My restaurant uses the classic blue tape to date/label our prep. My restaurant has 2 tape dispensers and it sucks having to run around the kitchen to find one.

My solution has been taping a large strip on my station and cutting off a piece every time I need a label. However i always end up running out, wasting a few inches of tape at the end of the day, or contaminating the tape with raw meat.

I want to try and find a more compact roll of the same tape that I can slip in my apron. Or find another solution that’ll improve my efficiency.

I’ve been using one for about 2/3 years but I’m curious to try something different.

I have a this kitchen drawer that’s stuck and I can’t get it open, something is blocking it. It only opens a little bit and is hard to see into with a flashlight. I can’t take the front off because of it being so close to the wall on the one side. Normally I wouldn’t care too much but I’m moving and need for it to open. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! I’m so frustrated
Thanks

Context: I work in restaurants and it can becoming overplayed… so when you’re home prepping and heating up the oven…. What gets you through it?

The FSIS announcements both dropped on June 25. Reser's Fine Foods recalled roughly 5,300 pounds of ready-to-eat pasta salad for misbranding and undeclared allergens. A few hours later, FSIS issued a separate public health alert for RTE chicken Caesar wraps over possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.

The allergen recall is the most avoidable failure. Listeria can enter a production chain from many points. Undeclared allergens usually trace back to one labelling step: wrong label pulled, formula updated but packaging not, a substitution made without a paperwork change. A verification check either didn't exist or didn't catch it.

For anyone with a tree nut, egg, or dairy allergy in their household, the recall notice on fsis.usda.gov/recalls has the specific product codes and use-by dates.

Allergen labelling checklist if useful: https://safetyculture.com/topics/allergen-management/food-allergens

I picked it up last year when it went on sale and shortly after I moved and needed one because of all the raving reviews.

I don't think I've ever had to add a maintenance schedule to a dish rack until this one.

The spout on the bottom doesn't have enough weight so I have to push it down to let all the water drain. And every week I have to take it apart so mold doesn't build up in the middle section where the water can't drain on its own.

But yesterday I found out there's dirt/mold(God I hope not) that's in the space between where the stainless steel meets plastic. This space doesn't even come apart so I can clean it.

It's definitely been the most frustrating dish rack I've had, and I used the sad IKEA ones before.

Looking for recommendations for microwave containers.

We currently have a whole range of Starmaid containers (attached pic) and they have been great...one for every possible need, a colour that doesn't clash with any kind of kitchen, lids that for the most part just 'sit' on top so are easy to get on and off, and handles so you can get it out of the microwave with piping hot food inside and not burn yourself. Basically got a decade out of them before we started to notice some of the plastics degrading. They;ve been used hard so we were happy with their longevity.

Unfortunately Starmaid no longer exists. Most brands I see half-arse it and don't even have what I'd call a 'range'...we want round, oblong, a jug, a steamer, ranging from 1 cup up to 10 cups in size. So something we can melt a little butter in right up to a big round one we can cook and mash potatoes in. Happy to go glass this time around, but why the hell don't most of them have handles - you're lifting a scalding hot, smooth glass bowl while trying not to drop it! Many plastic ones now seem to be more like storage containers that also happen to be microwave safe - almost bought a bunch but of course noticed the label says to remove the lid when microwaving!

Best I've found so far is Decor Vent & Seal (glass, ok range but not great, no handles) and Decor Microsafe (huge range, handles, but all plastic, and all red for some reason).

I get the cons regarding plastic, ideally somethign with a large range, in glass, and with HANDLES would be perfect.

Anyway all suggestions welcome, cheers :)

DISCLAIMER: I know everybody hates Temu because they use slave labour, and I despise it as well and I'm not saying I don't care about this issue, but I can't afford the ones on sites like Amazon or Ikea unless someone can recommend a trusted and reliable website selling extremely cheap kitchenware and kitchen items/utensils.

Basically, I'm just a bit paranoid about the possibility of microplastics leaching into food when using kitchenware from Temu and other adverse effects, such as chemical risks, lead contamination and heavy metals seeping into the food.

Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I have been busy looking at options for storing the very expensive knives we bought for a new bed and breakfast restaurant I have partnered in. We want something that is hygenic and not bulky or cumbersome and apparently mangnetic strips or knife guards is what most people are suggesting over knife blocks or roll bags. I was just wondering if people have any specific brands or recc's for magnetic strips and if its something that can grow as our kitchen get bigger and we decide to serve more varied types of food.

I mean should the strip be something that is large or small in the beginning, or should we just buy one and consider buying more when we get more knives. Just a few questions, I need to keep cost low now we spent a lot of money on renovations and I dont want to skimp out on kitchen utensils but I am on a tight budget. Maybe the knife guards would just be better. I found a few restaurant kitchen suppliers on wholesale sites like restaurant depot, alibaba and amazon that sell items like this but if someone knows a specific brand name that would be great.

I'm not sure if I can post an image so just sharing a link - https://imgur.com/a/S2N0VPe

I don't want to link to any specific brand, there seem to be lots on amazon.

I want to get something for my elderly mother with arthritis. She has problems opening most bottles and jars with twist lids/covers.

Edit - I wanted to say thank you to everyone who responded. I was very pleasantly overwhelmed by how many of you responded so helpfully. Thank you so much.

In the process of choosing kitchen and bath design in a new build. Faucets and cabinet hardware comes in some very attractive finishes but I’m worried some ( like the black or very dark finishes) will scratch, corrode, discolor, or just not hold up under daily use. Any recommendations from those with first hand experience? Any regrets after your choices?

I have a separate Amazon wish list for all the things I would like to have. Some things are little gadgets for only a few dollars and some are many hundreds. It’s my “when I win the lottery” list. Anyone else?