can be cleaned in the FOG Tank®.
Aluminum
Aluminum equipment can also be cleaned in the FOG Tank®, making it suitable for many aluminum sheet pans, baking pans, pizza pans and other commercial kitchen items.
Heavy-Duty Plastics
Compatible heavy-duty plastic items can be soaked as long as they are designed to withstand the FOG Tank’s 185°F operating temperature
What Should Not Go in a FOG Tank®?
While the FOG Tank® can clean a wide range of commercial kitchen equipment, not every item belongs in a heated soak tank.
Dishes & Glassware
Dishes, glasses and other standard tableware should continue to be cleaned in a three-compartment sink or commercial dishwasher.
Coated & Nonstick Items
Use caution with coated cookware and equipment. Lower-quality, damaged or already-lifting nonstick and Teflon coatings may be stripped during soaking.
Items That Cannot Withstand 185°F
The FOG Tank® operates at 185°F. Plastics, trays and other temperature-sensitive items should only be placed in the tank if they are designed to withstand that temperature.
Items That Cannot Be Submerged
Floors, walls, mats, oven interiors and other fixed surfaces don’t belong in the soak tank. These areas require a surface-cleaning product such as GrimeGo®
Not Sure If It Can Go in the FOG Tank®?
Commercial kitchen equipment comes in countless shapes, materials and configurations. If you have an item that isn’t listed above, our team can help determine whether it’s suitable for cleaning in the FOG Tank®.
Send us a photo or tell us what you’re trying to clean and we’ll be happy to help.